(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 36 regime army troops from the coastal city of Tartus have been killed since mid of April, activists told Zaman al-Wasl. The death toll included 1 general brigadier, 1 captain and 5 lieutenants, mostly were killed in Aleppo, Homs, Daraa and Damascus suburbs....

Fighting between Syrian rebel and government forces eased on Saturday as a Russian-led effort to shore up a ceasefire took effect, although battles continued on important frontlines near Hama and Damascus, rebels and a war monitor said. The deal to create "de-escalation" zones in the major...

Syrian regime forces and rebels clashed in the northwestern province of Hama on Friday shortly after a Russian-led deal to establish de-escalation zones took effect, a monitor and a rebel official said. Fighter jets fired at the rebel-held village of al-Zalakiyat and nearby positions in the...

A de-escalation agreement in Syria will come into force from midnight tonight but Russia's air force will continue strikes against Islamic State elsewhere in the country, Russian news agencies cited the Defence Ministry as saying on Friday....