Heavy fighting resumed in Syria's Eastern Ghouta Sunday after a short period of relative calm following reports that a cease-fire had been agreed there late Friday, a war monitor and pro-government media sources said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 5 civilians killed on Sunday as regime forces stepped up aerial and ground bombing on the besieged Eastern Ghouta suburbs, local activists said. The bombardment of the rebel-held eastern enclave of Damascus continued since Saturday after  collapse of...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- ISIS has arrested tens of fighters and civilians who planned to flee the southern suburbs of Damascus to regime-held areas, sources told Zaman al-Wasl on Saturday. The extremist group launched an arrest campaign tracking members who want to flee al-Hajar al-Aswad...

Bombardment of the rebel-held eastern Ghouta area of Syria continued early Saturday, a war monitor said, after an insurgent spokesman said late on Friday that Russia had promised to try to impose a cease-fire. No ceasefire was formally announced by Russia or the Syrian government,...