U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday left open the possibility of longer-term assistance to Kurdish YPG militia in Syria, saying the U.S. may need to supply them weapons and equipment even after the capture of Raqqa from Daesh (ISIS). NATO ally Turkey, which views the YPG as a...

The White House warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday that he and his military would "pay a heavy price" if it conducted a chemical weapons attack and said the United States had reason to believe such preparations were underway. The White House said in a statement released late...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Liwa al-Quds, pro-regime militia fighting the Islamic State in the Syrian desert, has mourned 17 militants killed in clashes with the radical group northeast of ancient city of Palmyra, according to statement posted on Tuesday. The Iran-backed militia...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- With the signing of the Truce Agreement at the beginning of last month and the absence of bombing on Idlib, Eid looks different this year in Idlib. Idlib's people have been able to prepare for the Eid holiday with greater comfort in stark contrast to previous Eid al-Fitr...

An eight-year-old Syrian girl who drew global attention with her Twitter updates from besieged Aleppo was on Monday named one of the most influential people on the internet by Time Magazine. Other people on this year's list included British author J.K. Rowling, pop singer Rihanna, celebrity...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The number of displaced persons in the Qana refugee camp in the southern countryside of al-Hasakah has risen to 1,200 with tens of families continuing to arrive via Markada from Islamic State controlled areas in Deir Ez Zor province. Zaman al-Wasl’s reporter in the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Dozens of civilians were killed and wounded during Russian and the Global Coalition airstrikes on the cities and countryside of Deir Ez Zor, al-Raqqah, and al-Hasakah which are all areas excluded from the de-escalation of tension areas agreed upon between Russia, Turkey and...

US-backed fighters have seized a quarter of Syria's Raqqa from Daesh (ISIS), a monitor said Monday, less than three weeks after they first entered the northern city. Arab and Kurdish militiamen from the Syrian Democratic Forces smashed into the militants main Syrian bastion on June 6 after a...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The commander of regime army in the Syrian desert was killed on Sunday by the Islamic State as heavy clashes still taking place despite Eid al-Fiter, First Muslim Eid holiday, regime news feeds said. M.General Fuad Khaddour killed in al-Arak area near Palmyra desert,...

A U.S.-backed Syrian coalition of Kurdish and Arab groups advanced against Islamic State in the jihadists' Syrian capital of Raqqa on Sunday, taking the al-Qadisia district, they said. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) began its assault on Raqqa earlier this month after a long campaign...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- After delivering prayers for Eid al-Fitr holiday, Syrian Muslims who celebrate the end of the holy month of Ramadan, head the cemeteries to pay respect and gratitude to their beloved ones, especially for whom have been killed by the Syrian regime in the 6-year-old war that...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Five rebel groups, hardline Islamist factions, launched an assault had launched on army positions near Baath City in Quneitra province near the Israel-Occupied Golan Hights, local activists said. Hayat Tahrir al Sham along with Liwa al Sabtian, Jabhat al Thuwar, Jaish al...

(The Independent)- Donald Trump’s government has not held an iftar dinner for the end of Ramadan, breaking a Muslim tradition held at the White House for more than two centuries. The iftar dinner occurs at sunset at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islam lunar...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Four Syrian regime troops, including three officers, have been killed on Saturday in a surprise attack by rebels on an army bastion in northern  countryside of Homs, local reporter said. The attack on Border Guards barrack near al-Dar a-Kabeera town also left 7 troops...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad delivered prayers for Islam's Eid al-Fitr holiday in Hama on Sunday, the furthest he has traveled inside Syria in years, showing his growing confidence. State television broadcast footage of Assad standing to pray in a large mosque in Hama behind its...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces have been mobilizing troops to overrun the central prison in Hama as prisoners continue their second revolt within a year against jail conditions and harsh sentences, inmates told Zaman al-Wasl on Saturday.   The regime troops keep surrounding the...

A civil council expected to rule Raqqa once Islamic State is dislodged from the Syrian city pardoned 83 of the jihadist group's low-ranking militants on Saturday, a goodwill gesture designed to promote stability. The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have gained significant...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Iran recruited mercenaries from Salvador to defend the Syrian regime two years ago, such a move highlights the proxy war taking place in Syria where thousands of militants fight alongside the both warring parties in Syria, Bolivian journalist told Zaman al-Wasl....

Israel said on Saturday it had targeted Syrian military installations after shells landed in the occupied Golan Height but a Syrian military source said the Israeli strikes killed some civilians.  Rebels including hardline Islamist factions fought the Syrian army on Saturday in Quneitra...

BY MARWAN HISHAM- ( Foreign Policy )- In January 2016, I left behind my home in Raqqa, unable to live any longer under the rule of the Islamic State. I dreamed of returning when the city was liberated from the terrorist group. Now that dream seems on the verge of realization. Instead of...