An Iraqi interior ministry official said Daesh’s (ISIS) head Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is alive and being treated at a field hospital in Syria after being wounded in an air strike. "We have irrefutable information and documents from sources within the terrorist organization that al-Baghdadi...

The European Union's executive Monday said the warring Syrian parties and their regional allies should show restraint to avoid a further spiral of violence in the region. In the most serious confrontations yet between Israel and Iranian-backed forces in Syria, an anti-aircraft fire...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Daesh (Islamic State) fighters took a village from rebels in northern Idlib province on Monday after heavy clashes began three days ago, local activists said. The ISIS advance in the southern countryside of Idlib followed a coordiantion between the radical group and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 5 civilians, including family members, were killed early Monday as regime forces renew its heavy aerial bombing on the embattled eastern enclave of Damascus, rescuing group and local activists said. The strikes pounded the towns of Douma, Irbin, Harasta, Saqba,...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- A study prepared by former Syrian officers who were part of one of the Hezbollah training teams due to military mission by the regime army. These officers provide details about the unmanned airplanes and the types that Hezbollah uses in its operations....

Turkey's military announced the death of another soldier in its operation against a syrian Kurdish militia in northern Syria, Sunday. Sunday's announcement brings to 31 the number of Turkish soldiers killed since the operation against the Syrian Kurdish militia started on Jan. 20 with...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- US-backed forces launched new attack on Daesh (ISIS) in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor province, pushing to isolate the radical group in a territory located near the Iraq border, source told Zaman al-Wasl on Sunday. The Syrian Democratic Forces backed by the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Once again, the Iranians have resumed highlighting their pivotal role in Syria and reminding all that they prevented the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.  The news this time comes from a different outlet as an official in the Diagnostic Regime Service in Iran, the...

Six civilians have been killed in fresh regime airstrikes in the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta, according to a local civil defense official on Sunday. The attacks targeted several towns in the suburb, the official said on condition of anonymity due to security concerns. Two...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for an immediate de-escalation in Syria after Israel carried out raids inside the war-torn country. Guterres is “following closely the alarming military escalation throughout Syria and the dangerous spillover across...

After decades of spending on infrastructure to develop poorer parts of Europe, the European Union must invest in migrants to avert a "nuclear bomb" of civil unrest, a top EU official said. Armed with a war chest of 350 billion euros ($428 billion) to spend by 2020 on its so-called...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Well-informed sources said no opposition figures are interested to lead the National Coalition, once Syria's key opposition group and the only legitimate representative of the Syrian people. As Riad Seif, the head of SNC and the prominent dissident, is due to leave to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A military expert said the Iranian drone ( RQ-170)  that shot down by Israel on Saturday was a typical design of the American drones. Iranians used the reverse engineering based on the American ghost plane bearing the same name, manufactured by...

Israel's Minister of Intelligence Israel Katz said Sunday that by striking key Iranian sites in Syria, Israel sent a clear message to Iran that it would not tolerate an Iranian military foothold on its doorstep and would act decisively to counter any further provocations. The wave of...

The United States fully supports Israel's right to defend itself against threats, a Pentagon spokesman said after Israel said it struck 12 Iranian and Syrian targets in Syria, including Syrian air defense systems. "The [U.S.] Department of Defense did not participate in this military...

(Zaman Al Wasl) There is talk among Syrians about an Iranian air base being established in Syria to ensure Tehran’s strategic interests in Syria in the future but the reports conflict regarding the name of the base.  Zaman al-Wasl obtained information about the Iranian military...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Israeli airstrikes on Iranian sites in Syria following the crash of its F-16 fighter jet have drawn to surface the mounting influence of the key regional power. Figures revealed the Iranian opposition and leaked documents issued by the regime army show that at...

Russia on Saturday called for "restraint" from all parties in Syria and said it considered risking the lives of Russian soldiers "absolutely unacceptable" following large-scale Israeli air strikes inside Syria. "We strongly call on all sides involved to show restraint and avoid all acts...

A car bombing killed at least seven civilians and injured 30 others in northwestern Idlib province on Saturday, according to the White Helmets civil defense agency. The bombing struck “Time Plaza” area in the province, White Helmets chief in Idlib Mustafa Haj Yusuf told Anadolu Agency....

At least 35 undocumented migrants were held in northwestern Turkey on Saturday, according to security sources. In the northwestern Canakkale province, coast guard units apprehended 10 undocumented migrants on an inflatable boat off the coast of Assos Kadirga Bay in the Ayvacik district....