The Syrian regime army on Monday recaptured from insurgents a strategic town in the southern province of Daraa after fierce fighting, securing its supply routes from the capital to the south, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the fighting is...

The United Nations said on Monday it would issue invitations for marathon Syrian peace talks to begin this week, but opposition groups signaled they would stay away unless the government and its Russian allies halt air strikes and lift sieges on towns. The first talks in two...

Syrian peace talks meant to begin this week were stalled on Monday partly over the question of who would represent the opponents of President Bashar al-Assad. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he expected clarity within a day or two, and expressed support for the United Nations...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- ISIS fighters launched a surprise attack on regime bastions in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, started late on Sunday with a suicide attack, local activists said. ISIS has targeted a regime base near the Euphrates Hotel, killing number of soldiers, including...