(Zaman Al Wasl)- The U.S.-backed Syrian forces pressed new advances against Daesh in Deir Ezzor province, on Sunday, activists said. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by the U.S. and French artillery have seized strategic hilltop near al-Hajeen town, the key stronghold of...

A war monitor said buses evacuated Islamic State fighters from an enclave south of Damascus on Sunday in a withdrawal deal, though state media denied the report and said the Syrian army was fighting to finish off the insurgents. The recovery of the enclave south of Damascus will mark...

France on Friday imposed a six-month asset freeze on several international companies allegedly linked to a chemical weapons programme in Syria, as ministers meeting in Paris vowed that governments that gas their own people would not go unpunished. The asset freezes came as officials...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 34 troops from coastal Latakia province have been killed in the last two weeks by Daesh and former al-Qaeda group in the southern neighborhoods of Damascus, pro-regime news feeds said. The militant groups showed fierce resistance as death toll among...