Detainees and the opposition have expressed fears of a massacre after authorities moved to quash a riot by prisoners
Washington’s ignorance and failure in implementing its foreign policy are clear indicators of the impending collapse of the U.S. empire, Assad’s chief propagandist writes in Al-Mayadeen
After witnessing a return to relative stability, the presence of the Al-Qaeda-linked HTS can be seen as encouraging further strikes, one resident tells Zeitoun
Syrian businessmen and their families were expelled on charges of working with Qatar during the Saudi-led blockade, Palestinian-run newspaper reports
Opposition accuses government forces and allied militias of carrying out reprisals on civilians in areas retaken from ISIS, SNC media office reports
Iraqi authorities moved into the northern province after Kurdish secessionists held an independence election late last month
Kurdish figures tout the proposed meeting at the Russian airbase in Lattakia as a possible ‘beginning of the end’ to the Syrian crisis, loyalist Al-Akhbar writes
Meeting between civil and rebel representatives in the southern region attempts to settle differences in the military, civilian and judicial sectors, Enab Baladi writes
SIG calls on international community to hand over control of opposition areas to its staff, SNC media office reports
IDF has contradicted Syria’s account saying the warplanes came under fire while on the Lebanese side of the border
The Bab al-Salama border crossing is one of the key transit points into Syria’s rebel-held areas in the north
The regime is confiscating property from the poorest segments of the population, opposition news outlet Souriatna writes
The Syrian government voices support for the Iran nuclear deal
The Syrian government says the Turkish intervention in Idleb is in violation of the Astana agreement
Turkish-backed rebel groups urged the combatants to cool their tensions, opposition website reports
Efforts to stave off an unpopular battle against Turkish-backed rebels in Syria’s north have sown discord within the Islamist group, Alsouria Net reports
Writing for Zeitoun, Yasmin Mohammed describes how social media bridges distances despite the generational gap, as Syrian families are driven apart by years of war
SNC president says onus lies on the anti-ISIS coalition to protect the warehouses where the files are being stored, opposition media office reports
As the fight against ISIS nears its end, Arabs must work toward ensuring a bright future for themselves in order to avoid falling victim to impending U.S. plots, loyalist Al-Watan writes
Nurettin Canikli defends his country’s incursion into Idleb province as suspicions arise about the true aims of the operation
