The Syrian government decided Tuesday to seize assets belonging to Rami Makhlouf, a cousin of President Bashar al-Assad and one of Syria's richest men, and his wife and children, according to a government document seen by Reuters. The document, stamped May 19 and signed by the Syrian...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Russia backed by the Syrian intelligence has recruited 500 people from northeastern Qamishli city to join the Russian Wagner paramilitary group in Libya, a well-informed source told Zaman al-Wasl Tuesday. The $1500-oil-guarding contracts have been Russia’s legal...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- About 100 bodies have been exhumed from a mass graves in eastern Raqqa province, the First Response Team said Tuesday. Yaser al-Khamis, head of the local rescue group, said the corpse toll of the new mass grave in Tel Zaidan is expected to reach a...

While a ceasefire in Syria has reduced combat between rebels and government forces, mercenaries from the two sides are still fighting in Libya on behalf of their Russian and Turkish backers. Turkey supports some Syrian rebels and Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord, while...