The United Nations invited Syria's government and opposition to peace talks in Geneva on Friday, but Saudi-backed opponents of President Bashar al-Assad have yet to decide whether to drop their objections to taking part. The U.N. Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura,...

The Syrian opposition council hoping to oust President Bashar Assad from power signaled on Tuesday it might accept an invitation to peace talks in Geneva but said a final decision would only be made on Wednesday. "There is consensus in the High Committee on being positive in our decision (to...

At least 22 people were killed in an ISIS double suicide bomb attack at an army checkpoint in the central Syrian city of Homs Tuesday, AFP reported. In a breaking news alert, state television said 100 people had also been injured in the blasts in the Zara neighborhood of the city, which has...

The Syrian regime army on Monday recaptured from insurgents a strategic town in the southern province of Daraa after fierce fighting, securing its supply routes from the capital to the south, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the fighting is...