Opposition website reports on recent strikes on the capital and northern Idleb province which killed and injured scores of people as fighting for control of the last remaining opposition-held areas intensifies
State rubber stamps initiative for the reconstruction of Syria, including formation of institutions and the modernization of infrastructure, loyalist media reports
President Assad told Belgian media that statements made by Trump are promising regarding the priority of fighting terrorists, and mainly ISIS. Below is the full text as appeared on SANA:
Activists Anwar Bunni talks to All4Syria about his efforts to prosecute rights violators in Europe, explaining that his recent efforts to file suits in numerous countries is a partial opening of the door to justice in Syria
Amid intensified efforts to clear Damascus and its surroundings of rebel forces following the fall of Aleppo, Enab Baladi lists the areas in which the opposition continues to hold off inside the capital region
Top opposition members weigh in on agenda of upcoming Geneva talks during meeting with HNC representatives, Coalition media reports
In Saudi-owned Al-Hayat, Ibrahim Hamidi breaks down the current struggle for representation at the upcoming negotiations as well as the tug of war around prioritizing the political and military tracks
Assyrian and Syriac Christians in Syria describe their situation in two words: “Feeling of injustice” and “exclusion”
Enab Baladi speaks to students in the Ghouta area who have returned to study a number of programs in preparation for the reconstruction stage in Syria
Around 350 residents in the neighborhoods of Al-Riji and Ain Ghazal are enduring heavy suffering due to an ISIS blockade amid a lack of clean water, food and warmth, Iqtissad writes
Death toll still to be announced after explosion rocks Russian APC carrying nine soldiers in the coastal province, opposition media reports
State-run media reports on new aid agreements between Damascus and Beijing with a combined worth of 16 million US dollars
Questions remain around how the international community will deal with and classify the new Tahrir al-Sham alliance, which has strong ties to Al-Qaeda, according to Zaman al-Wasl
In the lead-up to the Syria talks in Geneva, attendees should prepare for the US president to shift focus from the political process to the issue of establishing safe zones, Ali Dahi writes in loyalist Al-Watan
In the Syrian capital, women’s fixation on obtaining and maintaining ‘beauty’ has fostered a dangerous culture of cosmetic surgery, opposition outlet Enab Baladi writes
The country’s Alawite sect, which has been largely marginalized by Syria’s opposition, must be embraced in any future transitional stage if they are to reach the goals of the Geneva communique, writes Saleh Qallab for Saudi-owned Asharq al-Awsat
Russia says regular meetings will be held in the Kazakh capital, and will include representatives from the Syrian government and opposition along with other countries, with the aim of working towards implementing the peace process, according to state media
Loyalist Al-Thawra reports on the Syrian Foreign Ministry’s statement to the UN calling on the international community to end Turkish aggression after forces crossed into northern Syria
“The war brought out the worst in people,” says Safaa, who left her marriage after being subjected to cruelty by her ex-husband’s family. Facing the trying pressures of wartime, many Syrians have witnessed a break up of their closest relationships, Enab Baladi writes
Kurdish website ARA News speaks to sources who claim ISIS intends to open the Euphrates dam while the group relocates from its de facto capital in Raqqa to the province of Deir-ez-Zor
