(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime plans to dissolve two powerful intelligence departments, a move seeks to give immunity to members involved in war crimes as well as before Russia and U.S. agree on Bashar al-Assad destiny, well-informed sources told Zaman Al Wasl. Sources said al-Assad has plans...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A senior rebel commander in southern Damascus suburbs called on rebel groups to defend Yarmouk refugee camp from an imminent fall to favor of the Islamic State. Abu Nafe'e al-Dimashq, commander of Duha al-Islam Brigade, said on Saturday that all rebel factions operating in...

(Middle East Eye)- Last September, Israeli and Russian media reported a deal between the Russian aerospace company Oboronprom and Israeli Aerospace Industries for the sale of 10 IAI Searcher drones to Russia. Since the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia, in which Russia lost more manned...

A total of 135 people were killed in the first week of a partial truce in Syria in areas covered by the deal, a monitoring group said on Saturday, highlighting its fragile nature just days before the United Nations attempts to reconvene peace talks. U.N. envoy Staffan de...