With rebel forces facing the prospect of a crushing defeat by Syria’s Russian-backed regime, their allies Saudi Arabia and Turkey may send in limited numbers of ground troops, analysts say. Riyadh has left open the possibility of deploying soldiers, saying it would “contribute positively”...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russian warplanes have carried out at least 20 raids on rebel-held areas in Homs and Hama provinces, killing 5 civilians in an initial death toll, local activists said Monday. The Russia air strikes killed 5 people in Talbiseh and al-Dar al-Kabeera towns as raids focused on...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian Democratic Forces arrested about 150 tribesmen in northeastern Raqqa province as they refused to join the U.S.-backed alliance to fight ISIS, activists said Sunday. Media activist said SDF fighters have waged a series of raids on the Arab villages of...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande stressed on Sunday the migrant crisis, which brought more than a million people to the European Union last year, needs an EU-level solution. The two leaders were meeting in Strasbourg on the Franco-German...