Steady advances by insurgents on key fronts in Syria mean President Bashar al-Assad is under more military pressure than at any point in the four-year-old war. Losses in the north, east and south to groups including al Qaeda's Syrian arm and Islamic State may test Assad's hold...

At least 40 people lost their lives Wednesday in four regime barrel bomb attacks on opposition-controlled areas in Aleppo province, activists said.  Local activists said 22 people were killed, including a number of women and children in Tal Rifaat town north of Aleppo while the second...

. Southern Front rebels on Tuesday thwarted ISIS attack on al-Lajat border region with Jordan, Alweyat al-Omary group said in time supporters of the radical Islamist group claimed gains by controlling three villages east of Daraa city. Rebel sources and activists assured an ISIS bid to control...

Russia Tuesday urged a U.S.-led coalition fighting against ISIS to coordinate their air raids with the Syrian government, warning that jihadis could go "very far" if not stopped. "It is absolutely clear to me it was a mistake - still is - not to coordinate the air strikes with the activities of...