Assad has given a lengthy interview to Hezbollah’s channel al-Manar. Below is the interview as translated and published by SANA, the Syrian official news agency
Documents suggest Assad regime’s collaboration with separatist ethnic militias is an effort to secure Syria’s oil fields
Tehran criticizes targeting of journalists in Syria after Iranian television correspondent critically injured in Lattakia
Rebels accuse Assad regime of using Egyptian military equipment against opposition fighters as Damascus denounces Turkey for “supporting terrorist groups”
Regime warplanes and helicopters launch several air raids on villages and towns in the southern countryside of Idleb
Pro-Assad fighter says Syrian president responsible for prolonged siege on Aleppo airbase
Captives released to Lebanese authorities following negotiations in Istanbul
President’s attitude constitutes a gross interference in Syria’s internal affairs while stressing France’s continued involvement and complicity in the Syrian bloodshed, says Syrian foreign ministry source
Act is considered a war crime and a tragic loss for both the Syrian people and for humanity as a whole, says UNESCO head Irina Bokova
Third Moscow meeting has become a necessity due to the impossibility of resuming the Geneva process in the current circumstances, says Ali Haidar
Foreign ministry meets with industry delegation to discuss Syrian diplomacy
Community calls for the execution of Assad family member on accusations of murdering an army colonel, civil engineer and radio station director
Movement releases statement in an attempt to clarify its military and political position in light of a proposed merger with Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood
Commonality between Brotherhood and Ahrar ash-Sham make it a breeding ground for great cooperation, says Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood leader
Commander of US-trained Syrian force says Washington responsible for deaths of five of its own fighters after failing to provide air cover as promised
Syrian doctors investigate German Embassy’s concerns for girl with “European features” seen in video shot in Damascus countryside
Coordination aims to confront mounting challenges of terrorism facing the two countries, Syrian ambassador tells reporters in Beirut
Around 200,000 water purification tablets and other medical supplies distributed to displaced residents of Yarmouk camp
Shelling targets neighborhoods of Aleppo’s Khalediy and Magambo, and Damascus’ Bab Touma, police sources confirm
Attacks took place in the town of al-Barra and al-Hatib
