Turkey has summoned Russia's ambassador to Ankara over the recent bombing of Turkmen villages in Syria, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Friday. Syrian regime forces backed by Russian air forces launched a ground offensive on the predominantly Turkmen villages in Bayir Bucak area in...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 25 people on Thursday have been killed and dozens wounded in barrel bomb attacks on rebel-held town in southern province of Daraa, activists said. The aerial attacks that killed 25 farmers had targeted the main olive mill in Sheikh Miskeen town in Daraa. The United...

ISIS is aggressively pursuing development of chemical weapons, setting up a branch dedicated to research and experiments with the help of scientists from Iraq, Syria and elsewhere in the region, according to Iraqi and U.S. intelligence officials. Their quest raises an alarming scenario for the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A powerful Syrian insurgent group said on Thursday it was studying a local ceasefire proposal tabled by an international mediator aimed at halting fighting near Damascus. Islam Alloush, spokesman for the Jaish al-Islam group, or Islam Army,  told Reuters the ceasefire...