Syrian army troops and their allies, backed by Russia n jets, launched an attack on rebel-held towns north of the city of Homs on Thursday, Reuters and local activists said. The Russian air strikes hit targets around the town of Talbiseh and the villages of Teir Malla, Dar...

(Reporting by Mohamed Al Hussein; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) The Democratic Union Party (PYD) has since the beginning of the Syrian revolution denied coordination with the Syrian regime in fighting the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and other opposition factions, then the Islamic State (ISIS). It...

Insurgents in Syria are deploying more men and weapons, including significant quantities of anti-tank missiles, to resist ground attacks by the Syrian army and its allies, backed by Russian air strikes, rebels and a monitoring group said on Tuesday. With help from Lebanon's...

The U.N. refugee agency chief questioned on Monday the European Union's strategy of building more camps in Turkey to stem the flow of refugees into Europe, saying it would be more effective if host countries allowed refugees to work. The EU has pledged at least 1 billion euros...