Syrian regime is calling on refugees to return, saying it has successfully cleared large areas of "terrorists." Tuesday's appeal reflects the regime's growing confidence after more than seven years of war. Syrian regime forces, with crucial support from Russia and Iran, recently retook...

Jordan will hold talks with Russia this week over a ceasefire in southwestern Syria and alleviating the humanitarian situation there, the Jordanian foreign minister said on Monday. Ayman Safadi, speaking in Amman, said he would travel on Tuesday to Moscow to meet his Russian counterpart...

A military media unit run by the Syrian regime's ally Hezbollah reported on Sunday that rebels in Bosra al-Sham in southern Daraa province had agreed to settle with the regime. The rebels had started handing over heavy weapons in preparation for the army to enter, it reported....

Syrian rebels and local officials pursued talks with regime ally Russia Sunday over the fate of a key southern region facing a government offensive, a Britain-based activist group said. The Jordan-backed talks came as a tentative calm reigned over most fronts in the southern province of...