(Zaman Al Wasl)- In a rare prisoner swap deal, al-Qaeda Syria's branch the Nusra Front and the Islamic State group have reached their own agreement of 'cessation of hostilities' in the embattled Yarmouk refugee camp south of Damascus, source told Zaman al-Wasl Thursday. The deal came after...

France and Britain called on the Syrian government and its Russian ally to immediately end attacks on Western-backed rebels, saying all sides had to fully implement a cessation of hostilities deal and allow unfettered access to besieged areas. "We ask all sides that are committing human rights...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- The U.S.-led coalition staged deadly air strikes on the ISIS-held Raqqa city on Wednesday, killing and wounding at least 70 people as the Kurdish-led forces wage major offensive on the radical group northeast the de-facto capital, local activists said. Pro-ISIS news...

Syrian rebels said on Wednesday they were under fierce government attack near the Turkish border despite a cessation of hostilities agreement and a representative cast doubt on whether U.N.-backed peace talks would go ahead on March 9 as planned. The agreement drawn up by the...