An intense wave of Russian air strikes hit provinces of Aleppo, Hama and nearby areas in the neighboring province of Idlib on Wednesday, Reuters and activists said. Russia, a top ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, started carrying out air strikes in Syria last week saying...

Al-Qaeda's Syria branch, the Nusra Front, has engaged Tuesday in gun clashes with the rival group Nour Eddin al-Zinki in the western countryside of Aleppo, casualties reported from both warring groups, according to activists.   Zaman Al Wasl reporter in the northern province of Aleppo said...

Russian jets hit Islamic State targets in the Syrian city of Palmyra and the northern province of Aleppo, Syrian state television and a monitoring group said on Tuesday, in some of the heaviest Russian attacks on the hardline Islamist group, Reuters reported. The strikes destroyed 20...

NATO on Tuesday rejected Moscow's explanation that its warplanes violated the air space of alliance member Turkey at the weekend by mistake and said Russia was sending more ground troops to Syria and building up its naval presence. With Russia extending its air strikes to include the...