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Speculations over death of Asma al-Assad's aide

Writing by Abdul Salam Bakri; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al wasl)- Alaa Makhlouf, the personal assistant of Asma al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad’s wife, was killed, and different stories were told to explain his death. There are three scenarios point to the responsible for killing him: the...

Pro-regime National Guards mourns 8 militants

Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Arab Nationalist Guards mourns 8 of its mercenary who died hours before in battles ongoing on different fronts. Mercenaries died in the fronts in Palmyra (Homs countryside), Athriya (Hama countryside), Daraya (Damascus countryside), where the...

Israel hits Syrian military posts near Homs: source

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Israeli fighter jets rocked Syrian army posts south of the central city of Homs late on Saturday, military source told Zaman al-Wasl.  The Israeli attack on Shenshar town targeted depots affiliated to the powerful Fourth Mechanical Division that led by Brigadier General...

5 children killed in Russian air strike near Palmyra

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Five children, 4 sisters and a brother, have been killed in Russian air strike on Abu Zora town east of the ancient city of Palmyra, source told Zaman al-Wasl on Monday.  Russian fighter jets intensified air strikes on the eastern countryside of Homs as Moscow officials...

U.S.-backed force says Islamic State fleeing Manbij

Islamic State fighters have been fleeing the Syrian city of Manbij with their families as U.S.-backed groups advance to within 6 km (4 miles) in an attack that has killed more than 150 jihadists, a spokesman for the U.S.-backed forces said. Sharfan Darwish, spokesman for the Manbij Military...