U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday that the United States and Turkey, NATO allies, would press on with their collaboration over Syria despite their areas of difference. "I believe we are finding common ground and there are areas of uncommon ground, where sometimes war just gives...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Well-informed sources told Zaman al-Wasl that regime president Bashar al-Assad will issue a decree granting a general amnesty to opposotion detainees over a Russian demand. Russia is pressing on the Assad regime to show a good-will sign ahead of the planned peace talks...

Turkish and Free Syrian Army forces liberated the village of Durakli in northern Afrin on Thursday, during Operation Olive Branch, according to Anadolu Agency correspondents on the ground. The village is located in the town of Bulbul in northern Afrin. Including Durakli, since...

Israel has vowed a “punishing response” if the Syrian regime deploys chemical weapons near its border, Israeli media reported Thursday.   “The Foreign Ministry fears poison gas may leak into Israel if the Assad regime uses chemical weapons against rebels near the Golan...