In a meeting with a European Union delegation, Assad berates the adverse polices adopted by EU countries toward Syria, blaming Western media outlets for distorting the truth of the events and spreading terrorism in the country and region
Assad says U.S. forces in Syria are ‘invaders’ and he has yet to see ‘anything concrete’ emerge from President Donald Trump’s vow to prioritize the fight against ISIS. Below is the full interview as published by SANA.
In a blatant violation of the recent truce, Syrian regime mounts offensives on rebel-held areas, killing 55 civilians, as the Russians massacre another 30 in Deir-ez-Zor
Assad’s political and media advisor highlighted the importance of reuniting Arab armies in the fight against terrorism and Zionism, in a bid to foil American and Israeli plots to divide Arab states
Following a terrorist attack that struck Damascus city, the Syrian government calls on the U.N. to issue a statement of condemnation and urge certain states to stop sponsoring terrorism
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says that Turkey is bent on striking PYD-led Kurdish militas if they remain in Manbij, as Euphrates Shield forces advance toward the city
Kremlin spokesperson denies that Russia allowed Israel to strike Hezbollah from Syrian airspace and says talks between Putin and Netanyahu will focus on Syria, state news agency reports
Amid Russian-Iranian political rivalry over influence in Syria, more concrete competition in the sphere of economics surfaces as Damascus, in deference to Russian requests, delays implementation of strategic agreements with Tehran
Regime airstrikes on residential neighborhoods and a school in the town of Kafranbel in Idleb kill seven civilians, including four children and a woman
Kurdish displays of multi-directional alliances with Russia, Iran and the U.S. come as no surprise, as all sides, united in curtailing Turkey’s influence in the region, contemplate the preservation of an Alawite state
Kurdish militias ally with Assad forces to try and thwart Turkish-backed FSA groups’ advance toward Manbij, because of the importance the city holds in the battle against ISIS
The Syrian Network for Human Rights highlights Syrian women’s important role in the country’s uprising and the suffering they have endured in the six-year war
Turkish lawyers file lawsuits against a Syrian regime pilot captured in Turkey, on charges of committing crimes against Syrian civilians
Assad loyalists express anger at the Syrian Tourism Ministry’s launch of a beauty pageant in Tartous while the city mourns a continuous flow of dead bodies
Syrian lawyers and activists launch suits against regime’s security leadership in European courts, hoping to to establish a mechanism for transitional justice for Syrians on a national level
As Assad regime jets raid Al-Waer district in Homs, killing and wounding more civilians, it becomes ever more clear that Russia has completely failed to uphold the cease-fire signed in December of last year
As the results of Geneva talks divide the opposition delegation into parties of optimists and pessimists, the regime is swiftly extending its control, leaving little doubt that the revolution is nearing its end
Libyan delegation to Syria meets with the parliament speaker, while government officials announce their support for the Syrian government and its people, who, like Libyans, are fighting foreign plots and terrorism
Although paralyzed by a shrapnel, Khadija, mother of two children, refuses to give in to her disability and learns computer skills to help people in similar circumstances
De Mistura’s incompetence led to the failure of the talks at Geneva as every platform vied for divergent interests, giving hope that his exclusion as a special envoy at Astana will bring about good results
