Six Syrian government security personnel were killed by Druze gunmen in the south of the country, a monitor said on Saturday, after two car bomb blasts killed 26 people, including veteran anti-government cleric, overnight provoking angry protests. The two blasts, which occurred late on...

 Rebels on Friday have thwarted an ISIS attack on rebel-held town of Marea near the Turkish border where Ankara plans to set up a safe zone, rebel source told Zaman al-Wasl. Marea town, some 20 km (12 miles), south of the Turkish border, has witnessed intensified fighting between...

Two explosions rocked the predominantly-Druze city of Swaida in southern Syria on Friday, leaving at least 26 people killed, activists and state-run TV reported. The first blast took place at the Daher al-Jabal area in Swiada, in which four people were killed and 11 others wounded, said...

Turkey attempted to convince the world to set up a safe zone inside Syria to stem the flow of refugees from the war-torn country, but nobody heard its voice, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Friday. He was speaking at a meeting of G20 finance chiefs in Ankara, days after...