(Time)- Russia announced a major new air offensive in Syria on Tuesday as opposition activists on the ground reported that the first airstrikes in nearly a month struck the besieged, rebel-held parts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. According to activists, between four and 10 people...

Food production in Syria has dropped to an all-time low as the country enters a sixth winter of war, U.N. agencies said on Tuesday. The study by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) said many farmers have been forced to abandon their crops due to...

Turkey-backed rebels are nearing the Syrian city of al-Bab and the area will be cleared of ISIS militants soon, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Tuesday. Yildirim made the comment to members of his ruling AK Party in parliament in a speech shown live on state broadcaster TRT...

(Zaman al-Wasl)- Aleppo general military leader Abu Basheer Maara said to Zaman al-Wasl, “the new council’s mission is to unify military efforts to confront Assad gangs and its supporting militias as well as support our besiged population in besige hard conditions,” pointing out that the...