Celebrations take place inside Syria to commemorate 70 years since French colonialists left the country in 1946
Joint mission of Syrian and Polish specialists analyze extent of destruction wreaked by ISIS in the ancient city of Palmyra
HNC chief coordinator addresses opposition figures at the Syrian National Coalition headquarters in Istanbul Saturday
Assad forces release detainees Ahmad Khatib and Thaer Qadi after being detained for four and a half years
Opposition spokesman says proposed transitional governing body will include parties from the regime side
A Syrian family living in the southern Turkish city gives a moving goodbye letter to their neighbors after living next door for two years
University students Marwa Nadal al-Atassi and Maysa Dendashi killed by pro-regime militants in Homs for hailing from opposition areas
Opposition’s goal is to ensure a transitional ruling body with full executive powers and not a joint government under Assad, says Zoubi
De Mistura says there are hopes the volume of aid to those in need will increase as the internationally backed truce shows signs of holding
Coalition vice president says regime forces have killed 1,400 Syrians since the start of the ‘cessation of hostilities’ agreement a month-and-a-half ago
Tehran’s decision to send more troops in defense of Assad’s home town has coincided with an increase in Iranian casualties, including 23 soldiers this month alone
Medical staff throughout the province demonstrate against the recent torture and killing of a medical worker by an FSA-linked faction
Turkish minister announces plans to send close to half a million Syrian children to school by the end of 2016
Government to begin taking measures against “refugee hunters” after videos emerge online of ultra-nationalist groups detaining migrants coming from Turkey
Russia’s foreign ministry says it has not been made aware of US plans to arm opposition fighters in the event the current ceasefire agreement collapses
Crowds gather in front of governor’s building to protest against the continual shelling of the Turkish city near the Syrian border
Syrian president announces most of the contracts for rebuilding the war-torn country will be handed to Russian companies
Moscow contradicts regime statements regarding plans to recapture rebel-held Aleppo city from thousands of Nusra Front fighters
Use of chemical weapons by radical groups in both Syria and Iraq is proof that Damascus is not involved in such attacks, says Foreign Ministry spokeswoman
Syrian president says Russia has proved its position as a superpower by adhering to strategy of values and compliance with international law
