It was hoped that the visit by the Kurdish-Arab Syrian Democratic Council to Damascus would be able to find commonality between to two sides writes Asharq al-Awsat
Aziz Isber had been accused of being part of a chemical weapons programme writes Al-Jazeera
The US Treasury Department has applied financial sanctions to a number of prominent supporters of the regime writes Salon Syria
In contrast to the words of the Russian special envoy to Syria, Sergei Lavrov has said that terrorists in Idleb must be eliminated reports Hurriya Press
Russia is playing an active role in Syria’s phosphate market, but its intentions are not clear writes Al-Modon
Turkey is currently hosting over three million Syrian refugees writes Alsouria Net
Lebanese officials and the security services have been pressuring Syrian refugees to return to their homes in Syria writes Zaman Al Wasl
Moscow contradicted Assad’s pledges to retake the northern Syrian rebel stronghold by force, saying there “can be no question of an operation, of a major assault on Idlib” writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed
President Assad made a speech to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the Syrian Arab Army writes SANA
In a meeting of top-ranking officers in the Assad army and its intelligence agencies, the Head of the Air Force Intelligence administration has set out plans for the next stage of the conflict writes The Syrian Reporter
The fate of Idleb is of great concern to Turkey, and a careful balancing act is required to keep it from falling into chaos writes Syria TV
The return of refugees, the releasing of abductees and the de-escalation agreement for Idelb were also discussed in Sochi writes SANA
It is hoped that a prisoner exchange operation between the opposition and the regime can be arranged as a goodwill measure reports Al-Modon
The two former rebel fighters had joined regime soldiers on the frontline when they opened fire on them reports Syria TV
While the Russian ambassador to Israel stressed that Iranian forces would not be positioned on the border with the Golan Heights, forcing a them to leave Syria was not possible writes Alsouria
The situation in Idleb province and the continuation of the “de-escalation” zones agreement was also discussed reports Smart
Syria’s Druze community have tried to remain neutral during the Syrian war, but local events could force their hand writes Asharq al-Awsat.
Basilia City will measure 900 hectares and contain 4,000 properties writes Hurriya Press
The US were invited to take part in the 10th Astana talks as an observer reports Tishreen
Recently, hundreds of refugees have returned home from Lebanon, but many more still remain displaced writes SANA
