(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime troops and allied militias on Friday have reached the Iraqi border, near the Tanf border crossing where U.S. special forces train local rebels to fight Islamic State, a pro-regime commander said. Field sources said the U.S-led coalition had colluded with...

The United States and Russia are quietly holding talks on creating a "de-escalation zone" in southwestern Syria, Western diplomats and regional officials said, but could face fierce opposition from Iran. The Russian and U.S. special envoys for Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev and Michael Ratney,...

The Russian military on Friday accused the U.S.-led coalition in Syria of providing safe corridors for ISIS to leave the area around its stronghold of Raqqa. Col. Gen. Sergei Surovikin, the commander of Russian forces in Syria, said ISIS made a deal earlier this month with the Kurdish forces...

Iraq's Kurds said on Friday a referendum on independence will go ahead despite warnings internationally that a vote in favor of secession could trigger conflict with Baghdad at a time when the fight against ISIS is not yet won. The Kurds have played a major role in the eight-month-old...