Algerian president receives Syria’s foreign minister at the presidential palace in the capital on Wednesday
Activists report student was killed when an air strike hit a school near Jisr al-Shughour on Tuesday
Sources claim Assad government may send deputy foreign minister Faisal Mikdad to replace the top diplomat at the intra-Syrian negotiations in Switzerland
Turkish militia leader Mihrac Ural killed in fighting in the countryside of Lattakia according to group’s sources
Terrorism in Syria and Iraq is receiving direct support from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, France and the United Kingdom, Syrian President Bashar Assad told Sputnik and Novosti
Around 70,000 people have fled Palmyra during the recent regime-led offensive to retake the desert city from the Islamic State
Blaze rips through Derik refugee camp in southern Turkey claiming three lives and injuring six others
Taking of Palmyra is further evidence that the Syrian army and its allies are capable of defeating terrorism, presidential adviser tells Russian TV
Beijing announces Xie Xiaoyan as special envoy to support UN mediation efforts in Geneva
Moscow sends engineer team to recaptured city of Palmyra to assist Syrian army in demining efforts
Syrian factions armed by the CIA are fighting Kurdish rebels in the country’s northern region, US officials and rebels confirm
Move aims to ease legal and financial burden for expats following instances of harassment from authorities in the Gulf states and Europe regarding validity of travel documents
Moscow to deploy engineers and “special robots” to help in demining Palmyra following the Syrian army’s recapture of the ancient city last week
Forces will remain in Syria to continue fighting groups designated as terrorist by the UN, Kremlin spokesman says
Islamic State driven out of Palmyra following their 10-month occupation of the ancient city since last May
US Secretary of State marks August as the date for a new constitution following his meeting with the Russian president, accelerating the political battle between the Syrian sides
Syrians are leaving the southern Turkish city amid rising living costs and fewer job opportunities
Five-member delegation visits capital’s cultural and religious sites on trip they say is to “convey a message of peace to all the Syrian people”
Families fleeing the Islamic State forced to gather by the hundreds of thousands near the northern border as Azaz is overwhelmed with up to 150 new arrivals each day
Islamic State militants retake Tel Bataal with car bombs and suicide bombers as opposition forces struggle to hold on to liberated villages in Aleppo’s countryside
