The Syrian regime took control of a town northeast of Damascus Thursday after rebels evacuated to north Syria the latest in a string of handovers by rebels to the regime. Residents in the town of Dumayr welcomed security forces into their town in a triumphant show for the cameras of the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime warplanes carried out four raids on the eastern countryside of Daraa province, in a new violation for the US-Russian brokered de-escalation agreement, local activists said Thursday. Daraa-based activist Dia'a al-Hariri told Zaman al-Wasl that no casualties...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Senior Daesh commanders have fled southern suburbs of Damascus as regime forces shelled their last pockets in the capital, preparing the ground for a possible assault on the militant stronghold, well-informed sources said Thursday. Abu Naser al-Janadi, one of...

  Around 500 Syrian refugees left southern Lebanon on Wednesday under an agreement between authorities in Beirut and Damascus that provides for their return to their home country, AFP's correspondent said. The UN's refugee agency said it was aware of the returns but was not...