BY DAN DE LUCE, PAUL MCLEARY ( Foreign Policy )- A U.S. air raid against Iranian-backed fighters in southern Syria last week represents a volatile new phase of the conflict that could trigger a wider confrontation between the United States and Iran — and their allies on the ground....

By Ethar Abdulhaq (Zaman Al Wasl)- On the evening of Sunday,  the regime focused its operations in the al-Waer neighborhood in the  central city Homs, announcing its control of the last rebel strongholds in the city of Homs, through a deal whose key contributor was Major-general...

A team from the international chemical weapons watchdog found exposure "to sarin or a sarin-like substance" in samples from an April 4 attack in northern Syria that killed over 90 people and now wants to visit the opposition-held town of Khan Sheikhoun, a senior U.N. official said Tuesday....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Perhaps Deir al-Zour and al-Tabaqa military airports in addition to Queires airport reveal the close connections between Assad regime and ISIS and what has been talked of a coordination that serves both parties.  Al-Tabqa airport was famous for withdrawal of major...