(Zaman Al Wasl)- Jaish Osoud al-Sharqiya, key rebel group fighting regime forces and ISIS in Syrian Badia, said it has freed army pilot was taken captive two weeks after shooting down his jet near Jordan's border. Thirty more regime soldiers have been released in a prisoner swap deal. The...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 12 local councils of embattled Eastern Ghouta suburbs have demanded Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) to end its presence in the eastern districts of Damascus after reaching a seacefire deal with regime last month.   The civil society and armed groups in Ghouta...

Bashar al-Assad made a rare public appearance outside Damascus Friday for morning prayers marking the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha, state media reported. Since the start of Syria's devastating conflict in 2011, Assad has only left the capital on a few occasions. This year,...

(Politico)- The leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is likely still alive and hiding somewhere near the Iraq-Syria border, the commander of the U.S.-led coalition fighting the militant group said Thursday. Army Lt. Gen. Steve Townsend, asked about the status of the...