HNC negotiator says Russia intends to use the Sochi talks to obtain consensus for keeping Assad in power, Zaman al-Wasl reports
General command announces Syrian army has finally taken the border city of Albu Kamal from ISIS militants, state media reports
After the battle for Raqqa, a new dispute has emerged over which entity will be allowed to administer the former Islamic State stronghold, Souriatna reports
Assad’s top advisor tells pro-Hezbollah TV channel that Damascus has always shown its willingness to respond to efforts to resolve the crisis
Rap sheet obtained after the fall of Raqqa shows residents were charged with odd crimes such as ‘tattooing women and homosexuals’
Opposition factions claim to have arrested murder squads linked to the Syrian government, but some say the attacks are not limited to regime cells, All4Syria writes
Syrians hoping to avoid the indoctrination of pro-regime educators are forced to front massive costs for private institutions, Souriatna writes
President says Syria and its allies have dealt a ‘decisive blow’ to terrorists and their backers, during meeting with top Iranian official
Contest between several parties for control of the Syrian-Iraqi border town pits ISIS against attacks from numerous sides, Souriatna writes
Russian businesses are eager to invest in tourism projects during the reconstruction stage, loyalist newspaper Al-Watan reports
Alsouria Net writes that private military companies are fighting alongside Syrian government forces in order to secure Russian interests
Israel last week announced it was ready to invade Syria to protect a border town inhabited by the Druze community
Top Syrian and Iranian officials meet in Damascus to review latest field and political developments, state media reports
Pro-Hezbollah Lebanese newspaper claims American official met with Syrian security head Ali Mamlouk during visit to Damascus last week
Brothers killed by unexploded cluster bomb in the rebel-held countryside of Idleb, Alsouria Net reports
Attack comes as Russian-backed regime forces take full control of the provincial capital, the last major Syrian city in which ISIS had a presence
Assad’s head propagandist pushes for the creation of a new Arab narrative during conference in the Syrian capital of Damascus, loyalist website reports
The Kurdish administration is increasingly mirroring the practices of the Assad regime in areas it controls, Ain al-Medina writes
Opposition says the Syrian tragedy will not be solved by a government under the umbrella of the Assad regime, Alsouria Net writes
First of eight bases on Syrian territory is expected to finish construction in the coming days, Al-Watan writes
