Syrian government forces used newly arrived Russian warplanes to bombard Islamic State fighters in Aleppo province in northern Syria, Reuters said on Thursday, in an attempt to break a siege on a nearby air base. Russia is bolstering its ally Damascus with military aid that U.S. officials...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for unilateral air strikes against Islamic State in Syria if the United States rejects his proposal to join forces, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the matter. Russia has increased its military...

(Translation by Yusra Ahmed) All difficult circumstances and hard living conditions from poverty, unemployment, bad weather have gathered to harden the life of people in the countryside of Hasaka, especially in the days of  Eid Adha, beside school opening time, added to unbearable rules of...

Activists of the embattled outskirt of Daraya west of Damascus reported heavy aerial campaign against one of the first rebellious towns in Syria, saying regime has dropped 58 barrel bombs and three surface-to-surface missiles in the last 48 hours. No casualties reported by local activists....