The Israeli military says it has identified three rockets fired from Syria toward Israeli territory on Friday. The military said in a statement that one of the rockets landed inside Syria in the evening hours. There was no immediate comment from Damascus. The incident comes amid a...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that his country is ready for closer ties with its regional rival Saudi Arabia, adding that he hoped recent talks between the two sides would lead to greater stability in the region. Mohammad Javad Zarif was speaking in...

Landmines planted by the Islamic State group on Monday killed seven Syrian regime fighters in the Badia desert, a Britain-based war monitor said. At least two mines exploded as a government patrol passed through the Jabal al-Aamour area of the central Homs province, killing five...

AL-HAYJANA, Syria: Syrian farmer Mohammad Saasaani grew up grazing sheep in the vast Badia rangelands, but today they are rife with jihadists, a place too dangerous to take the herd. Like many livestock herders, Saasaani can barely afford fodder for his dwindling flock. “We’re worried...