Syrian government troops and their allies have steadily positioned themselves in key areas on the flanks of the U.S.-led coalition battle for the Daesh’s (ISIS) self-declared capital of Raqqa. They are attempting to become an indispensable player in uprooting the militants from Syria...

A US warplane shot down an Iran-made drone operated by pro-regime forces in southern Syria early Tuesday, officials said, the second such incident in less than two weeks. The US-led coalition said in a statement that an F-15E Strike Eagle jet destroyed the Shaheed-129 drone around 12:30 am...

Russia, Iran and the United States are drawing new red lines for each other in Syria, with Moscow warning Washington on Monday it would treat any U.S.-led coalition planes in its area of operations as potential targets after the U.S. air force downed a Syrian jet. Tensions escalated on...

Reporting by Faris Rifai (Zaman Al Wasl) Ahmad al-Jassem, a young Syrian athlete, won first place in his group at the 10 Kilometer marathon in the Stockholm Athletics Championships after a tough and difficult race with more than 3,000 contestants from different Swedish cities. Al-Jassem won...