More than 7,000 people have escaped ISIS control in the Tabqa area west of the Syrian city of Raqqa since last week, U.S.-backed local forces fighting the extremists said on Friday. The Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militia fighters, has been battling ISIS...

Syria peace talks being hosted by the U.N. in Geneva have descended into bureaucratic wrangling since resuming this year, and even an optimist would struggle to conclude they are inching toward a settlement between the warring sides. But behind the scenes, the rumor mill has focused on one...

A U.S.-backed offensive to capture the Syrian city of Raqqa from ISIS will last a number of months, the operation's commander said, a longer timeframe than previously signalled by the Kurdish YPG militia that is at the heart of the campaign. Rojda Felat spoke to Reuters near the Taqba Dam...

 The Russian-backed Syrian army has recaptured 16 villages lost to insurgents last week near the city of Hama, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Friday. Syrian government forces have been counter-attacking in the area that is of critical importance to President Bashar...