The Syrian government must within a few days state its readiness to implement goodwill measures on the ground, an opposition official said on Monday, accusing the U.N. peace envoy of overstepping the mark by declaring the start of peace talks. "The Syrian regime must state directly, frankly...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Five rebel groups in central provinces of Homs and Hama have formed joint operations room to fight regime troops who wage major attack on the southern countryside of Hama, activists said on Monday.   For over a month, regime forces backed by Russian jets have been...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels fought back against an offensive by regime forces near a supply route into the city of Aleppo on Monday and said there had been no letup in Russian air strikes, despite a promise of goodwill moves by Damascus to spur peace talks, Reuters said. U.N. envoy...

Syria's main opposition group said it would meet with the U.N.'s special envoy Staffan de Mistura later on Monday after he gave them a "positive response" and they received assurances from international backers on humanitarian issues. "We have come to Geneva to seek relief for our people by...