Clashes Reported Despite Truce

Fighting between government and rebel forces has been reported in parts of Syria despite a nationwide truce coming into force overnight. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group, said there had been fierce clashes and air strikes in northern Hama province. It added that rebel-held Wadi Barada near Damascus was also bombarded. … Read more

Syria’s Assad Hopes For ‘anti-Terror Ally’ In Trump

Syria’s leader has said he hopes US President-elect Donald Trump will be an ally in fighting terrorism but remains “cautious in judging him”. Bashar al-Assad said Mr Trump would be a “natural ally” if he fulfilled a campaign pledge to fight terrorism. But he said it was “dubious” whether Mr Trump could “live up to … Read more