(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime army has made a sudden advance against Islamic State in the desert area west of Raqqa, a military media unit run by its ally Hezbollah said on Tuesday. Syria's vast deserts have become the main theater of war in recent weeks as rival forces race to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Lebanese army units and the intelligence directorate accompanied 50 Syrian families from the camps of the Lebanese town of Arsal on 30 civilian vehicles to the last army post on the Lebanese-Syrian border in the region's environs.  They continued to move from...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime troops and allied militias on Friday have reached the Iraqi border, near the Tanf border crossing where U.S. special forces train local rebels to fight Islamic State, a pro-regime commander said. Field sources said the U.S-led coalition had colluded with...

The United States and Russia are quietly holding talks on creating a "de-escalation zone" in southwestern Syria, Western diplomats and regional officials said, but could face fierce opposition from Iran. The Russian and U.S. special envoys for Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev and Michael Ratney,...