(Zaman Al Wasl)- Elite Forces, the armed wing of the al-Ghad movement, said on Monday it had controlled four villages in Hasaka and Deir ez-Zor provinces. The footage released by al-Ghad show the villages controlled and they are Badiyet Abu Khashab, Malehet al-Zaru, Raj’aan, and Um Madfa’. The...

The Syrian government's chief negotiator said his team was pushing for an expanded government led by President Bashar al-Assad at U.N.-led peace talks, and Assad's own future was not up for negotiation. Bashar Ja'afari told Lebanese TV news channel al Maydeen the larger government...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels took two villages from regime army on Monday in al-Ghap Plain in central Hama province, local activists told Zaman al-Wasl. Free Syrian Army (FSA) backed by Jund al-Aqsa Brigade seized control of Kharbet al-Naqus and al-Hakura villages in surprise attack. Two...

The main opposition High Negotiations Committee says it is pulling out of formal mediation citing a worsening situation in Syria. Assad's regime has been accused of more than 2,000 violations since the end of February. The latest interruption to the on-off peace talks, brokered...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syria regime's air force has transported 6 Aero L-39 Albatros aircraft which belong to the Air Force Academy. The number of Albatros aircrafts reached 8 in Tifour Airport. The airport previously had only two crafts of this type, military source told Zaman al-Wasl. The...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Ten Islamist factions launched Monday a new battle against regime forces in the coastal Latakia province, seeking to regain ground they lost early this year. The rebel groups, in statement posted online, said they formed a command room to deter...

Syrian opposition groups have advanced in the northwestern province of Hama after fierce clashes with regime forces, sources said. The sources, who spoke to Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity for safety reasons, said opposition fighters took control of the villages of Kherba al-Naqos and...

One person was killed and another wounded when four rockets hit the southeastern Turkish town of Kilis near the Syrian border on Monday, security sources said. Kilis, just across from an area of Syria controlled by ISIS, has been a frequent target of rocket fire in recent weeks. Separately,...

 The chief Syrian government negotiator at peace talks in Geneva accused Israel on Monday of cooperating with ISIS and al-Qaeda militants in the Golan region, deflecting attention from intra-Syrian negotiations. The Damascus delegation had already sought on Friday to steer the round of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The main Syrian opposition delegation sent only three delegates to meet the U.N. envoy mediating in Syrian peace talks on Monday, a Reuters camerawoman said, as pressure mounted over demands for concessions amid a surge in fighting on the ground. The opposition High...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 5 civilians have been killed on Monday in regime air strikes on the northern countryside of Homs province, in a new violation to the U.N.-brokered ceasefire deal that went into effect on Feb.27. Zaman al-Wasl local reporter said regime warplanes had carried out 15...

(Zaman Al Wasl- Agencies)- Syrian rebel groups Monday announced a new "battle" against against government forces which they said was a response to violations of a fragile cessation of hostilities deal in place since the end of February. The groups, which included factions fighting under the...

(Zaman Al Wasl- Video)- I will come in with the protection of its sons and my faith in them After nearly 20 years of absence and sweet remembrance For 20 years, they concealed in its crossroads Guards who armed me with weapons I did not see And they passed me by with weapons I...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Some rebel factions are imposing duties and fees for letting vehicles of medicine entering the besieged northern countryside of Homs province, sources told Zaman al-Wasl. An activist, who spoke on condition oof anonymity, said a group of some rebel...

Syrian opposition chief negotiator Asaad Zoubi urged rebels to strike back against the Syrian army, accusing it of using a cessation of hostilities to gain ground. In a internet message to fighters on the ground he also said he would not continue for long with negotiations in Geneva if...

The Syrian opposition's chief negotiator Sunday called for renewed attacks on government forces, despite the shaky truce deal between government troops and rebel fighters. Mohammed Alloush, a leading political figure in the Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) rebel group, is in Geneva as the senior...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Head of the Syrian Turkmen Council Abdul Rahman Mustafa warned of the plight of the Turkmen regions especially in Turkmen mountain in Latakia province, stressing that the Turkmen war is one of existence. Mustafa told Zaman al-Wasl that there are no more civilians in Turkmen...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Tensions increased between Kurdish Democratic Party (PYD) and its allies due to PYD encouraging personnel from Raqqa Rebel Brigade to defect and join PYD military ranks directly. The step is the first by PYD to disperse allied forces in Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Free Syrian Army fighters joined Nusra Front in fight against Islamic State in Yarmouk refugee camp southern Damascus, local reporter said Saturday as clashes enter second week. Three Isis fighters were killed in Saturday's claches with Nusra Front, reporter said. In...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian Regime forces released the two oldest detainees Qaboon suburb north of Damascus on Saturday in prisoner exchange with local rebel group, activists said. A local source from the neighborhood, which is under a truce with the regime, said Assad forces released detainees...