President Barack Obama said on Monday the planned deployment of dozens of U.S. special forces to Syria to advise opposition forces fighting Islamic State did not break his promise not to put "boots on the ground" in the Syrian conflict. "Keep in mind that we have run special ops...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Rebel factions led by Nusra Front have recaptured a two hills from regime troops and their allies in the southern countryside of Aleppo, activists said on Tuesday. Rebels and Nusra Fighters have recaptured al Baqara and Bunjaira hills, a move may hinder regime efforts to...

At least 16 people have been killed in Russian air strikes on central Syrian town of Qaryatain that was taken by Islamic State last August, activists said as army troops backed by their Shiite allies intensify attacks to halt ISIS gains in the southwest and east of Homs province....

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday Russia needs to help find a political solution in Syria and not simply support Syrian President Bashar Assad. "It really depends a lot on the choices that Russia makes about whether it is there to find the political solution or whether it is there...