(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 14 civilians from the same family have been killed Wednesday in U.S.-led airstrikes on eastern Deir Ezzor province topping the death toll to a total of 400 people in two months of daily bombing, local activists said. The US strikes in support of Kurdish militias...

U.S.-backed forces are closing in on Islamic State in Raqqa, but local Syrians who have escaped the battlefield are worried about what comes after the fight. Dozens of them have volunteered to help rebuild the town once the militants have been defeated. The aim of organization they have...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- One person has been killed and 5 people have been wounded on Wednesday in regime's aerial and ground bombardment on the northern countryside of Homs province, local reporter said. Three children were among the wounded as regime warplanes conducted two raids on Kafr Laha...

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef has been relieved of his post and replaced by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a royal decree said on Wednesday, in a promotion for King Salman's 31-year-old son that confirms him as next ruler of the kingdom. Prince Mohammed bin Salman...

Syrian government troops and their allies have steadily positioned themselves in key areas on the flanks of the U.S.-led coalition battle for the Daesh’s (ISIS) self-declared capital of Raqqa. They are attempting to become an indispensable player in uprooting the militants from Syria...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Clashes have intensified between ISIS and U.S.-backed forces in the eastern and western neighborhoods of Raqqa city amid participating of foreign force specialized in Guerrillas war backing the Kurdish–led fighters, local activists said Tuesday. Anarkiya movement,...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that the recent downings of a Syrian jet and of an Iranian-made drone could be "very dangerous" and lead to an escalation of the war in Syria. Guterres also sought to downplay expectations of a breakthrough in the next round of UN-led...

The U.S. military on Tuesday said Russia was not carrying out any actions in Syria that "cause us concern," even after Moscow said a day earlier it would treat U.S.-led coalition aircraft flying west of the Euphrates River in Syria as potential targets. "Public statements aside, we have not...

The United Nations, short of funds to support millions of displaced people in the Middle East, has begun a scheme that would let Muslims make donations from the alms they typically pay state bodies for the benefit of the poor. Muslims around the world are expected to pay “zakat,”...

Fifteen new cases of polio have been confirmed in Syria, including a child who may have caught the disease in Raqqa, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Aid workers are unable to vaccinate the population in and around Raqqa, a city held by Islamic State militants and a target of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels on Tuesday have retaken an air base from regime forces in the southern city of Daraa, rebel task command said. Al Bunyan al-Marsous operation room said the opposition fighters launched a surprise attack on the strategic base in the Old City of Daraa that...

President Donald Trump has ordered stepped-up military operations against Islamic State and delegated more authority to his generals, but without a comprehensive Syria strategy, his approach risks further confrontation with Syria, Iran and even Russia, according to U.S. officials and analysts....

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Senior rebel commander on Tuesday was killed and 12 more people were wounded in an explosive device attack in northern city of al-Bab after three days since 12 Turkish-backed rebel factions agreed to end infighting. Sultan Murad Division said on its official Twitter...

Russia, Iran and the United States are drawing new red lines for each other in Syria, with Moscow warning Washington on Monday it would treat any U.S.-led coalition planes in its area of operations as potential targets after the U.S. air force downed a Syrian jet. Tensions escalated on...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Former opposition head and moderate cleric Moaz al-Khatib has resigned from the Riyadh-based High Negotiations Committee (HNC) over discords related to reforms inside the key opposition group, sources said. Al-Khatib who was the first head of  the Syrian National...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian monitoring group said the Iranian missile attack on so-called ISIS targets on Sunday night had hit only residential areas in the countryside of Deir Ezzor province. Furat Post, media monitor tracks war in the eastern province, said no ISIS targets were hit by Iran’s...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Main task command of rebels in southern Daraa province said Monday the ceasefire deal with regime forces and allied militias was reached to lessen the suffering of residents after weeks of heavy aerial bombing. Al Bunyan al-Marsous assured in statement that its fighters will...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Monday said missiles it fired into Syria had successfully hit ISIS targets in retaliation for Tehran attacks claimed by the jihadists earlier this month. "Based on credible information, the missile operation against Daesh has been successful," Revolutionary Guards...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- In recent years, many rappers, collectives and individuals, have appeared which speak to the language of the streets and highlight the suffering of those caught up in the Syrian war. In the recent period, the Syrian rap scene has been transformed from a marginal artistic style...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 12 people from the same family were killed Sunday in the U.S.-led coalition air strikes in Hasaka province, the Islamic State’s news agency said. Amaq, ISIS media wing, said most of the victims were women and children in the attack on Tel al-Shayer village near the...