In a statement addressing the recent US Department’s designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as a terrorist organization, the group responded by accusing the United States of exploiting slogans of principles of human rights
As rebel groups squabble over turf and dogma in Ghouta area, the Syrian regime’s unabated efforts continue to isolate the rebel areas, threatening their sustained resistance
PYD-affiliated group called Revolutionary Youth attacks a commemoration event organized by the rival Kurdish National Council in Qamishli
Two explosions near a cemetery in Damascus targeted buses full of Shiite pilgrims, killing 40 and wounding another 120, prompting Iraqi and Syrian governments to form a joint investigative unit
The US Department of State designated the newly formed Tahrir al-Sham alliance of key Jihadist groups, including Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (formerly al-Qaeda affiliate Nusra Front group), as a terrorist organization and al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria
In a series of operations, the Syrian army, in coordination with the air force, destroys Nusra Front positions and munition depots in Hama and Idleb, killing several terrorists
The KNC condemns militias’ arrest of 42 of its members as an act that violates democratic principles
Syrian army forces wrest control of two main water facilities in Aleppo province’s east and kill scores of ISIS and Nusra Front militants in Hama and Idleb, state news media reports
State media reports that terrorist groups in Al-Qaboun and Eastern Ghouta fired missiles at housing suburb in Damascus countryside
Activists report that two more people have been killed in regime airstrikes on Al-Waer neighborhood in Homs, as government forces extend aerial and ground campaigns after further agreements with rebels fails
Prime Minister Imad Khamis tours capital’s Old City market and speaks to tradesmen about improving production in private and public sectors
Syrian army enters city of Palmyra after heavy clashes with ISIS terrorists, followed by investigative engineering corps in charge of clearing the city premises and archeological site of explosives
The rebel groups’ strict regime of control of public space along with their utter disregard for the security of public life and property proves fatal, as the public take to calling for the regime’s return
Syrian army seizes control of the Triangle of Palmyra area, scoring more victories against demoralized ISIS terrorist bands, state news agency reports
SDF’s attempts at forced conscription for Raqqa and Manbij battlefronts meet with censure from majority Kurdish areas on charges that Kurds should avoid fighting others’ wars
A new US shipment was dispatched to the PYD-Syrian Democratic Forces in Hassakeh, who have made a new set of strategic gains against ISIS militants on the Raqqa-Deir-ez-Zor route
Pro-Assad thugs target government buildings and steal electricity cables and power generators in eastern and western parts of Aleppo where public electricity is no longer available, opposition website reports
Syria’s Foreign Ministry demands that the UN condemn Homs attacks which aim to undermine Astana peace talks
Jaafari said that his meeting with de Mistura focused on the issue of fighting terrorism and called on UN and all other delegations to unequivocally condemn the suicide bombings in Homs, Syrian news agency reports
A long and bloody battle ahead as US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces capture more villages from the Islamic State group in northern Raqqa province and close in on ISIS’ de facto capital
