Syrian regime forces seized a dozen villages and small towns Sunday as they pressed an offensive in the country's northwest against the last major rebel bastion, a war monitor said. Backed by Russian air strikes, government forces have kept up the assault on the Idlib region and areas...

The government in war-devastated Syria decided Sunday that all property and car sales must be conducted through banks, in an apparent bid to revive the banking sector and fight tax evasion. Under the directive, which came into immediate effect, buyers and sellers must use bank accounts for...

The old airline tags on the five suitcases by the front door hint at a family holiday. But Muzna is not packing for a fortnight away; she is fleeing Syrian and Russian fighter jets. Bombs exploding in nearby Idlib city have convinced the 32-year-old mother of two that she needs to move —...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Turkish-backed armed factions thwarted multiple incursion attempts by regime forces in the western region of Aleppo province, killing at least 17 troops, rebel sources told Zaman al-Wasl on Sunday.  Four attacks launched by the Russian-led forces since Sunday on...

(Eqtsad)- It has been a habit of shepherds and hunting enthusiasts to kill wild porcupines in Syria, whether for meat or for medicinal properties in treating illnesses like arthritis, according to the hunters. Geographically, the wild porcupine species is spread all along the Arabian...

A Turkish delegation will travel to Russia on Monday to discuss the situation in northern Idlib province amid mounting fears of a humanitarian disaster there, Turkey's foreign minister said. Hundreds of thousands of civilians in Idlib province are scrambling to escape a widening,...

Russia has carried out airstrikes in northwestern Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone, killing at least four civilians, a Syrian civil defense group announced Saturday.    The Syrian opposition aircraft observatory said the Russian jets targeted rural areas near the western Aleppo...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Saturday discussed with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump ways to end the crisis in Idlib, Syria's last major rebel bastion, and condemned Damascus' attacks there, the Turkish presidency said. "Stressing that the regime's most recent attacks are...

Syrian regime troops began clearing barricades from the main highway between Damascus and Aleppo on Saturday after recovering full control of the road in a Russian-backed offensive, Syrian state-run media reported. It marks a major gain for President Bashar al-Assad, as reopening the M5...

Turkish security forces have destroyed 903 mines and 1,720 improvised explosives in areas under its latest anti-terror operation in northern Syria, the country's National Defense Ministry said on Saturday. On Oct. 9, Turkey launched Operation Peace Spring to eliminate terrorists from...

Turkey on Saturday hit back at Russian accusations of failing to honour a 2018 deal by insisting it carried out its responsibilities in Idlib, Syria's last major rebel bastion. "Observation posts were set up and the regime had to stay outside of this area. Russia and Iran were to ensure the...

A military offensive on an opposition-controlled region of northwestern Syria has created one of the worst catastrophes for civilians in the country's long-running war, sending hundreds of thousands of people fleeing, many of them sleeping in open fields and under trees in freezing...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said 167 Syrian citizens, including 77 children, have died due to the cold in Syria since March 2011, appealing for relief for nearly 800,000 recently forcibly displaced persons due to the ongoing Russian-led regime offensive...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A regime helicopter was shot down and its crew killed Friday in Syria's northwest, such an escalation sparks Bashar al-Assad's fears as rebels have downed the second helicopter in three days in northwestern Syria. Videos posted online show a helicopter spiraling...

Yemen's Huthi rebels have dropped a threat to impose a tax on aid, a UN official told AFP Friday, in a significant step towards resolving a crisis that has jeopardised the world's biggest humanitarian operation. United Nations leaders and aid groups held crunch talks in Brussels on...

Turkey on Thursday threatened to use force against “radicals” in Syria’s Idlib province after Russia accused Ankara of failing to “neutralise” jihadist groups under a 2018 deal. “Force will be used in Idlib against those who do not abide by the ceasefire, including the radicals,”...

A total of 63 Syrian  regime troops have been 'neutralized' in northern Idlib province, Turkey's National Defense Ministry said on Friday. "According to the latest information received from various sources in Idlib region, 63 Bashar al-Assad regime elements have been neutralized",...

Israeli strikes on Damascus airport killed seven fighters, a war monitor said Friday, the latest in a string of attacks targeting Iran's military presence in Syria. Syrian state media said only that its air defences intercepted missiles over the capital overnight while Israel did not...

Syria’s air defences engaged “hostile targets” over the capital of Damascus, state-run media said late Thursday. Residents reported loud explosions that rocked the city shortly before midnight. State news agency SANA quoted reports saying Syrian air defences intercepted a number of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Pro-Iran Fatemiyoun militia has sent 200 militants to northern Syrian to fight along with Bashar al-Assad's forces in the last major rebel bastion, Badiya 24 news site said Thursday. Liwa Fatemiyoun operates in the Syrian Desert east of Homs city and near oil-rich areas...