Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Clashes re-erupted between Islamic State on the one hand and US-backed Kurdish Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) and Elite Forces on the other during the past two days in the southern countryside of Hasaka Province. Activist Malaz al-Yoused said the...

A double bomb attack outside a Shiite shrine near Syria's capital killed at least 20 people Saturday, in the latest in repeated deadly strikes on the revered site, state media said. The official SANA news agency said a suicide bomber and a car bomb struck at the entrance to the Sayyida Zeinab...

U.S.-backed Syrian forces made new territorial gains against Islamic State on Saturday, moving closer to another of its major strongholds in northern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Observatory said the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), bringing together Kurdish...

 Syrian government troops backed by Russia and fighters backed by the United States made separate advances against Islamic State on Friday, gaining ground in new offensives that have put unprecedented pressure on the self-declared caliphate. In neighboring Iraq, government troops also...