(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime warplanes pounded rebel bastions in the eastern Qalamoun region overnight, killing 4 fighters, activists and residents told Zaman al-Wasl. Activists Wessam Abdulnour said the strikes targeted Jaish al-Islam and Ahmed al-Abdo Battalions. The regime...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Al Badia Cement factory at the eastern edge of embattled Ghouta suburbs has turned into a regime’s major arsenal, local activists and rebels said. The civil utility in the industrial zone of al-Dumayr town 60 km (40 miles east of Damascus) has become a base for...

: The United States and Russia are again clashing over an expert body to determine responsibility for chemical weapons attacks in Syria, with Washington circulating a new draft U.N. resolution and Moscow moving toward a vote on its own proposal. The U.S. and Russia have been lashing out at...

Syrian regime forces aim to advance into the eastern Ghouta region one "bite" at a time, a pro-government commander said Friday, as a war monitor said the army had seized new ground from rebels. In one of the deadliest offensives of the war, government air strikes and bombardment have...