Well-informed sources said on Wednesday Syrian regime army backed by Lebanese ally Hezbollah may take full control of  the besieged city of Zabadani in the few coming hours after a 50-day campaign to capture it from rebels.  Rebel sources said the fall of the city, about 45 km (30...

Turkey still faces the risk of being hit by Syrian missiles, a NATO official has told Anadolu Agency. The claim follows news that the U.S. and Germany will not renew their deployment of missile defense systems in the country. In a written statement on Monday, the NATO official -- on...

Syria's warring parties declared a 48-hour ceasefire in two frontline areas on Wednesday after unprecedented mediation from Turkey and Iran, signaling a new approach by some of the main regional backers of the opposing sides. The ceasefire halted fighting between insurgents on the...

A 48-hour ceasefire was declared on Wednesday to halt fighting between Syrian insurgents and the army and its Lebanese militant Hezbollah ally in the rebel-held town of Zabadani and two Shi'ite Muslim villages in Idlib province. The United Nations envoy for Syria said last month...