Assad’s planes Thursday renewed raids on the embattled city of Yabrud, the last rebel stronghold in the Qalamoun region near the border with Lebanon. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for human Rights reported eight air raids on the area, which regime troops are...

At least five people were killed and more than 20 wounded on Thursday in a bomb blast near a security headquarters in central Syria's city of Hama, a monitor said. "A truck packed with explosives detonated... near a branch of the military intelligence, killing at least five people and...

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has expressed his "solidarity" with Russian President Vladimir Putin's position on the crisis in Ukraine, state media reported on Thursday. In a telegram, Assad "expressed... Syria's solidarity with Putin's efforts to restore security and stability to...

At least 15 people were killed and 12 others wounded in a car bomb blast in the central Syrian city of Homs on Thursday, an NGO said. "At least 15 people were killed and 12 others injured in the Armenian district, which is home to mostly Christians and Alawites," said Rami Abdel...