(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels thwarted an attack launched by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in the northern countryside of Aleppo on Tuesday, killing 10 fighters and destroying a tank, opposition accounts said. The YPG-led alliance of Kurdish and Arab factions made rapid advances...

 Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Arab tribes have always been a winning card for any party wanted to control the Eastern region and Aljazeera in Syria. Russia is now and after the truce of cessation of hostilities tying to obtain the trust of Arab tribes, especially they are...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A key rebel group that controls Bab al Salama border crossing with Turkey has appointed Qasem Qasem, defected police officer, as director for the crossing, sources said Sunday. The colonel, who defected the interior ministry in July 2012, was appointed by al-Shamiyeh Front...

  Syrian government forces fought their way into Palmyra on Thursday as the army backed by Russia n air cover sought to recapture the historic city from Islamic State (IS) insurgents, Syrian state TV and a monitoring group said. The Syria n army earlier this month launched a...