Russia’s Defence Ministry on Sunday rejected allegations it had bombed U.S.-backed militias in Syria, saying its planes only targeted Islamic State militants and that it had warned the United States well in advance of its operational plans. U.S.-backed militias said they came under...

Syrian regime troops seized a suburb of the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Sunday, tightening the noose around Islamic State, a Syrian military source said. The army pushed into the city this month with the help of Russian air power and Iran-backed militias, breaking an Islamic State...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Fierce clashes still underway between regime troops and the Islamic State east of Homs province, left 8 officers killed, local reporter said.   Backed by Russia's airstrikes, the regime forces seek to deter ISIS from gas-rich area, such a hope still not fulfilled as...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russia`s airstrikes on Saturday have killed 14 civilians in Deir Ezzor province as  regime army, Kurdish and Iraqi forces tighten noose on ISIS in eastern Syria, local activists said.    Ahmed Ramdan, from Furat Post, localmonitorng group based in Deir...