The U.S. military has carried out "defensive strikes" in Iraq and Syria against the Kataib Hezbollah militia group, U.S. officials told Reuters Sunday. The Pentagon said in a statement it had targeted three locations of the Iranian-backed Shiite Muslim militia group in Iraq and two in...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 20 regime troops, originally from Damascus suburbs, were killed in the ongoing offensive in northern Idlib province, sources told Zaman al-Wasl Sunday. Most of the slain fighters were former rebels who agreed on regime reconciliation deal in April 2018....

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 23 regime troops, including elite forces, were killed late on Saturday in a surprise attack by the armed opposition on the newly-captured town of Jarjanaz, pro-regime news feeds said. The attack followed heavy rocket fire on regime forces and allied...

The European Union called on Syria's regime and its allies to halt "indiscriminate" military attacks on civilians in the country's north west, where an intensifying bombardment by Damascus and Russian forces has displaced tens of thousands. Civilians have streamed out of affected areas of...