Syrian Kurdish groups and their allies are expected to approve a blueprint for a system of federal government in northern Syria this week, Kurdish officials said, reaffirming their plans for autonomy as Russia and Turkey seek to revive diplomacy. The aim is to cement the autonomy of...

Reporting by Mohamed Kassah (Eqtsad)- The Syrian regime forces on Wednesday have continued their ground and aerial campaign on the villages of Wadi Barada valley northwest of the capital for the sixth day where about 100,000 civilians live in deteriorating living conditions. The regime...

The United States embassy in Ankara Wednesday denied Washington had ever supported ISIS extremists in the Syrian conflict after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed the extremists had enjoyed U.S. backing. "The United States government is not supporting Daesh," the embassy said in...

Police in south west France have arrested a man suspected of having planned an attack on New Year's eve, a police source said Wednesday. Two other people, one of whom is suspected of having planned an attack on police, were arrested in another police raid in south west France, in Toulouse,...