Turkey is hardening its resolve to crush the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants, a mission analysts said is not easy to accomplish.
A car bomb went off in the predominantly Kurdish city of Al-Qamishli in northeastern Syria on Saturday, killing at least five people, pro-government Sama TV reported.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Thursday that political solutions are the only way to stamp out the Syrian crisis.
Hopes of ending Syria's long-standing conflict hang in the balance as disturbing violence continues to blemish the war-torn country's political and military landscape.
EU national leaders and U.S. president demonstrated on Monday willingness to continue coordinating closely with each other on major political and security issues.
The United States will send up to 250 more personnel to Syria for the fight against the Islamic State (IS), confirmed U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday during his visit to Germany.
Intense battles continued Thursday between the forces loyal to the Syrian government and Kurdish fighting groups, a monitor group reported.
Another Malaysian militant linked to the Islamic State (IS) has been killed in Syria, taking the total number of deaths to 19.
U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed Syria and Ukraine in a phone call on Monday, the White House said.
Iran is hopeful about a political solution to the crisis in Syria, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said, Press TV reported on Tuesday.
An attack helicopter of the Russian Aerospace Force crashed early Tuesday in Syria, killing two military pilots, Russian media reported.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his U.S. counterpart John Kerry stressed the need for further cooperation between Moscow and Washington to ensure a ceasefire in Syria on Sunday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
The UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, Stephen O'Brien, on Wednesday reported "dire" humanitarian conditions in Syria despite greater aid access in the war-torn country, saying that "the daily misery in these areas shames us all."
Russia on Monday urged action from the United States for a joint mechanism to monitor the cease-fire in Syria, saying some militant groups are violating the truce.
Five years after massive anti-government protests across Syria, the country is still mired in a prolonged civil war that could trace its origin to the intervention by the U.S.-led West.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama discussed the withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria early Tuesday morning.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Sunday that the Syrian Kurds should be invited to the intra-Syrian peace talks in Geneva.
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