Preliminary analysis by the world’s chemical weapons watchdog found chlorine was used in an attack in Douma, Syria, in April that killed dozens of civilians and prompted air strikes by Britain, France and the United States, it said Friday.  The Organization for the Prohibition of...

Syrian regime forces in south Syria have advanced along the Jordanian border, seizing a string of villages, and will soon reach the strategic Nasib border crossing, a pro-Assad commander said Friday. The army and allies in Daraa province arrived at the frontier on Thursday and "within a...

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said no less than 4,082 arrest cases were recorded in the first , half of 2018, including 667 cases in June by regime forces and armed groups, according to the watchdog's July report .   The report notes that arbitrary arrests have been...

Jordan's mediation has succeeded in getting Syrian rebel negotiators back to the table with Russian officers over a final deal that ends the fighting and brings state control over Daraa province, a Syrian opposition spokesman said. Ibrahim al Jabawi said the two sides were expected to...