(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian armed factions have thwarted an incursion by regime forces into strategic hilltops in northern Idlib region, rebel commander told Zaman al-Wasl Sunday. The regime army backed by allied militias was pushing to take the hilltops of Khatra and Mosaitef but the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Four people from the same family were killed overnight in a Russian airstrikes on a building sheltering displaced people in northern Aleppo province, local reporter said. A family of father, mother and two children lost their lives in the Russian strike on the...

United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called Friday for an immediate cessation of hostilies in Idlib, saying that the latest Syrian ceasefire had "yet again failed to protect civilians". "It is deeply distressing that civilians are still being killed on a daily basis in...

Around 350,000 Syrians, mostly women and children, have fled a renewed Russian-backed offensive in the opposition-held Idlib province since early December, and have sought shelter in border areas near Turkey, the United Nations said on Thursday. The humanitarian situation continued to...