Israel must set conditions for an eventual withdrawal from its buffer zone in Syria, and if it stays longer than six months, ...

An offensive launched by Syria along its border with Lebanon on Thursday escalated into intense clashes between Syrian forces ...

The announcement comes after a week of border clashes between Syrian authorities and Lebanese smuggling gangs in the area.

Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.