Former Syrian rebel commander Omar Melhem has nearly come full circle. He was a colonel in the Syrian regime army when the uprising against Bashar Assad began in 2011. He defected a year later and joined the armed revolt against the Syrian leader. Then, when Assad’s forces marched...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Clashes continued between Daesh and US-backed forces in eastern as the radical group battling to keep its control on an oil-rich area between Hasaka and Deir Ezzor provinces, activists said Wednesday. The Syrian Democratic Forces have seized 16 villages in two...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Two members of the US-backed forces were killed on Wednesday by unknown assailants in eastern Deir Ezzor province, local activists said. The attack on the Syrian Democratic Forces took place in the village of al-Zer east of al-Basira town.   A child boy...

Unidentified air strikes have killed 18 civilians in a rebel-held pocket of southern Syria as regime ally Russia presses talks for Damascus to retake the area, a monitor and local activists said Wednesday. The deadly strikes late Tuesday hit Nawa, the last town under rebel control in...