The Syrian army backed by Russian air strikes has opened a major new front against Islamic State, the third big assault on the self-proclaimed caliphate this week after Iraqi forces attempted to storm a city and a Syrian militia advanced with U.S. support. The week's three big offensives are...

(Zama al-Wasl)- Russia officially began military air campaign in Syria on September 30 last year. According to experts, the Russian operations were more like training since the rebels do not have anti-aircraft weapons. Still, the rebels caused Russia, the second powerful state militarily,...

Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Homs northern countryside rebels in cooperation with rebels in southern Hama countryside repulsed Syrian regime attacks with Syrian National Defense (NDF) on Tuesday while trying to storm Kharbet al-Jame’ and Aqrab villages in west southern Hama...

Transaction by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian National Defense (NDF) militia cut Homs-Salamiye-Aleppo International road on Saturday in cooperation with some locals in al-Mushirfe pro-regime village. Zaman al-Wasl correspondent in Homs said NDF cut the road after release of a resolution...