( The Guardian )- US jets have attacked a convoy of Iranian-backed militiamen in south-eastern Syria in the first clash between the American military and forces loyal to Tehran since the US military returned to the region almost three years ago. The airstrikes occurred near the Syrian town...

In the first concrete results from talks this week on ending Syria's conflict, the United Nations said Thursday the warring sides had agreed to set up expert committees to discuss "constitutional issues." Representatives of Syria's government and opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC)...

Syria peace talks hosted by the United Nations in Geneva spawned a new series of meetings on Thursday with no hint of tangible progress towards a deal to end the six-year-old civil war. U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura had promised a refreshingly brisk pace of business-like meetings...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- U.S.-backed Kurdish forces have been banning the indigenous people from returning to their home in territories under their control unless being guaranteed by Kurdish or Arabic personalities, local activists said. The discriminative policy has sparked fears of the...