Russia Thursday denied allegations by Syrian rebels that Russian special forces or ground troops were fighting in the campaign for the rebel-held region of Idlib, the RIA news agency reported. Senior rebel commanders said Wednesday that Russia has sent special forces in recent days to fight...

Russia has sent special forces in recent days to fight alongside regime army troops struggling to make gains in a more than two month assault in northwestern Syria to seize the last opposition bastion, senior rebel commanders said. They said although Russian officers and troops had been...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- A well-informed military source revealed to Zaman al-Wasl about Hezbollah’s main base in Syria and its secret supply routes, five days after the head of the Iranian-backed militia announced cutting down his forces in the war-torn country. The border village of...

Hong Kong’s vaunted police force is facing a crisis of confidence and leadership amid the city’s worsening political tensions, according to serving and retired officers, politicians and security analysts. The force is struggling to cope amid haphazard decision-making, worsening morale...