International inspectors have found traces of sarin and VX nerve agent at a military research site in Syria that had not been declared to the global chemical weapons watchdog, diplomatic sources said on Friday. Samples taken by experts from the Organisation for the Prohibition and Chemical...

The Syrian army, backed by Hezbollah fighters, has made advances in mountainous areas along Syria's border with Lebanon, a Hezbollah official said on Friday. The push in the Qalamoun mountain range appeared to be preparation for a wider offensive in the border region previously announced by...

Syria's coastal province of Tartus has mourned 9 military pilots were killed in Aleppo and Damascus in the last few days, according to pro-government social media pages. Activists of the predominantly Alawite province said 4 pilots, including two top officers, were killed in Blay military...

Syrian rebels have reportedly cut the international highway running through the embattled Qalamoun region south to Damascus. “Rebels seized control over [a section] of the international highway in Qalamoun between Qaldoun and Maalula,” Al-Arabiya reported Friday morning. The...