Syria's opposition gathered in Istanbul on Friday to vote on whether to attend peace talks next week with President Bashar al-Assad's government, under heavy pressure from Western backers to endorse negotiations. With just five days to go, the opposition National Coalition remains...

The Syrian government, preparing for peace talks with rebels next week, handed the Russian co-sponsors of the conference a proposal on Friday for a local ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners. There was no immediate response from President Bashar al-Assad's opponents, whose very...

  Islamist rebels ambushed Assad’s army troops in Sheikh Said district of Aleppo on Thursday, leaving 20 soldiers dead, Islamic Front source told Zaman Alwasl. IF rebels also made a progress in the industrial zone of Sheikh Najjar near Aleppo city against the...

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has lost its HQ in Jarabulus city, north Aleppo,  after fierce fighting with Islamist rebels for the last few days, local sources told Zaman Alwasl. ISIL’s commander in Jarabulus (Emir) Abu Huffs al-Masri has been killed,...