Disabled Iranian father and his son are to return to the Islamic Republic from a trip to Syria after being surrounded and harassed by militants apparently due to their Shia faith and Iranian origin.

At least 322 people have been killed in series of clashes between US and Turkey proxies in northern Syria since last month.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militants have launched a crackdown on a minority group in Homs after recent protests against Syria's new rulers who seized power after the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad.

The HTS administration has appointed certain foreign militants, including Uyghurs, to its so-called military apparatus in Syria.

In light of recent developments in Syria, Qatari media outlets have deviously crafted narratives that closely mirror the approach of Western media in distorting facts on the ground.

The Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) says US and British special services are plotting a series of terrorist attacks against Russian military bases in Syria.

Hassan Khattab has been one of the leaders of the Syrian terrorist group Jabhat al-Nusra, an affiliate to al-Qaeda.