The heaviest fighting and shelling for months hit Hama province in northern Syria on Friday, a war monitor said, but there were diverging accounts of how the battle started. The clashes were accompanied by heavy bombardment, with dozens of shells and rockets being fired, said the...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 172 troops killed in Syrian desert by the Islamic State and U.S.-backed forces since last week, pro-regime news outlets said amid mounting anger among pro-regime areas. The Syrian Soldier, pro-regime Facebook page with wide network of sources, said more...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Warring sides exchanged rocket and gunfire in the northern countryside of Homs city overnight, hours after a Russia-backed truce took effect, a war monitor said on Friday, while heavy rocket fire also marred a similar deal east of the capital Damascus. One man killed...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 103 regime troops, including 21 officers, were killed by the Islamic State in Syrian desert in July, local reporter said. 90 soldiers were from central Homs province as the clashes with east take place in the eastern countryside and the desert; also known...