The United States Congress on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on Syria, Russia and China while making it more difficult for the Trump administration to reduce commitments to allies from Europe to Asia. As part of a defence policy bill that passed the Senate on Tuesday, the legislation...

At least 25 civilians, including several children, have been killed in northwest Syria as Russian and regime forces launched a series of air raids, according to volunteer medics who operate in rebel-held areas. The Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, said the attacks...

Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of the Syrian president, has been hospitalised in Paris while standing trial for money laundering, his son told AFP Tuesday. "He has been in intensive care since last night (Monday)" at the American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine west of Paris, Siwar al-Assad said....

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged world powers on Tuesday to help it resettle 1 million Syrian refugees very soon, accusing governments of moving more quickly to guard Syria's oil fields than its children. Erdogan, whose country hosts 3.7 million Syrian refugees, the largest refugee...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 14 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed in deadly air strikes on the northern province of Idlib, Civil Defence agency said Tuesday. The rescuing group said the death toll is expected to rise as regime helicopters dropped dozens of barrel bombs on...

A lack of international assistance to Turkey to support millions of refugees on its soil pushed Ankara to launch operations in northeast Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday. Despite broad international criticism, Turkish forces in October launched a major cross-border...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on Tuesday for the resettlement of 1 million Syrian refugees in a "peace zone" in the northern part of their homeland, on a voluntary basis but in "a very short period of time". "We need to find formula to allow refugees... who traveled to Turkey to...

The United Nations has no choice but to keep shipping humanitarian aid across Syria's borders and civil war front lines, according to a report by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, which ran into contrary views from Russia. Security Council members are debating the renewal of the...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Fatemiyoun Brigade, key Iranian militia operating in eastern Syria, has reinforced its outposts in the Syrian desert, following a series of Daesh ambushes in the past few weeks, sources told Zaman al-Wasl Monday.  Dozens of military vehicles and...

Finland will try to repatriate children of Finnish mothers who traveled to Syria to join Islamic State "as soon as possible", Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Monday. Finland is one of a number of European Union member states facing a decision over whether to bring home citizens with IS...

The U.S. has sent a group of experts to Syria's biggest oil field in Deir ez-Zor province currently under the occupation of the YPG/PKK terror group, in hopes of increasing production. Egyptian and Saudi experts, who were tasked by the U.S. with enhancing oil production at al-Omar oil...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime backed by Russian warplanes has intensified aerial bombardment on northern Idlib province, killing two women and three children, local reporter said Monday. The air strikes struck the towns of Sarmin and Bennish. Two displaced children, originally...

The UN on Monday dispatched 24 truckloads of humanitarian aid to the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib.  The trucks passed through the Cilvegozu border gate in southern Turkey, with aid to be distributed to residents in urban areas of the war-torn province as well as the...

Turkey's efforts to supply electricity and water to people in northern Syria continue, according to the country's National Defense Ministry. "Electricity is now being provided to 51% of the Tal Abyad region, and efforts are ongoing to provide electricity to Ras al-Ayn's central area along...

Turkey’s counter-terrorism efforts do not target any specific ethnicities in northern Syria, but focus solely on the terror groups, the defense minister said on Sunday. Hulusi Akar’s remarks came at the 19th Doha Forum held in Qatar where he delivered remarks on international efforts...

Barrel bombs of Syrian regime helicopters killed a child and wounded seven people in northern Idlib province, the White Helmets said Sunday. The attack hit a bakery in the town of Maarshourin, which falls within a de-escalation zone where acts of aggression are explicitly prohibited,...

   (Zaman Al Wasl)-  One person was killed on Sunday when a landmine set off near the border town of Ras al-Ayn, local activists said.   Landmines were planted by the YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the city, days before the Turkish forces and the Syrian...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian armed opposition have thwarted new incursion attempt by regime forces and pro-Iran militias in northern Idlib province, following a week of heavy losses in weapons and personnel, rebel commander said Saturday. Pro-regime militias seek to advance in the...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime has imposed strict security measures on the eastern enclave of Damascus, freezing security permits that allow residents to enter Damascus, local media group said Saturday. The Ghouta Media Center said the regime had excluded people who originally...

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said the Syrian regime and allied Russia have been responsibl the bombing of an IDP camp and the killing of 11 Syrian children.    The report further reveals that the attack caused the displacement of approximately 80 percent...