(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syria's chief opposition coordinator will not meet with regime representatives in the planned peace talks in Kazakhstan over a Russian attempt to make a political gains along with capture of eastern Aleppo, sources told Zaman al-Wasl Friday. Riad Hijab said on Monday that...

(The wall Street Journal)- Russian special-operations forces have played a pivotal part in the Syrian ground offensive to retake Aleppo, a role shielded by secrecy about their operations there. In the wake of Russia’s punishing aerial bombardment, Russian special forces have been operating...

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged Syrian parties to resume the evacuation of civilians from Aleppo after operations were suspended in the battered city. "Aleppo is now a synonym for hell," Ban said in his final news conference before he steps down as U.N. chief on Dec. 31....

Syrian regime claimed that a seven-year-old girl carrying a belt of explosives had rocked a police station in southeast Damascus on Friday, such a claim has been condemned by activists and opposition.  The explosion in the bustling Midan neighborhood of the Syrian capital wounded three...