(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 26 troops from coastal Tartus province have been killed since since March, pro-regime media activists said. The death toll included 9 army officers. The Alawites-dominated areas are still the main manpower supply for Bashar al-Assad's...

Syrian regime forces expanded their ground offensive in northwestern Syria, pushing Saturday into the last rebel stronghold and regaining control of a number of villages along its southern corner, activists and media said, despite calls for honoring a cease-fire put in place in September....

At least 565 civilians have been killed in attacks carried out by regime forces, Iran-backed terror groups and Russia in Idlib’s de-escalation zone in Syria since last September, according to a rights watchdog on Saturday. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said 163 minors and 105...

UN-linked aid groups have suspended activities in parts of violence-plagued northwest Syria, where stepped up bombardment by the regime and Russia is jeopardising the safety of humanitarian workers. "As of 8 May, at least 16 humanitarian partners have suspended their operations in areas...

Turkey's defence minister said Syrian government forces need to halt attacks in northwestern Syria, state-owned Anadolu Agency reported on Friday. Syria's army, backed by Russian air power, launched ground operations this week against the southern flank of a rebel zone consisting of Idlib...

The U.N. food agency warned Friday of a worsening humanitarian situation in Syria's last rebel stronghold in the country's northwest as rebel groups battled government forces to regain territory they lost earlier this week. The latest wave of fighting, which began 10 days ago, is the most...

Syria received its first foreign oil supplies for six months last week, with the arrival of two shipments including one from Iran, a source familiar with Iranian oil shipments said, easing the war-torn country's fuel crisis. The oil was delivered in two tankers, one sent by Iran, the other...

A repeat of the bloody Syrian battle that devastated Aleppo must be avoided at all costs, France's UN ambassador said Friday, as the Security Council met to discuss escalating fighting in northwest Syria. Syrian forces and their Russian allies have stepped up air strikes and shelling in the...

Syrian troops captured the town of Qalaat al-Madiq on Thursday as they continued a push into a remaining rebel-held enclave located in Idlib province. The UN Security Council will hold a closed-door meeting on escalating violence in Syria on Friday. The Syrian government has captured the...

Turkey called on Russia Thursday to halt airstrikes in Syria’s Idlib province, according to diplomatic sources. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu asked his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to stop the bombardments, which have killed more than 100 civilians in the past two weeks, the...

Civilians in Kurdish-controlled parts of eastern Syria's Deir Ezzor province have vowed to continue protesting against fuel price hikes and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia's sale of oil to the Syrian government. Images sent to Middle East Eye showed demonstrators...

Syrian regime forces recaptured a northwestern town on Thursday from around which jihadists and allied rebels have launched rockets on their Russian ally's key airbase, a monitor said. The capture of the town of Qalaat al-Madiq, on the southwestern edge of the jihadist-controlled Idlib...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 20 troops from coastal Latakia province have been killed since first of April, pro-regime media activists said. The death toll included 13 army officers. The Alawites-dominated areas are still the main manpower supply for Bashar al-Assad's...

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces took credit for defeating the Islamic State group in its last stronghold in eastern Syria, celebrating the victory in front of throngs of journalists at a ceremony in March following a bloody four-year war. But the Kurdish-led force now faces...

The recent military escalation in northwestern Syria in an "unacceptable violation of international law", EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Wednesday. "The recent military escalation in Northwester Syria, with air attacks and artillery shelling targeting schools and...

The U.N. Security Council will meet Friday to discuss the escalation of fighting in Syria's northwestern region of Idlib, where hospitals and schools have been hit by strikes, diplomats said. Belgium, Germany and Kuwait, three non-permanent council members, requested the closed-door meeting...

 In part of northern Syria's last rebel enclave, doctors have pulled back into cave shelters to treat the wounded and protect their patients from a government offensive that has hit health centers and hospitals. The assault began in late April with air strikes, barrel bombs and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A military source said the Syrian air force on Friday had lost its first helicopters during the ongoing offensive on Idlib and Hama provinces. A Mi-17 helicopter of the 59th Brigade was hit by resistance fire last Friday while dropping barrel bombs at northern Hama...

Britain on Tuesday condemned the recent escalation of violence in Syria’s Idlib province following increased military action by Russia and the Syrian regime. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he was deeply concerned by the latest developments in the region. “This has included...

An escalation in attacks on northwest Syria has displaced more than 150,000 people in the past week, the UN said on Tuesday, as the regime and Russia stepped up bombardment. "We are alarmed by ongoing reports of aerial attacks on population centres and civilian infrastructure, resulting in...