The Jaish al-Islam rebel faction in Syria's eastern Ghouta denied on Monday that its fighters were ready to lay down their arms and leave the Douma pocket, which they control. Rebels in the town of Douma, near the capital, Damascus, have expressed willingness to stop fighting and leave,...

Rebel fighters with the Jaish al-Islam group in the town of Douma, near the capital Damascus, have expressed readiness to lay down their arms and leave the town, Russia's RIA news agency quoted a Russian General Staff official as saying. The official, Stanislav Gadzhimagomedov, said the...

 Talks over the fate of Douma, the final rebel-held zone in Eastern Ghouta, have stalled over divisions within the Islamist faction that holds the area, a monitor said Monday. Battered by a five-week regime offensive, two major rebel factions have agreed in recent days to leave...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russia has warned the Syrian regime of launching any attack on rebels in southern Syria, saying it will not provide the aerial backup if regime insists to violate the U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire deal, sources told Zaman al-Wasl on Sunday. Commanders form the Russian...