Syria's U.N. ambassador will head the government delegation to upcoming peace talks, a Syrian daily reported Tuesday, while the opposition said it would be represented by rebel negotiator Mohammad Alloush. Talks on the nearly six-year-old conflict, organised by Turkey, Russia and Iran, are...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime army has mobilized thousands of troops west of Damascus, seeking to defeat rebels in strategic Wadi Barada valley, where the capital's main water supply has been bombed out of service, sources said Tuesday. The deployment come as rebel groups decide to attend...

(Al-Monitor)- When 2016 was drawing to a close, Moscow surprisingly agreed to divide Syrian warring factions into “good” and “bad” guys and to recognize the idea of the “moderate opposition.” On Jan. 10, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the preparation of talks between...

Russia plans to improve and expand its naval and air bases in Syria, the Interfax news agency reported on Sunday, citing an unnamed source, as Moscow cements its presence in the Middle Eastern country, its only overseas military deployment. The source told Interfax that Russia will start...