A human rights watchdog has urged the U.S.-led coalition battling to capture ISIS de facto capital of Raqqa to make the protection of civilians its priority in the campaign. The New York-based Human Rights Watch says in a statement released on Tuesday that the United States and the local...

A new round of peace talks on Syria in the Kazakh capital of Astana is likely to be held in early July, RIA news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov as saying on Tuesday.   Read More:  Fighting breaks out amongst rebels in city of al Bab...

By Abdullah Ghadawi (Zaman Al Wasl)- A source close to the powerful Jaish al-Islam Islamist group refuted the implications of what was said in a leaked voice recording of Mohamed Alloush, a senior commander and spokesman for Jaish al-Islam.  The voice recording...

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters battling ISIS pushed closer to the Old City in the militant stronghold of Raqqa on Monday, a monitor said. The Kurdish and Arab fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces entered Raqqa for the first time almost a week ago, after months of battle to encircle the...