Syrian opposition chief Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, head of the “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” group, sent an official message Thursday using his real name for the first time, after his fighters seized the strategic city of Hama. “We congratulate the people of Hama for their victory,” said the message,...

- The Syrian opposition controls the areas of Jabal Zein Al-Abidin and Qamhana, hours after controlling the city of Hama, amid low morale among the Syrian army and its auxiliary forces, who have begun to withdraw or flee: Field commander   - Opposition forces take control of Hama's...

Palestinian resistance group Hamas said Thursday that the death of six Israeli hostages during the time of an airstrike near where they were being held proves the failure of the military option to rescue the captives. The Israeli army claimed Wednesday that the six hostages whose bodies were...

Armed opposition groups said on Thursday they had started pushing into Syria’s Hama, a major city where pro-government forces backed by intense Russian airstrikes are trying to stave off a new victory and halt the opposition’s lightning advance. Opposition commander Hassan Abdul Ghany...

Amid a new push by forces opposed to the regime, Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime is detaining people age 15-47 in the Eastern Ghouta region of Damascus, citing their potential ability to bear arms. According to information obtained by Anadolu correspondents from sources on the ground, the...

 Syrian opposition forces enter Hama city amid reports of the withdrawal of Syrian army forces, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The HTS-led opposition forces seized also the strategic Jabal Zein al-Abidin area in Hama countryside.

By Fouad Abdel Aziz Since the opposition factions began last week to advance on Aleppo province and later take control of it, the stance of many Alawite figures opposed to the Assad regime was striking, as they began to declare their fear of this attack, if not to say their...

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, told the International Crisis Group that Aleppo will be administered by a transitional body, stressing that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is considering dissolving itself to enable the consolidation of civilian and military structures,...

Regime and Russian warplanes bombed the Al-Jazmati neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo, leaving civilian casualties, including women and children, the Syrian Civil Defense organization said on Wednesday. The rescue agency teams continue to search for the bodies of victims of...

A Syrian war monitor said Wednesday that regime forces have launched a counteroffensive near Hama, pushing back against armed opposition groups seeking to advance on the key central city. Hama was a bastion of opposition to the regime of Bashar al-Assad early in the country’s civil war,...

Lebanese media reported on Wednesday five new Israeli violations of a fragile cease-fire deal between Beirut and Tel Aviv. Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) said an Israeli artillery shell hit the Marjayoun Plain area in southern Lebanon. Israeli army forces also blew up several...

Months of fighting on the Ukrainian front have not taken away Kostya’s sense of humor -- even when it comes to the topic of Donald Trump. Fears are high across Ukraine that the US president-elect, who claimed he would secure a ceasefire within 24 hours of coming to office, will push Kyiv...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Residents of Al-Aziziyah neighborhood in Aleppo city decorate the Christmas tree amidst a state of relative calm and stability, reflected by the treatment of the armed factions, which have confirmed since entering the northern city, with its sectarian and ethnic diversity,...

Medics and rights groups on Tuesday called for the immediate opening of a humanitarian corridor from Gaza to allow the urgent evacuation of patients to hospitals in east Jerusalem. Israel controls all points of departure from the Gaza Strip which has been battered by over a year of war...

The Syrian opposition factions seized the 87th Brigade, an important stronghold of the regime forces and Iranian-backed militias near the city of Hama, central Syria, after violent battles that resulted in deaths, injuries, and the destruction of heavy machinery. The military operations...

The US military conducted what it says were self-defense strikes in Syria’s Deir Ezzor, US officials said Tuesday, adding that they were not related to ongoing clashes in northeastern Syria. Washington has so far distanced itself from the offensive launched against Syrian government-held...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the renewed outbreak of conflict in Syria with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone, Erdogan’s office said in a post on X on Tuesday. Erdogan and Putin spoke as Syrian opposition fighters advancing against government forces pushed close...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Tuesday that Turkey’s priority was keeping calm borders and that Syria's government needs to engage in a real political process to de-escalate events in its north. “Erdogan stated that Turkey, in accordance...

Armed opposition forces battled army troops on Tuesday as they advanced toward the city of Hama in central Syria, a war monitor said. “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” (HTS) and its allies fought some of the “most violent” clashes with troops in the area since launching a lightning offensive last...

A televised speech by Riyad_Hijab, the former Syrian Prime Minister, presents a policy initiative whose backbone is UN Resolution 2254 (2015), which outlines the roadmap for Syria's political transition. The statement by the leading politician, who defected Damascus regime in August 2012,...