A ceasefire between the warring sides in a Syrian town and two villages has been extended until Sunday, sources on both sides said on Friday. The ceasefire between rebels on one hand and the Syrian army and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah on the other began on Wednesday. It halted fighting...

It may be paradise for tourists, but Syrian refugees on Kos are desperate to leave the island and start new lives further north after waiting in hellish conditions to get registered. "The road ahead is still long for me. I leave tomorrow. First I will go to Macedonia, then...

Syria's main opposition group Thursday insisted President Bashar Assad must go as it rejected calls to join forces against ISIS jihadis ahead of a meeting with Russia's foreign minister. The head of Syria's National Coalition Khaled Khoja is in Moscow for talks with top diplomat Sergei Lavrov...

U.S.-led forces conducted 12 airstrikes against ISIS in Syria on Wednesday and also targeted the group with 12 strikes in Iraq, the U.S. military said Thursday. Strikes in Syria were concentrated near Hassakeh, where five hit tactical units and destroyed fighting positions and a vehicle, the...