The Quds Force is a Special Forces unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards responsible for their extraterritorial operations
In statement to UN chief, top opposition figure says that the regime and its allies have commenced a campaign against civilians in liberated Aleppo and Idleb
Head of the opposition’s High Negotiations Committee delegation in Geneva speaks to Zaman al-Wasl about why he will not support an upcoming round of talks with Damascus
Have the Islamic State’s attacks on regime-held areas on Syria’s coast signaled the start of a new battlefront, or a sinister plan to regain the confidence of Assad’s disillusioned loyalists?
Documents obtained by Zaman al-Wasl show many of ISIS’ members joined the hardline group soon after being released from prison
Questions remain as to why the key Lebanese Shiite group backed down from its accusations regarding the assassination of one of its top commanders in Syria
Tehran using commercial airline to transport troops and arms to support the Assad regime in Syria, German newspaper reports
More than 100 artillery and rocket shells fired on the western border city in less than half an hour, activists report
Revolutionary Guard warns against “psychological warfare” as Iran suffers largest death toll since sending forces to support the Assad regime in Syria
Syrian president receives top Iranian diplomat in Damascus to discuss ongoing counter-terrorism cooperation between the two countries
Syrian activists accuse Tehran of deliberately starting fire in UNESCO-listed site in an attempt to force out locals from around the Umayyad Mosque
Iranian negotiators independently reach deal with commanders of major rebel alliance to secure the exit of 250 people from the towns of Kefraya and Fua
Truce between warring parties ends in practice while political opposition calls for suspension to the peace talks in Geneva
Tehran’s decision to send more troops in defense of Assad’s home town has coincided with an increase in Iranian casualties, including 23 soldiers this month alone
“Aleppo: The Rise and Fall of Syria’s Great Merchant City,” Philip Mansel, 238 pages, I.B. Tauris, London, 2016
Head of Iran’s cultural heritage organization says Tehran ready to assist in the conservation and restoration of Syria’s damaged and endangered historical icons
Twelve Hezbollah members were killed by the brutal attack launched by the Nusra Front, Syrian opposition and fighting factions
Assad continues his interview with Novosti and Sputnik. The interview is published here as appeared on SANA.
Speaker of Iran’s parliament stresses his country’s commitment to assisting Syria and Iraq in fighting regional and global terrorism
Before the implementation of the truce, Russia attacked opposition-held areas in the north and Aleppo and cut supply routes and arms and fighters’ corridor from Turkey
