Qatar became the latest Gulf state to signal its willingness to intervene in Syria with ground troops. Speaking at a security conference in Munich, Foreign Minister Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said Qatar indicated last year it was willing to send soldiers to fight Daesh. “In...

(The Guardian)- Vladimir Putin could end Syria’s civil war with one phonecall, Britain’s foreign secretary has said. Calling on the Russians to end airstrikes on moderate Syrian opposition fighters, Philip Hammond said: “There is one man on this planet who can end the civil war in Syria...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Dominant Islam Army rebel group, in statement issued Sunday, said its had killed 16 Islamic State fighters in an ambush in the Eastern Qalamoun region near Iraqi borders. Islam Army's special forces units have ambushed ISIS fighters between al-Dhaba'a and Bir al-Manqoura...

A convoy carrying medical aid on Saturday entered the besieged rebel-controlled Douma area, a flashpoint near the Syrian capital, the Red Crescent said. The aid consists of medicines and also milk for children, said Syrian Red Crescent director of operations Hazem Bakla, quoted by state news...