(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,...

By Samantha Schmidt ( The Washington Post )- For a few fleeting moments, scores of people worldwide knew the face and name of the young Syrian boy in the ambulance. They saw the gut-wrenching scene in Aleppo last August captured in a photograph and video that quickly circulated on...

A military alliance fighting in support of President Bashar al-Assad threatened on Wednesday to hit U.S. positions in Syria, warning its "self-restraint" over U.S. air strikes would end if Washington crossed "red lines". The threat marks an escalation of tensions between the United States...