A Kurdish militia that has been backed by U.S.-led air strikes in Syria has joined a new military alliance that includes Arab groups, a statement released overnight said. The alliance calling itself the Democratic Forces of Syria includes the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia and...

Russian warplanes pounded Syrian rebels unaffiliated with Islamic State on Sunday, insurgents said, helping Moscow's ally Bashar al-Assad reclaim territory and dealing a fresh setback to the strategy of Washington and its allies. President Vladimir Putin - who has infuriated...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Yarmouk Army, key rebel group operating in the southern province of Daraa, said Sunday it has formed a political office; a move aims to make more integration between military action and political representation. According to the statement, Yarmouk Army said its armed struggle...

President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that Russia would not deploy ground troops to Syria, where it has been conducting airstrikes against ISIS targets. "We are not planning on doing this (conducting a ground operation), and our Syrian friends know about this," Putin said in an interview...