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
World Food Program airdrops seized by armed groups with some aid ending up in the city’s markets, according to sources
Number of Syrian refugees under “temporary protection” in Turkey has reached 2,749,140, with about 270,000 living in refugee camps, according to new government report
What is happening in northern Syria seems to lead one to say that the truce, if it has not collapsed, is at least on its last breaths
Syrian foreign minister restates government will not accept preconditions imposed by any side ahead of upcoming peace talks in Geneva on Wednesday
“Aleppo: The Rise and Fall of Syria’s Great Merchant City,” Philip Mansel, 238 pages, I.B. Tauris, London, 2016
Opposition responds to U.N. envoy’s questions on a proposed transitional governing body, reforming security agencies and dissolving parliament, ahead of the resumption of negotiations this Wednesday in Geneva
Leaks reveal how Rami Makhlouf smuggled his huge wealth out of Syria with help from Panamanian law firm and British banking giant
Delegation members will consult with Syrian officials regarding the upcoming parliamentary elections due to be held on Wednesday
Israeli media reveals Russia was asked by Tel Aviv to retrieve the remains of spy Eli Cohen from Syrian territory
Talks must focus on forming a transitional governing body to lay the groundwork for a new constitution and ensure national elections are held, says political opposition body
