A tentative deal has been reached to end a strike in a Syrian prison by nearly 800 mostly political detainees that would eventually lead to the pardon and release of those held without charges, rights groups and activists in touch with inmates said on Monday. They said the deal brokered late on...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Fighting between Islamic State fighters and regiem forces continued for the third day near al-Shaer gas field east of Homs city, as the radical group's accounts reprted killing of 30 regime troops, sources said. The clashes that erupted on Sunday to capture al-Shaer gas field...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Top Syrian military commander in eastern Homs province has been killed in clashes with the Islamic State on Tuesday, local activists said. Brigadier General Qusai ABdul karim Ibrahim, one of the most notorious officers, was killed in a mortar shell targeted his checkpoint...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Senior leader of pro-regime Syrian National Defense (NDF) was killed in ambiguous circumstances near Damascus, source said Thursday. Fida Nazmi Budur, 33, was NDF leader of Syria's southern region where he gains notorious fame over looting and robbery. Nazmi's body was buried...