The U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS in Syria and Iraq said Wednesday it was tightening the noose around militants in the Syrian city of Manbij near the Turkish border but expected them to fight to the end to defend their stronghold. A U.S.-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters...

Russia called on Tuesday for a swift resumption of stalled Syrian peace talks, saying it was the only way to halt "massive violations" of human rights perpetrated in the five-year-old conflict. Russia, a strong ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, launched air strikes in September to...

United Nations war crimes investigators called on world powers on Tuesday to pressure the warring sides in Syria to return to the negotiating table to hold the conflict and civilian suffering. Paulo Pinheiro, chair of the U.N. independent commission of inquiry on Syria, said that the Syrian...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 5 family members have been killed on Monday in regime air strikes on Tariq al-Bab neighborhood in Aleppo city, activists said. The aerial bombing has targeted most districts of rebel-held Aleppo, leaving several people wounded. In relevant development, at least...