(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces backed by allied militias have launched major offeiensive to uproot rebels from last stronghold in Latakia province, local activists said Saturday. The offensive seeks to take full control of Jabal al-Turkman, a de-escalation zone controlled by...

Syrian air defenses engaged an "enemy target" near the border with Lebanon west of Damascus overnight, state news agency SANA reported Saturday. "Our air defenses confronted an enemy target that penetrated airspace above the area of Deir al-Ashair in the Damascus countryside," SANA...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Main hospitals and schools in northern Idlib province have suspended work due to heavy aerial bombing by the Syrian regime and Russia that left about 100 killed and wounded, activists said Saturday. Central Idlib Hospital and Maarret al-Numan hospitals expressed fears...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime airstrikes on de-escalation zone in Idlib killed at least 30 civilians on Friday, local activists said. The regime warplanes carried out tens of airstrikes since early Friday, pounding the southern countryside of Idlib  and northern countryside...

The U.N. children's agency says a battle for Idlib province between regime forces and the rebels could affect the lives of more than 1 million children, many of whom live in refugee camps. UNICEF says food, water and medicine are already in short supply in the largely rural northwestern...

The Russian military has downed a drone targeting the Hmeimim air base in Syria, Russian news agencies reported on Thursday. The drone, launched from territory controlled by Syrian rebels, was detected on August 9, RIA reported. Russia Today said the Russian air defenses in...

A second hostage has died after being abducted by Daesh (ISIS) group in southern Syria last month, a journalist in the area and an activist group said Thursday. The 65-year-old Syrian woman was among more than 30 people seized by Daesh two weeks ago as it unleashed a violent attack...

Syrian activists say regime military helicopters have dropped leaflets over parts of the northwestern rebel-held province of Idlib, calling on residents to reconcile with the regime. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights posted a copy of the leaflets. They say the Syrian...

Russia, Iran and Turkey told a meeting of the Syria humanitarian taskforce on Thursday that they would do their utmost to avoid a battle that would threaten millions of civilians in rebel-held Idlib, U.N. humanitarian adviser Jan Egeland said. He estimated that there were 4 million or...

Syrian regime forces shelled rebel and militant positions in the northwestern province of Idlib on Thursday, an activist group said, as reinforcements arrived ahead of an expected assault. The province is the largest piece of territory still in rebel hands, and President Bashar al-Assad...

Asma Assad has begun treatment for breast cancer, the presidency said Wednesday, wishing her a speedy recovery. Such public announcements are uncommon in the Arab world, where cancer is considered a taboo. The presidency posted on its Facebook page a photo of  Bashar Assad...

An anticipated Syrian regime offensive against rebels in Idlib province could displace more than 700,000 people, far more than were uprooted in a recent battle in the southwest of Syria, a U.N.-led group of health agencies said in a monthly report. Many of Syria's battles have ended with...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A pro-Tahrir al-Sham rebel group on Wednesday has launched an arrest campaign against people who seek reconciliation with the regime forces in northern Idlib province, local sources said. The security units of the National Liberation Front have raided the earstern...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least eight regime troops were killed Tuesday when rebels attacked their bastion in coastal region, sources said. The surprise attack took place near the village of Rabea'h in Latakia province. Eights more troops were wounded in the attack. Last Friday,...

The Syrian regime Tuesday condemned the United States' reimposition of sanctions on Iran, describing the move against its longtime ally as "illegal" and driven by "arrogance." A first wave of renewed U.S. sanctions came into effect Tuesday, hitting Tehran's access to U.S. banknotes and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Unknown gunmen on Tuesday have kidnapped Head of Health Directorate in opposition-held  areas in coastal region, local sources  said.   Dr. Khalil al-Agha, one of the medics who joined the Syrian revolution. He gained reputation for his work in field...

Israeli Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz Tuesday welcomed the killing of a leading Syrian weapons scientist but declined to comment on reports his government was behind the fatal bombing. Gen. Aziz Asbar, head of a Syrian government weapons research center, was killed along with his...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Powerful Kurdish PYD militia on Sunday has arrested wives of former Daesh member in northeastern Raqqa province, in a move raises concerns over women of ISIS fighters who have been exposing to a series of abuses by the Kurdish militias, local activists said. All women...

Syrian regime forces bombed late Sunday a desert area under the control of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group near the province of Sweida in southern Syria, a war monitor said. "The bombing and fighting between the regime forces and IS have intensified during the evening and are...

The head of a Syrian research facility that Western countries say was part of a chemical weapons program was killed when his car was blown up, the pro-Syrian government newspaper al-Watan said Sunday. Aziz Asber was the director of the Syrian Scientific Research Centre in Masyaf, near...