The Syrian regime army pushed Daesh (ISIS) militants out of a south Damascus pocket Monday, effectively clearing all insurgents from around the capital, state television said. Pro-regime forces have been battling for weeks to recover al-Hajar al-Aswad district and the adjacent Yarmouk...

A war monitor said buses evacuated Islamic State fighters from an enclave south of Damascus on Sunday in a withdrawal deal, though state media denied the report and said the Syrian army was fighting to finish off the insurgents. The recovery of the enclave south of Damascus will mark...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels launched major attack against an ISIS branch in southern Daraa province after a series of skirmishes in the past few months, activists said Saturday. Rebels seek to recapture hilltops seized by Jaish Khaled Bin Walid group, which controls a territory in...

France on Friday imposed a six-month asset freeze on several international companies allegedly linked to a chemical weapons programme in Syria, as ministers meeting in Paris vowed that governments that gas their own people would not go unpunished. The asset freezes came as officials...