Syria’s interim leader has arrived in Moscow for his second time in less than four months for talks, which are expected to focus on the future of Russian military bases in the country

By Dmitry Antonov and Suleiman Al-Khalidi MOSCOW, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Kremlin on Wednesday for talks that were set to include the sensitive issue of Russia's future military presence in Syria,

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for talks in Moscow on Wednesday, as the Kremlin seeks to secure the future of military bases vital for its operations in the Middle East.

The Syrian military claims guards from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces abandoned a camp in northeast Syria, allowing detainees linked to the Islamic State to escape.

DEIR HAFER, Syria, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The Syrian army continued its push into Kurdish-held territory on Saturday, despite U.S. calls to halt its advance in towns in the area in Syria's north. State media said the army took over the northern city of Tabqa and its adjacent dam,

In the space of two days, the Syrian military, aided by tribal militia, has driven Kurdish forces from wide swathes of northern Syria that they have held for more than a decade.

A pair of foreign policy-focused Republican lawmakers expressed alarm over a recent report of the U.S. potentially withdrawing its troops from Syria, warning that a decreased presence in the country would be to the benefit of ISIS.

In a statement, it says the area was a “closed security zone.” Located in a desert region of Hasakeh province, Al-Hol is the largest camp for suspected ISIS relatives and is home to some 24,000 people, mostly women and children, including 6,200 foreigners.