Syrian state media reported on Tuesday that Turkish forces had shelled pro-Syrian government fighters after they entered Afrin region to help ward off a Turkish attack.  Turkish state media then reported that the military had fired "warning shots" at the Syria pro-regime forces in the...

ANKARA: Turkey Tuesday released the former co-leader of the country's main pro-Kurdish party, the group said, after she was detained over her opposition to Ankara's offensive in northern Syria. Police arrested Serpil Kemalbay of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in Ankara on Feb.13,...

At least 106 civilians were killed Tuesday in relentless bombardment on besieged Eastern Ghouta suburbs, a monitor said, the second straight day the death toll topped 100 civilians. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said more than a dozen children were among the dead....

The UN has demanded an end to the targeting of civilians in Syria after a heavy bombardment killed at least 100 civilians in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, as regime forces appeared to be preparing for an imminent ground assault. The escalation came as pro-government forces were also...