A U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led militias promised Thursday that no harm would come to ISIS fighters in Raqqa who turned themselves in by the end of the month, calling on them to lay down their arms ahead of an expected assault on the city. The Syrian Democratic Forces, which groups...

BY DAN DE LUCE, PAUL MCLEARY ( Foreign Policy )- A U.S. air raid against Iranian-backed fighters in southern Syria last week represents a volatile new phase of the conflict that could trigger a wider confrontation between the United States and Iran — and their allies on the ground....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 14 people were killed in in Regime airstrikes on ISIS-held areas in the eastern Deir  Ezzor province, activists told Zaman al-Wasl Wednesday. 11 civilians, including women and children, were killed in al-Mayadeen city and 3 more people were killed in Muhaimdiya...

The United States and Russia have increased communication to avoid warplane accidents in the skies over Syria as Islamic State militants lose territory and the air space becomes more crowded, a top U.S. Air Force official said on Wednesday. In 2015, the Russian and U.S. militaries...