A car bomb in northeast Syria targeting a checkpoint manned by Turkish-backed forces, killed six people, mostly fighters, near the border town of Ras al-Ayn on Thursday, a war monitor said. The blast in the village of Tal Halaf held by Turkish forces and their Syrian allied fighters...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that the deaths of "300 Russians" in Syria sent a warning to Moscow, as he defended the administration as tough on President Vladimir Putin. Pompeo came under fire at a Senate hearing over President Donald Trump's statement that he had not...

Egypt has sent nearly 150 soldiers to Syria to fight in the ranks of the Assad regime, according to military sources. Reliable military sources told Anadolu Agency that the soldiers had been sent to Aleppo countryside, Idlib area in coordination with Iranian Revolutionary Guards via Hama...

Many hospitals need urgent reconstruction, but sanctions are preventing them from importing critical equipment It has been a month since US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Caesar Act sanctions coming into play as policy on 17 June.  There has been a clear mismatch in US...

The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on the son of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, extending efforts to block funds for the war-torn country's regime. Hafez al-Assad, 18, named after his grandfather, will not be allowed to travel or maintain assets in the United States, the...

The exchange rate of the Syrian pound has a remarkable fall against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, for the third day in a row. The rate of trading of the Syrian pound against dollar in the opposition-held northern Idlib province was more than the rate in regime-held areas....

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- A rigged motorcycle exploded in northeastern Ras al-Ayn region, wounding two civilians, local activists told Zaman al-Wasl. The fourth attack in a week hit the main marketplace in the Turkish-held town. On Saturday, nine people killed in a car bomb rocked...

The Syrian Response Coordination Group said that the humanitarian organizations have not taken any significant action to help the people of Sarmin after two new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were recorded and precautionary quarantine was applied in the region. The group called on...

  Syria's Health Ministry on Monday has recorded 24 new coronavirus cases in regime-held areas. The total number of coronavirus cases registered in Syria has reached 674, of which 210 people have recovered and 40 people have died, according to the ministry's statement. ...

Turkish-bakced Syrian forces have thwarted an attack by Kurdish YPG militia in northeastern Ras al-Ayn region, a military source told Zaman al-Wasl Monday. The third infiltration attempt in a week into Ras al-Ayn was fended off by National Army fighters as YPG sleeper cells try to carry...

Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf revealed Sunday he had set up a web of offshore front companies to help President Bashar al Assad evade Western sanctions, in a social media post blasting the government for investigating his business empire. One of Syria's richest and most powerful...

At least one civilian was killed in a mortar attack by Assad regime forces in the de-escalation zone in Idlib, northwestern Syria, a civil defense group said Sunday. Two others were also injured in the attacks targeting Ein Laruz village, the White Helmets said. Idlib falls within a...

At least 8 civilians were killed and 17 more wounded in a bomb attack in the Turkish-held region of Ras al-Ayn northeastern Syria, Turkey’s Defense Ministry and activists said Sunday. The suspected YPG-blast went off in the vegetable marketplace in the Turkish-held region. ...

Israeli army helicopters struck military targets in southern Syrian Friday in retaliation for earlier "munitions" fire towards Israel from inside Syria, escalating tensions between the bitter rivals. The strikes came hours after America's top general Mark Milley made an unannounced...

Syrian regime artillery on Friday has pounded rebel-held areas in northern Idlib province despite the ceasefire. The bombardment targeted seven villages in Jabal al-Zawiyan region and al-Kabbana hilltops in coastal Latakia province, according to Zaman al-Wasl reporter. In...

The US said Thursday it had intercepted an Iranian passenger plane as it flew over Syria, after Iranian state television accused Israel of being behind the encounter. US Central Command, which oversees US operations in the Middle East, said an "F-15 on a routine air mission... conducted a...

Two civilians were killed in a bomb attack in the northern Ras Alayn region near the Turkish border, local security sources said Thursday. A car bomb detonated near the local assembly building in the center of Ras al-Ayn (Kobani), a city near the Turkish border, also wounding seven...

Syrian regime forces have killed a civilian at a checkpoint in southern Daraa province as snap attacks continue against army posts, activists said Thursday.  According to residents, regime forces have rammed their vehicle into a man riding a motorcycle in the town of Nawa. After...

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) reveals in its report released today that the Secretary-General’s report on Children and Armed Conflict shows that Syria is either the worst or amongst the worst countries worldwide in several types of violations. The six-page report notes that...

The Kurdish self-administration on Thursday has recorded four coronavirus cases in northern Hasaka province, local official said. During a press conference in Qamishli city, co-hair of the Kurdish health board, Jwan Mustafa, confirmed that 3 women from Qamishli and a young man from...