Koblenz, Germany – When former Syrian colonel Anwar Raslan was sentenced to life in a German prison last week, many hailed the decision as historic. The Syrian defector was found guilty of complicity in 4,000 cases of torture, at least 27 deaths and of physical and sexual assaults, while...

At least three pro-Bashar al-Assad fighters were killed and eight more wounded in Daesh attacks in the Badia desert, local activists told Zaman al-Wasl on Monday. A field source said one Civil Defense fighter was killed on Sunday evening after an improvised explosive device went off in...

 Aid workers in Syria's largest camp for displaced people face an unprecedented threat, a Kurdish official said on Sunday, following the murder of a 26-year-old health worker by jihadists. The Kurdish Red Crescent on Wednesday announced the death of a staff member from a gunshot wound...

At least six pro-Iran militants, including a Revolutionary Guard commander, were killed, and more than 14 others were wounded on Saturday in snap attack by a suspected Daesh group in the Syrian desert. Zaman al-Wasl reporter, quoting field sources, said that the attack took place while the...