Turkey's army chief signaled no let up in a Syria offensive Washington has criticized for targeting U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters as well as jihadists, and said its successes showed last month's failed coup had not dented the military's power. Turkish-backed forces began the offensive...

 Russia's politically-sensitive and ultimately fruitless decision to launch bombing missions on Syria from Iranian soil has exposed the limits to its air power, leaving Moscow in need of a new strategy to advance its aims. People familiar with Russia's military said Moscow opted...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian Resistance on Monday seized key town in the central Hama province after major attack on an array of regime-held towns, local activists said. Helfaya town, 17 km (11miles) north of Hama, and three more villages and ten checkpoints fell to rebels control in the northern...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A 48-hour truce entered into effect in the besieged Al-Waer neighborhood in the city of Homs on Monday, a day after fierce aerial bombing killed 7 civilians and wounded dozens, residents told Zaman al-Wasl. The truce followed two days of air raids, the first such strikes since...