FSA officers in Turkey have provided sensitive information, including rebels’ movements, bases, names and weapons to Russian intelligence
“In Syria, our armed forces are first of all fighting for Russia, it is the security of our people that they are defending,” says Russian president
Syria to continue its commitment to the abolition of chemical weapons, says deputy foreign minister
Ceasefire reached between regime and rebels in Al-Waar as Assad looks to consolidate his control over Syria’s strategic areas prior to the upcoming negotiations in Vienna
Syrian National Colaition will meet with other opposition factions in Riyadh in an effort to unify positions ahead of negotiations in Vienna this month
The Northern Aleppo towns of Kafra and Sundaft are taken by ISIS as Russian airstrikes weaken rebel forces in the area
As it turns out, Haider now operates as a military correspondent for the Syrian regime, and is also known to have close ties to high-ranking officers and war-criminals
President Assad says terrorists are flocking from over 100 countries around the world to Syria, in an effort to transform the country into a hub for terrorism
“Many days I go to work in the morning without eating under the pretext that I am fasting, in order to leave something for my poor wife to eat during my absence. She thinks I am a saint or something, while in fact I would live on a cigarette and a cup of coffee that I prepare in my shop”
The secretary general of the Damascus–based opposition Syrian National Democratic Action Commission talks to Syria Times
Paris puts military cooperation against ISIS in the framework of a political solution, while Moscow pushes for a map of non-European-backed militant groups
Body of pilot from downed Russian jet arrives in Turkey, as Ankara and Moscow make preparations for its return
Scores dead in attack on popular marketplace in town of Ariha
Syria’s resolve to fight terrorism will continue despite recent escalations by hostile countries who support extremists, Assad tells top Iranian diplomats
Strikes target capital’s eastern suburbs as rebels advance in the region
Foreign ministers condemn Turkey for the recent downing of a Russian jet and Ankara’s support for terrorism
In light of the multiple wars in Syria, Vienna was a place for a new war that will end all the other wars, a “war of wills” that is happening around a table supervised by the UN, but in fact it is the table of the US-Russian negotiations.
The Syrian opposition finds itself today in front of a significant test: either to push for a unified effort and full coordination before entering into the political process, or face being placed on a list of terrorist organizations
Russian airbase at Hmeimem airport targeted by opposition forces stationed in the Ghab Plain
Fearing the idea that the fall of Damascus was imminent, there was increased competition to control the victorious opposition forces
