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Assad says Russia's support changes balance on the ground

Russia's entry into the war in Syria has changed the balance on the ground, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview on Czech Television, and he predicted that support from his main international ally would remain strong. In the interview, conducted in Damascus on...

UN condemns strike that cut water supplies to Aleppo

An airstrike on a water treatment plant in Syria last Thursday cut water supplies for 3.5 million people, and although pumping has been partly restored, 1.4 million still have reduced supply, the head of U.N. agency UNICEF in Syria said Tuesday. "In Syria, the rules of war, including...

US, allies conduct 13 strikes in Syria, Iraq: US military

A coalition led by the United States conducted 12 strikes against ISIS in Iraq on Monday, and hit the militant group with a single strike in Syria, said a statement released Tuesday. The sole Syria strike was near Al Hawl, hitting a tactical unit, the statement from the Combined Joint Task...

Syria deal for rebels to leave last Homs district: governor

A deal has been reached for the evacuation of Syrian opposition fighters from the last district under their control in the central city of Homs, the provincial governor told AFP Tuesday. "All the rebels will leave Waer (district) within two months. A group of 200 to 300 armed men will leave...