Deadly shelling rocks the capital’s suburban districts while two civilians in the Hassakeh province are killed in land mine explosions
The Northern Aleppo towns of Kafra and Sundaft are taken by ISIS as Russian airstrikes weaken rebel forces in the area
President Assad says terrorists are flocking from over 100 countries around the world to Syria, in an effort to transform the country into a hub for terrorism
“Many days I go to work in the morning without eating under the pretext that I am fasting, in order to leave something for my poor wife to eat during my absence. She thinks I am a saint or something, while in fact I would live on a cigarette and a cup of coffee that I prepare in my shop”
All of a sudden, someone began knocking urgently on the door. I ran to open it and found a group of young fighters carrying Zuhair. He was covered in blood, and they were in tears as they chanted prayers for “the martyr”
Paris puts military cooperation against ISIS in the framework of a political solution, while Moscow pushes for a map of non-European-backed militant groups
The secretary general of the Damascus–based opposition Syrian National Democratic Action Commission talks to Syria Times
Families in Syria’s besieged cities are requesting less of suitors as the impacts of war continue to deprive young men of access to money
Syrian overseas trade witnesses $20 million slump since 2014, Damascus Chamber of Industry reports
Body of pilot from downed Russian jet arrives in Turkey, as Ankara and Moscow make preparations for its return
At least 11 dead and nine more wounded in attack on the western entrance of Tel Tamer
Witness details the killing of thousands of prisoners in Damascus’ infamous Sednaya military prison
Syria’s resolve to fight terrorism will continue despite recent escalations by hostile countries who support extremists, Assad tells top Iranian diplomats
Scores dead in attack on popular marketplace in town of Ariha
