(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels took two villages from regime army on Monday in al-Ghap Plain in central Hama province, local activists told Zaman al-Wasl. Free Syrian Army (FSA) backed by Jund al-Aqsa Brigade seized control of Kharbet al-Naqus and al-Hakura villages in surprise attack. Two...

The main opposition High Negotiations Committee says it is pulling out of formal mediation citing a worsening situation in Syria. Assad's regime has been accused of more than 2,000 violations since the end of February. The latest interruption to the on-off peace talks, brokered...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Ten Islamist factions launched Monday a new battle against regime forces in the coastal Latakia province, seeking to regain ground they lost early this year. The rebel groups, in statement posted online, said they formed a command room to deter...

One person was killed and another wounded when four rockets hit the southeastern Turkish town of Kilis near the Syrian border on Monday, security sources said. Kilis, just across from an area of Syria controlled by ISIS, has been a frequent target of rocket fire in recent weeks. Separately,...