The U.N.'s Palestinian relief agency says Syria's Palestinian refugee population has fallen by one-fifth since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011. UNRWA Director Pierre Kraehenbuehl said Friday there are 440,000 refugees in Syria, compared to 560,000 in the country before the war....

Syria's opposition Friday said that the "terrorist regime" of President Bashar Assad had refused to discuss political transition during a round of U.N.-led talks, reiterating that he was a war criminal who must step down in the name of peace. "They are solely discussing their empty rhetoric...

More than 7,000 people have escaped ISIS control in the Tabqa area west of the Syrian city of Raqqa since last week, U.S.-backed local forces fighting the extremists said on Friday. The Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militia fighters, has been battling ISIS...

The Turkish military will continue its efforts to prevent any "unwanted formation" in Syria after the completion of its operation in northern Syria, the army said on Friday. "We are continuing our operations to protect our national security, prevent any unwanted formation, allow our...