Syrian rebels have killed 10 Syrian regime soldiers in a counterattack on their post in the embattled town of Zabadani near the Lebanese border, activists said Sunday. In retaliation regime army has extended fierce bombardment on Zabadani town, about 45 km (30 miles) northwest of the capital...

Two explosions rocked the predominantly-Druze city of Swaida in southern Syria on Friday, leaving at least 26 people killed, activists and state-run TV reported. The first blast took place at the Daher al-Jabal area in Swiada, in which four people were killed and 11 others wounded, said...

  Aleppo's Sharia Court, the higher judiciary body in rebel-held areas in the northern city, said on Monday all commercial and financial transactions will be in Turkish Lira instead of Syrian Pound by September 5, a move may undermine the value of Syrian (Lira) and to record a new setback...

The hardline Islamic State group has destroyed part of an ancient temple in Syria's Palmyra city, a group monitoring the conflict said on Sunday. The militants targeted the Temple of Bel, a Roman-era structure in the central desert city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. It...