Russian President Vladimir Putin said his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad had told him he was ready to talk to armed opposition groups if they are genuinely committed to dialogue and to combating Islamic State. Speaking a day after Assad made a surprise visit to Moscow for...

The Syrian regime and Russian warplanes have carried out more than 40 raids in the northern countryside of Homs city on Thursday, local activists said. The regime troops backed by fighters from Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah have launched a series of ground offensives western and northwestern...

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Thursday that to eliminate militant group Islamic State, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must be removed from power. Jubeir also said that Assad was the magnet "that attracted foreign fighters from all over the world to fight on...

Lebanese politician Wiam Wahhab said in a tweet he wrote Wednesday that Qatar will be targeted in what appears to be a reaction to Qatar’s foreign minister stating that the Gulf country could possibly intervene militarily in Syria.  “If Qatar implements its military threats in Syria,...