Daily clashes between Kurdish militants and security forces in southeast Turkey have cast doubt on whether a credible election can be held in two months' time, with the fear of violence likely to haunt campaign rallies and voting day itself. Kurds seemed to hold the keys to Turkey's...

Syria has denied reports of increased military activity by Russian troops on its soil, after Washington said it was following up on claims of ramped up support from Moscow. Speaking late Monday to Hezbollah's Al-Manar television station, Information Minister Omran Zohbi dismissed the reports as...

6 rebel factions operating in southern province of Daraa launched new battle aims to capture villages from regime army and its allied Shiite militias on the gates of the capital, a key rebel group said in statement  Tuesday . Alwyat al-Forqan group says rebels plan to take...

The U.N. special envoy for Syria warned Monday many thousands more refugees would flee to Europe if the international community cannot find a peace accord and abandons them to ISIS. "Why are people leaving? Because they have lost hope after five years of endless conflict and they see only one...