The head of a Syrian paramilitary force and cousin of President Bashar Assad died Sunday in clashes with rebels near the coastal city of Latakia, sources inside Syria said. Syrian state media confirmed reports that Hillal Assad, head of the National Defense Forces,...

Rifts over foreign policy will likely make it harder for Arab leaders meeting at a summit this week to forge a common stand on regional challenges, including what many of them see as a threat from Iranian-U.S. rapprochement. And while the Arab League meeting may agree more humanitarian...

   Turkish fighter jets shot down a Syrian warplane Sunday after it violated the country's airspace, Turkey's prime minister said, in a move likely to ramp up tensions between two countries already deeply at odds over Syria's civil war. A spokesman for Syria's military...

“Countering Violent Extremism …. Extremists’ map in Syria “. A study made by Ark organization and Zaman Alwasl obtained a copy of these documents. The study which consists of 32 pages, concentrates on 3 organizations, which are: al-Nsura Front, The Islamic State...