Syrian government forces have recaptured all towns and villages in the Wadi Barada valley near Damascus, the Syrian military said on Sunday, in another blow to rebels who have fought for years to unseat President Bashar al-Assad. "Units of our armed forces, together with ... allied forces...

 Iran summoned Switzerland's ambassador, who represents Washington's interests in Tehran, to protest President Donald Trump's visa ban on Iranians, the foreign ministry said. Swiss ambassador Giulio Haas was "handed a letter of protest on the recent executive order by the US President...

Syrian regime forces entered the village of Ain al-Fija near Damascus Saturday and took control from rebels of a spring and pumping station that supply most of the capital's water, a military media unit run by Lebanese group Hezbollah said. A monitoring group said the Syrian army had...

Two Iraqi soldiers were killed when a suicide bombing struck a security checkpoint in the western city of Fallujah on Saturday, according to a local police officer.  A bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle at the checkpoint in the city’s western entrance, police officer Ahmed...