Syrian army troops have recaptured a strategic town in the south of Damascus from opposition forces on Wednesday, state media and a monitoring group reported.  The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the army was backed by Iraqi and Lebanese Shiite militia in the assault on the...

The world's chemical weapons watchdog said Wednesday its inspectors have checked 11 out of 20 sites identified by Damascus as it works to eliminate Syria's banned weapons. "The OPCW mission has now conducted verification activities at a total of 11 sites that are identified by Syria's...

Syrian activists say that two days of heavy clashes between Kurdish fighters and al-Qaida-linked rebels in the northeast have killed at least 41 on both sides, AP reported. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says to Associated Press the clashes in Hassakeh province...

    Turkish Chief of General Staff has said they responded to a mortar shell fired on Tuesday from Syria's Azaz/Parsa Mountain region with howitzer fire, Anadolu news agency reported. According to a statement released, the mortal shell fell on Turkish border town of...