(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 40 fighters from Failaq al-Rahman, key rebel group fighting regime forces in Eastern Ghouta suburbs, have been arrested by powerful Jaish al-Islam militia after storming their bastion near the capital, spokesman said.   Wael Alwan, spokesman for Failaq...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- An aid convoy of food and medical supplies has reached the besieged town of Douma in Eastern Ghouta suburbs on Thursday as a part of the de-escalation deal brokered by Russia two weeks ago, Local Coordination Committees said.   Along with the Syrian Arab Red...

The United Nations hopes for "serious negotiation" between the government and a still-to-be-formed unified Syrian opposition in October or November this year, the U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday. "Regarding the [Syrian] government, we are counting very much on Russia,...

Syria's war has entered a new phase as President Bashar al-Assad extends his grip in areas being captured from Islamic State, using firepower freed by Russian-backed truces in western Syria. Backed by Russia and Iran, the government hopes to steal a march on U.S.-backed militias in the...