U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry took a proposal to boost military and intelligence cooperation against Islamic State and al Qaeda in Syria to Moscow on Thursday, despite doubts among U.S. defense and intelligence officials. Kerry was due to meet President Vladimir Putin on Thursday evening...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Moscow on Thursday to again seek deeper Russian cooperation in the war against Islamic State in Syria, but he faces strong opposition from defense and intelligence officials who argue that Washington and Moscow have diametrically opposite objectives...

Reporting by Okab Malek (Zaman al-Wasl)- Well-informed sources reported Iran sent more land troops via military transport and civil aircraft to Syria during the past few days especially on Eid days. Sources revealed arrival of 3 to 5 Boeing aircraft. Each has a capacity of transporting more...

Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime has sent more fighter jets to Qamishli airport northeastern Syria from the airports of ad Dumeir and Ash Sha’irat, military sources said. The source confirmed that the regime airplanes were sent, “as a result of the Russian...