Syrian government forces edged closer to a key rebel town in the coastal province of Latakia Friday, backed by Russian air strikes and military advisers, activists said. Soldiers and pro-government fighters advanced to around five kilometers (three miles) from the town of Rabia, the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Dozens of regime troops and allied militias have been killed in clashes with ISIS near Mahin town in the eastern countryside of Homs province, activists said Friday. 8 militants from the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) were among the dead as the fighting near...

 Pictures of  Bashar Assad hang on nearly every building in the town of Salma, which regime troops captured last week in one of their most significant advances since Russia intervened militarily on their side. The Syrian government offensive has given Assad a stronger hand going into...

A senior Syrian opposition official Friday ruled out even indirect peace talks with the government before a halt to Russian airstrikes and the lifting of government blockades on populated areas. George Sabra, deputy head of the opposition delegation, also said the opposition council he...