(Al-Monitor)- When 2016 was drawing to a close, Moscow surprisingly agreed to divide Syrian warring factions into “good” and “bad” guys and to recognize the idea of the “moderate opposition.” On Jan. 10, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the preparation of talks between...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime air strikes killed 7 people in the besieged northern countryside of central Homs province in a new violation for the nationwide ceasefire, local reporter said Monday. The regime warplanes hit the towns of Talbiseh  and villages of Ezzieddin, Deir Foul and...

Islamic State has launched its fiercest assault in a year against a besieged Syrian regime enclave in the city of Deir al-Zor, trying to cut it off from a nearby military air base in a battle that has killed dozens. A regime military source said the fighting was intense. "This attack is one of...

An explosion in Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbakir wounded three people on Monday, security sources said, although it was not immediately clear what caused the blast. The sources said the explosion happened near a university in the city, the biggest in the mainly Kurdish southeast....