(Zaman Al Wasl)- Seven local councils in the Eastern Ghouta called on Jaish al-Islam to end its offensive in the embattled suburbs and to end the fighting with rival groups, saying the main loser will be civilians and nothing else, according to statement issued Tuesday. The civil councils...

Two Israeli air strikes against Hezbollah targets in Syria in recent weeks seem to mark a more openly assertive stance toward the group after years of shadow boxing, requiring careful calibration to avoid escalation into a war that neither wants. For most of the six-year-long conflict in...

( New York Times )- Last month’s chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held Syrian town may have caught the world’s — and President Trump’s — attention, but it was not the only recent suspected use of a nerve agent by Syrian government forces. On three other occasions in the months...

Expanding the number of countries involved in Russian-backed peace talks for Syria could offer a chance to jumpstart negotiations on a political solution, Germany's top official for Russia policy said in an interview published on Tuesday. Gernot Erler suggested that German Chancellor Angela...