(Zaman Al Wasl-AFP)- Turkish forces and allied Syrian rebels battling Kurdish militia in northern Syria advanced on Saturday to within just a few kilometres of the flashpoint town of Afrin, a war monitor said. The move came a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels launched surprise attack on regime forces in the eastern Qalamoun region at the edge of Syrian desert, leaving nine troops killed, rebel spokesman said Saturday. Said Seif, spokesman for Ahmed al-Abdo Battalions, said the US-backed rebel group has also...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels shot down a Su-22 fighter jet on Friday while it was bombing the besieged Eastern Ghouta suburbs, source told Zaman al-Wasl. Brigadier General Mohamed al-Ahmed, commander of the 54th Squadron and the military pilot who conducts most of airstrikes on...

The regime army continued its offensive against rebel-held Eastern Ghouta Saturday, a day after an aid convoy delivered food to the hunger-stricken residents of the enclave despite heavy bombardment. Nearly 950 civilians have been killed since Russia-backed regime forces launched a...