Iran withdrawing its elite forces from Syria as Tehran faces significant personnel and economic losses, US media reports
Foreign ministry spokesman says solution to the crisis must be a political one, stressing the importance of a Syrian-Syrian dialogue
Jihadi group says slain army soldiers and pro-regime fighters were killed near Banis village
Scores of civilians, including women and children, killed in shelling of school district in Douma city on Sunday, medics and activists report
Newly-formed alternative opposition, Syrian Democratic Council, elects Qahm Movement’s Haytham Manna and Ilham Ahmed as joint presidents following summit in Hassakeh province
Saudi capital tipped as new Syrian opposition HQ as one-third of supreme committee seats allocated to armed faction representatives
Opposition factions that participated in the Riyadh meetings have “betrayed the blood of the martyrs”, Nusra Front leader tells journalists
Local men from the Christian town of Sadad are arming to protect the area from ISIS fighters as thousands of women and children flee to regime-controlled areas
National reconciliations will be given priority as the Syrian government pushes to restore security and stability to the country, Syrian FM tells UN representative
Prime minister says “cowardly” attack in response to local reconciliations currently taking place in Homs province
It is time to address the repercussions of a rapidly changing shift in Syria’s demographic environment if we are to succeed in an effective reconstruction process
“The regime has less and less foreign currency, revenues have dried up, the war effort is becoming more taxing and its two main donors, Russia and Iran, have their own financial problems.”
The police station operates 24-hours a day, handling complaints from residents of the city and the surrounding villages
“The presence of Assad in Damascus is necessary and when the duty arises, we will receive him in Iran.” says Velayati
Data on Syria’s migration crisis estimates that around 17,000 doctors have left the country since the beginning of the crisis in 2011
Nusra-linked Turkish jihadist kills and wounds dozens in attack on town of al-Eis, southern Aleppo, Islamist group announces
Leaked document details serious internal shortcomings which directly affected plans and delayed projects
At the same time, ISIS imposed a fine of 500,000 Syrian pounds on a woman from the eastern countryside of the province, after arresting her on charges of attacking one of ISIS militants “with her shoe”
“The Conference is a message to the Russians after they tried to show that there is no Syrian party able to replace the regime”
The Riyadh conference begins today, and the “coalition” and FSA agree on “overthrowing the regime”
