Syria's main opposition stuck by its demand Thursday that President Bashar Assad play no role in an interim period under any U.N.-sponsored peace deal, despite speculation it could soften its stance because of Assad's battlefield strength. "The participants stressed that this [the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces and allied militias have taken control of al-Quriya town, one of last ISIS strongholds in eastern Syria, local sources said Thursday. Three women and a child girl were killed in the aerial bombing on the town east of al-Mayadeen city. ISIS fighters...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces backed by Russian jets have have intensified bombing on Eastern Ghouta suburbs in a major campaign killed more than 90 people and deepened the suffering of 400,000 blockaded people, local activists said on Thursday. The bombardment left 11 people...

Children face severe malnutrition, while the Syrian government continues to bomb the enclave in defiance of a July 'de-escalation' agreement The rebel-held enclave of East Ghouta in Syria is facing a critical humanitarian crisis, the UN and local activists say, as...