The Turkish and Russian militaries have completed their third round of joint patrols on the M4 highway near northwestern Syria’s Idlib province and observed that the cease-fire in the area seems to be holding, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Wednesday. Akar noted that the patrols...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Bashar Al-Assad has appointed Maj. Gen Akram Ahmed Hawija as the new commander of the 7th Mechanical Division, succeeding Maj. Gen Hikmat Suleiman who was referred to retirement . Hawija, originally from Qerdaha, Assad's hometown, was the head of the security...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Turkey is due to open a commercial border crossing with Ras Al-Ayn region northeastern Syria, seeking to supply the residents with basic products and goods, local activists told Zaman al-Wasl Wednesday. A source from the local governing council said that Turkish...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Turkish commandos has killed 8 Kurdish militants were trying to infiltrate the ‘Operation Peace Spring zone in northeastern Syria, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.  The escalation followed a week of skirmishes between the YPG-led forces and Turkish-backed...