Syrian rebels said Saturday they have begun withdrawing heavy arms from a planned buffer zone in northwestern Idlib province, ahead of a deadline to set up the demilitarised area. The Turkey-backed National Liberation Front (NLF) "has started pulling out its heavy weapons from the zone", the...

With his signature Friday, President Trump cleared the way for Congress to begin a monthslong review of his evolving strategy in Syria. The creation of a 12-member Syria Study Group was tucked inside an unrelated bill Trump just signed into law, the reauthorization of the Federal...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 19 troops from coastal Tartus province were killed in September, pro-regime news feeds said. Most of slain soldiers have been killed by Daesh and the US-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern and southern Syria.   The death toll included two...

Slovakia may accept several dozen orphaned Syrian children, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini told Reuters on Friday, making a slight break from other central European allies who have refused refugees. A massive influx of asylum seekers from the Middle East and Africa three years ago...