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Russia warns Assad not to snub Syria ceasefire plan

President Bashar al-Assad was out of step with the views of his main ally, Russia, when he said he planned to fight on until he re-established control over all of Syria, Russia's envoy to the United Nations was quoted as saying on Thursday. In the first public sign of cracks in...

Islam Army kills 3 ISIS fighters south of Damascus

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Powerful Islam Army group killed three Islamic State fighters on Wednesday in clashes took place in al-Hajar al-Aswad suburb south of Damascus, rebel commander said. Ayham al-Omar, media officer of Jaish al-Islam, said his group had thwarted the ISIS attack on its checkpoint...

Assad regime 'using toxic gas in Syria'

The Syrian government used toxic gas eight times over a five-month period in different areas of Syria, a group that monitors the conflict said Tuesday. The London-based Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said gas had been used between Aug. 1 and Dec. 31 last year, mostly in Idlib, the...