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'US trying to block Turkey moving east of Euphrates'

The U.S. is trying to head off a possible Turkish operation east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria by placing observation posts in the area, said an independent Turkish parliamentarian on Monday. "The main aim of the [U.S.] move is to block Turkey's possible operation in the...

Russia strikes Syrian rebels over alleged gas attack

Russian warplanes attacked rebel-held areas in northern Syria for the first time in weeks Sunday, as Syrian officials said more than 100 people were treated at hospitals for a suspected poison gas attack in the northern city of Aleppo that Damascus and Moscow blamed on rebels. The...

Syrian regime shelling kills nine in Idlib: Observatory

Syrian regime shelling killed seven children and two women on Saturday in northern rebel-held Idlib province, where Russia and Turkey agreed on a buffer zone, a monitoring group said. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said shells hit Jarjanaz village which lies on the...