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...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 12 civilians were killed on Monday when regime tanks shelled a displaced center in the embattled Wadi Barada valley west of Damascus, local activists said. The attack on Deir Qanoun town near the Lebanese border come as the regime army and allied Hezbollah militia...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A regime-formed spy cell managed to penetrate into rebels ranks in liberated areas, especially in Idlib province, according to leaked audio recordings obtained by Zaman al-Wasl. The tapes showed voice messages that were sent by agents to Syrian security centers in Damascus....

The Syrian regime army and allied militia clashed with rebels in Wadi Barada near Damascus on Sunday, threatening to disrupt planned repair works to a pumping station that supplies most of the capital's water, a war monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the army and the...