A mass grave with 15 bodies have been found by the Syrian army in the northwestern province of Aleppo, which has been one of the main bases of al-Qaeda-linked and Saudi-backed groups.
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad says the upcoming peace talks on Syria should focus on ‘war on terrorism’ while maintaining that if public opinion favors his candidacy he will run for another term.
A militant group in Russia’s North Caucasus has threatened to strike the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Iran has stopped uranium enrichment at 20% level at Natanz nuclear facility, under a landmark nuclear deal with world powers, Al-Alam reports.
Tehran has received UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s invitation to attend Geneva II talks on the Syrian crisis, says an Iranian Foreign Ministry official.
The Syrian Army has reported a successful chain of operations carried out against extremist militant groups across the country as the country awaits an international peace conference aimed at finding a solution to end the ongoing foreign-charged war in Syria.
British militants in Syria are being trained by al-Qaeda to not only fight against Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government but also carry out attacks on behalf of the extremist group when they are back home, a new report says.
The so-called Syrian National Council (SNC) has threatened to boycott the Geneva II conference only two days after announcing its readiness to come, saying they will not attend if Iran is present at the talks.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the Islamic Republic of Iran has been given an invitation to take part in an international conference on the Syrian crisis dubbed Geneva II.
Leader of the al-Qaeda linked Islamic State of Iraq and Levant has sent a message to other militant groups in Syria to get reunited with them again.