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Can the latest attempt at a ceasefire in Syria succeed?

(The Economist)- The guns have fallen silent over southern Syria. Under a deal brokered by Russia and America, the Syrian regime and its rebel adversaries, which have fought for six bloody years, have agreed to stop killing each other in parts of the country. Since the truce came into force on...

Syrian rebels kill 15 regime troops in al-Badiya

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Jaish Osoud al-Sharqiya killed 15 regime troops in the Syrian desert, known as al-Badiya, when its artillery and Grad rockets pounded an army stronghold in Um Remam area, spokesman said Friday. Said Seif, press officer of the U.S.-backed group that operates in...

Syria regime at gates of ISIS-held town on road to east

The Syrian regime army has reached the last extremist-held town on the road to its besieged garrison in the east, a monitoring group said on Friday. Government forces are on the outskirts of Sukhneh, some 70 kilometres northeast of the famed ancient city of Palmyra, the Syrian Observatory...