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Airstrike in Syria kills 8 Islamist militants

An air raid has struck several cars in northwestern Syria, killing at least eight people, including Al-Qaeda-linked fighters and a senior commander with a Chinese Islamist militant faction, an activist group and a local jihadi commander said Monday. The attack occurred late Sunday on a road...

Syria regime presses fight near Damascus despite truce

Syrian regime army advanced Monday as it battles to capture a rebel region that is key to the capital's water supply, launching strikes and artillery fire threatening a fragile nationwide truce. The cease-fire brokered by regime ally Russia and Turkey, which backs the opposition, is now...

Syrian regime blames power cuts on militants

Syria's state news agency says al-Qaeda militants have knocked out electricity towers near the capital, causing power cuts in a southern province. SANA said Monday that fighters from the Fatah al-Sham Front bombed three towers southwest of Damascus, causing electricity cuts in the Quneitra...