The “Defense of the People” Court is an almost intimate place. Three judges – two men and a woman – sat behind a large desk. The defendant, a former Daesh (ISIS) militant in Syria, faced them in a chair only a yard away, close enough for a conversation.A space heater in the center and...

Hundreds of rebels left the last major besieged opposition enclave in Syria Monday, with thousands more expected to follow, responding to months of pressure by a Russian-backed government offensive, the army, rebels and residents said. Opposition fighters agreed with regime forces and their...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces backed by Iranian and Palestinian militias have taken ground from Daesh in the southern neighborhoods of Damascus, activists said Monday. Regime forces are seeking to end Daesh's years-long foothold in the Palestinian camp of Yarmouk and...

A minister in Israel's security cabinet says it could topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if he allows Iranian forces to attack Israel from Syria. Yuval Steinitz warned that if there was an attack, Mr Assad "must know that it is his end and the end of his regime". His...

 A U.S. naval strike force led by aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman began sorties on May 3 against Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria, continuing missions by a U.S.-led coalition against the militants. The force joined the U.S. Sixth Fleet on April 18, nearly a week after the United...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The newly-deployed French forces in northeastern Syria have been brokering an evacuation deal with Daesh fighters to leave last pockets in Deir Ezzor to Hasaka province, activists told Zaman al-Wasl Monday. The ongoing negotiations came as the U.S.-led coalition and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels began pulling out of an enclave in the central province of Homs on Monday after their groups agreed to quit four days ago, local activists said. About 100 buses entered al-Rastan, the key city in the rebel-held northern Homs region to deliver 3000 rebel...

More than 30 Syrian government troops have been killed in a southern district of the capital in a fierce counter-offensive by Daesh (ISIS) fighters, a monitor said Monday. Regime forces are seeking to end Daesh's years-long foothold in the Palestinian camp of Yarmouk and neighboring...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime airstrikes killed four civilians in the northern province of Idlib, Civil Defense said Sunday. The rescuing group said the vacuum missile attack hit the town of Jisr al-Shughour in western countryside of Idlib. Two children killed and 10 others...

Sixteen women who went to Syria to join Daesh (ISIS) have been jailed in Iran, a Tehran prosecutor said Sunday. The women were also ordered to pay back any money they had received from the Sunni Muslim militant group, the judiciary's news website Mizanonline quoted prosecutor Abbas...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- The third batch of southern Damascus evacuees has arrived to rebel-held areas in Aleppo province on Sunday. It was the third day of transfers for the towns of Yalda, Babila, and Beit Saham where around 2700 people, including rebels and civilians left on Saturday....

The Iraqi air force carried out a new strike on a Daesh (ISIS) position inside Syria, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office said in a statement Sunday. The strike targeted a position used by the commanders of the group, south of the town of Deshaisha, the statement said. "The position was...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 26 regime troops killed after their bus collided with a lorry on Athriya-Raqqa Road  near Aleppo province, activists said Saturday. 60 more forces have been wounded, according to the pro-regime activists . On Thursday, General Haytham...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Two children killed and 10 others wounded late on Friday in Russian airstrikes on the northern province of Idlib, Civil Defense agency said. The strikes hit the towns of al-Hubait and al-Naqeer in the southern countryside. Idlib has been a haven for tens of...

Rights groups and specialists are sounding the alarm over a new Syrian law on urban development, saying millions of displaced risk never returning home after losing claim to land left behind. The Urban Renewal Law, commonly known as Decree 10, allows the government to take private property to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The second batch of rebels and their families have left the southern suburbs of Damascus on Friday, heading northern Syria as clashes are still underway between regime forces and Daesh in Yarmouk Camp. The state-run news agency SANA reported that buses were...

Chemical weapons inspectors have returned from a mission to the Syrian town of Douma, where they took samples and interviewed witnesses to determine whether banned munitions were used in an attack last month, a diplomatic source said on Friday. A team of experts from the Organisation...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces have stepped up its aerial campaign on southern Daraa province in the past 48 hours, violating to the US-Russian de-escalation zone agreement, local activists said. Friday's strikes targeted the towns of al-Hara and Tel al-Hara in the western...

Syrian rebels Friday were surrendering their heavy weapons after reaching a new deal with the government for a central swathe of territory, a war monitor said. Opposition fighters agreed with regime forces and their allies to a ceasefire deal earlier this week for parts of Syria's...

Less than two months ago the State Department hosted members of the White Helmets at Foggy Bottom. At the time, the humanitarian group was showered with praise for saving lives in Syria. "Our meetings in March were very positive. There were even remarks from senior officials about...