(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Turkmen bloc in the opposition's National Coalition is due to participate in the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Russia’s Sochi at the end of January, sources told Zaman al-Wasl. The Kurdish National Council, another unit in the Western-backed body, may also...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Pro-Syrian regime activists on Tuesday reported death of elite forces commander in besieged Eastern Ghouta suburbs near Damascus. Colonel Ibrahim Daberha, commander 402 Battalion, the commandos unit of Syrian Republican Guard, was killed in Harasta suburb...

A Russian military MI-24 helicopter crashed in Syria on Dec. 31 due to a technical fault, killing both pilots, Russian news agencies cited the Ministry of Defence as saying on Wednesday. The helicopter crashed en route to the Hama air base, RIA news said, citing the ministry.

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels pounded Bashar al-Assad’s hometown of Qardaha in coastal Latakia province with Grad rockets late on Tuesday, local activists said. No casualties reported due to the surface-to-surface missile attack that came in response to the regime’s major offensive on...

(Zaman Al Wasl- After the use of mi-7 and mi-8 helicopters to drop barrels bombs on opposition-held areas,the Syrian regime has begun relying on the 618th naval helicopters squadron, sources said.  The helicopters in the Squadron are of the model mi-14 and Kamof-28 in its war on...

Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, Peru, Poland and the Netherlands formally joined the ranks of the non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday "to make a difference," the body's president said. "Peace and security are difficult to achieve," Kazakh...

Two artillery shells from Syria hit Turkey's southeastern province of Hatay Tuesday and Turkish border troops fired back, the state-run Anadolu agency said. The shells came from an area of Syria controlled by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Anadolu said, adding that...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 6 family members, including 4 children, have been killed in fresh air strikes on northern Idlib province, local activists said on Tuesday. 16 more civilians, mostly children, were also wounded in the strikes on the village of Khan al-Sobol in the southern...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian civil defense agency said about 100 civilians killed in 6 days of heavy bombing on the northern Idlib province by the regime forces, backed by Russian air force and Iranian-backed militias. The death toll included 33 women and 16 children, according to the...

 Syria's Bashar Assad Monday issued a decree appointing new ministers for defense, industry and information, state television reported, such a news followed corruption claims chased his close war aides. SANA did not give a reason for the government reshuffle that comes at...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Two rebel groups engaged in heavy fighting in southern Daraa province over killing of a senior commander, local activists said on Monday. The infighting between Liwa Shuhada’ Enkhel and Mojaheid Houran erupted on Sunday after the assassination one of Enkhel’s commanders...

 Syria's Bashar Assad Monday issued a decree appointing new ministers for defense, industry and information, Syrian state television reported. SANA did not give a reason for the government reshuffle that comes at a time when Assad's forces have been gaining ground over the past two...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian activists are reporting heavy clashes between regime forces and rebels in the eastern suburbs of Damascus amid reports of opposition gains. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Syria-based activist Mazen al-Shami said Monday's...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The conflict on the ground in southern Syria escalated with its international and regional dimensions as part of the major powers remapping their interests and areas of influence. With the delineation of new boundaries, observers of Syrian affairs highlighted the emergent...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime in northeastern Hasaka city reached a new understanding with the Democratic Union Party (PYD) aims at neutralizing the city’s university and its faculties from all conflicts and disputes. Mahmoud al-Ahmad, Hasaka-based activist, said the education...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 6 civilians, including 5 children, have been killed in regime air strikes on the northern province of Idlib, a Syrian civil defense agency said on Sunday. The deadly strikes hit the town of Kafr Sajna in the southern countryside, according to the White...

Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Sunday emphasized on “ensuring permanent peace” in Syria by establishing a new government in the Middle Eastern country. “We have taken initiative with Russia and Iran to end the civil war, which has been going on in Syria for 7 years and to end the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 17 civilians killed in besieged Eastern Ghouta suburbs as regime force and Russia stepped up aerial campaign on the last rebel-stronghold around the capital, local activists said on Sunday. The regime air force conducted more than 40 raids in the past...

Vladimir Putin has a new year’s message for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad: Russia will continue to back Syria. In an end of year greeting issued by the Kremlin, Putin insisted that he would “continue to render every assistance to Syria in the protection of state sovereignty, unity...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 30 rebel factions operating under the banner of Syria’s interim government have merged in a unified armed group after four months of preparations, Prime Minister said on Saturday. Jawad Abu Hatab, the head of the opposition's Interim government...