Fighting between Islamic State and the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front spread from Syria into Lebanon's northern Bekaa Valley region on Monday, a security source and the state news agency said. Eighteen Nusra Front members were killed and six were taken prisoner during the clashes,...

Syrian government forces backed by Russian air strikes battled Islamic State insurgents around Palmyra on Monday, trying to extend their gains after taking back control of a city whose ancient temples were dynamited by the ultra-radical militants. The loss of Palmyra on Sunday...

  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday congratulated Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for retaking the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. "In a telephone conversation with Syrian president, Putin congratulated his counterpart on the liberation of the city of Palmyra from terrorists and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Iran has supplied the Syrian air force with tires for its Sukhoi 22 fleet,  after the Russian robust fighter bombers have been out of service in Syria and not any more available in Russia, military source told Zaman al-Wasl The Iranian shipment was delivered this month to...