Attempting to evade accountability, the regime of Bashar al-Assad has dismissed Syrian security intelligence chiefs accused of war crimes and replaced them with “clean figures,” according to local sources. The officials of the regime, known as perpetrators of war crimes including the...

Syrian opposition activists and a war monitoring group say rebels have launched an offensive in the mountains of the coastal Latakia province, overrunning a series of Syrian army positions. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says clashes are underway in several locations in the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels on Monday have thwarted an attack by regime forces and allied militias in northwestern Hama province, killing 30 troops, commander told Zaman al-Wasl.   Abu Yasser al-Hamwi, senior rebel commander, said the Syrian opposition had foiled new offensive on...

Germany on Monday rejected demands by the United States to deploy ground troops in Syria, a stance likely to anger President Donald Trump who wants Chancellor Angela Merkel to commit to a bigger military role in the Middle East. "When I say the government envisages sticking to the current...