The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have seized 350 square km (135 square miles) in the past week, tightening "their noose" on Islamic State in an advance to isolate its base of operations at Raqqa, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition said on Wednesday. Some 3,000 to 4,000...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces arrested Wednesday about 1100 people were fleeing Qaboun, north of Damascus despite an agreement to evacuate the opposition-held district reached Sunday. Regime-run TV quoted the Damascus provincial governor as saying that Qaboun "is...

Standing outside the UN's headquarters in Geneva, Amina Kholani chokes back tears as she relives the nightmare of visiting relatives in Saydnaya, one of Syria's most notorious prisons. The infamous centre was back in the spotlight this week after US claims that Damascus built a crematorium...

The Syrian opposition is seeking an extension of the current round of U.N.-hosted peace talks underway in Geneva. Salem Meslet, an opposition spokesman, said on Wednesday it's "not right" that this round is expected to last just four days, and says the opposition plans to ask for more...