A Syrian military source said on Tuesday the army had retreated to new defensive lines in a region of vital strategic importance to President Bashar al-Assad, seeking to avoid losses at the hands of advancing rebels. The insurgent advance into the Sahl al-Ghab plain in...

The U.S. State Department Tuesday denied it has agreed to a “safe zone” in northern Syria, after broadcaster CNN Turk quoted a senior Turkish diplomat as saying the countries have settled on terms for such a zone in their campaign against ISIS. “There’s no agreement on some kind of...

At least 25 civilians have been killed on Tuesday by the U.S.-led coalition airstrikes on al-Qaeda-linked group Nusra Front in Atmeh, a border town with Turkey north of Idlb province, activists said. Among the dead was a family of ten members, locals told Zaman al-Wasl. U.S.-led raids...

Syria's death toll for Monday reached 62 people, including 13 children and 5 women, who were killed by Syrian regime air strikes across Syria, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Network for human Rights said 15 people, including 9 children, had been killed in northern city of Aleppo. As well...