The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia denied Monday agreeing a deal with Damascus for the Syrian army to enter the Afrin region to help repel a Turkish offensive. "There is no agreement. There is only a call from us for the Syrian army to come in and protect the borders," YPG spokesman Nouri...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)-Heavy Syrian regime bombardment of rebel-held Eastern Ghouta killed at least 40 civilians Monday, a monitor said, as government forces appeared to prepare for a ground assault. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said air strikes battered the...

Militias allied to the Syrian government will enter the Afrin region within hours, Syrian media reported on Monday, after a Kurdish official said a deal had been struck with the Syrian army to help Kurdish forces end a Turkish offensive there. Turkey said in response that it would...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel could act against Iran itself, not just its allies in the Middle East, after border incidents in Syria brought the Middle East foes closer to direct confrontation. Iran mocked Netanyahu's tough words, saying Israel's...