Iran and Iraq signed an agreement on Sunday to step up military cooperation and the fight against "terrorism and extremism," Iranian media reported, an accord which is likely to raise concerns in Washington. Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan and his Iraqi counterpart Erfan al-Hiyali...

Syrian regime forces and their allies have recaptured territory from Daesh (ISIS) southeast of its stronghold Raqqa after air strikes in the area, a pro-Damascus military media unit and war monitors reported. The advances towards the provincial boundary between Raqqa and Deir al-Zor...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime warplanes on Sunday carried out six raids on Eastern Ghouta suburbs, less than 24 hours since regime has declared cessation of hostilities near the capital, local reporter said. The strikes have targeted towns of Douma, Eiyn Tarma, al-Rihan and Jisreen. No...

 The Syrian military declared a cessation of hostilities on Saturday in the rebel-controlled Eastern Ghouta region near the capital, state television reported. Eastern Ghouta, stretching from eastern to northeastern suburbs of Damascus, has long been under opposition control in the...