The Syrian government's chief negotiator said his team was pushing for an expanded government led by President Bashar al-Assad at U.N.-led peace talks, and Assad's own future was not up for negotiation. Bashar Ja'afari told Lebanese TV news channel al Maydeen the larger government...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels took two villages from regime army on Monday in al-Ghap Plain in central Hama province, local activists told Zaman al-Wasl. Free Syrian Army (FSA) backed by Jund al-Aqsa Brigade seized control of Kharbet al-Naqus and al-Hakura villages in surprise attack. Two...

The main opposition High Negotiations Committee says it is pulling out of formal mediation citing a worsening situation in Syria. Assad's regime has been accused of more than 2,000 violations since the end of February. The latest interruption to the on-off peace talks, brokered...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syria regime's air force has transported 6 Aero L-39 Albatros aircraft which belong to the Air Force Academy. The number of Albatros aircrafts reached 8 in Tifour Airport. The airport previously had only two crafts of this type, military source told Zaman al-Wasl. The...