Russia said on Sunday talks were taking place to include Aleppo in a temporary lull in fighting declared by the Syrian army in some western parts of the country, a sign of intensified efforts to halt a surge of violence in Syria's former commercial capital. The United States said stopping the...

(Zaman Al Wals)- At least five regime troops killed on Tuesday by Islamic State in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor while 50 fighters of the allied NDF militia reportedly trapped in an ISIS ambush in the al-Teim oil well.   Deir Ezzor Is Being Slaughtered Silently, local monitoring group,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces cut off the main road to rebel-held areas in northern Aleppo city, local reporter said Wednesday. Zaman al-Wasl reporter said the YPG-led units that formed by the U.S. last October, have captured the strategic Castillo road, a move...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces closed on Tuesday the main crossing of al-Waer, the last rebel-held area of Homs, a move seeks to tighten the noose on the besieged people despite a U.N.-mediated truce reached last December, residents said. Shutting the crossings came as regime tries to...