The Syrian regime army backed by allied Hezbollah militia have advanced in western Syria after heavy Russian airstrikes in areas around the main highway running through major cities, Reuters said on Sunday. After deadly clashes Bashar al-Assad army military and Lebanese militiamen took control...

Russia said on Saturday it had stepped up its bombing campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria, while local observers said several of the air strikes had hit areas in western Syria where the hardline group has little presence. Russia, a top ally of President Bashar...

A senior regime army officer was killed in mainly Alawite district in central Homs city, when Ahrar al-Sham movement detonated an explosive device near his car. The dominant Islamist rebel group said three soldiers were killed with Col. Hassan Mahmoud Issa in Bab al-Dahab neighborhood,...

Syrian rebels on Saturday have seized a hill in Quneitra province near the Occupied Golan Heights after a surprise attack on Bashar al-Assad's forces, a move may set off  regime's alarm bells as rebels presence mounts southwest the capital.   Al Qabe'a hill that also known as the U.N....