The facility is a strategic location to supply front-line troops and hide Russian and Iranian military experts, according to Zaman al-Wasl
Residents of the eastern city are returning to streets covered in rubble and a catastrophic level of destruction, Salon Syria reports
Moscow’s actions in the Ghouta – military and political – should be seen as a strengthening of its position independent of the fate of Assad, Enab Baladi writes
Foreign Ministry reiterates calls for anti-ISIS alliance to halt its airstrikes and leave Syrian territory, SANA reports
Despite international pledges of assistance, much work remains to clear the city of the dangers that ISIS left behind, Enab Baladi writes
The shelling of Damascus by opposition militants should not be seen as a justification for Assad’s leveling of Eastern Ghouta, Wael Sawah writes
Top official slams foreign military campaigns on Syrian soil during opening of Middle East forum in Moscow, SANA reports
Possible new confrontation in eastern Syria as American and Kurdish forces look to ward off Iranian-backed militias
Research center tracks Syria’s military and political developments over the first month of 2018
Comments follow Tuesday’s announcement by France that it will strike Syria if proven to have used chlorine bombs on civilians
Institution to provide Syrians with scholarships and qualifications approved by the U.S. State Department, Enab Baladi reports
Military and political actors are plotting their next steps amid signs of possible changes in dynamics on the ground, Sada al-Sham writes
Moscow platform leader conflates volume of opposition media criticism with scale of actual conflict in Syria, Alsouria Net reports
Instead of using the opportunity to address U.S. goals for peace, Trump’s speech was used to threaten and frighten those who are most vulnerable, Wael Sawah writes
Moscow and Washington’s shared interests with Ankara run deeper than those with their Kurdish allies, Souriatna writes
Syria’s Kurds are considering how best to emerge from Ankara’s campaign amid possible expansion of Turkish military aims, Enab Baladi writes
Moscow and Washington had more to lose than gain from backing their Kurdish allies in Afrin, Murad al-Quwatli explains
U.S. State Department and French Foreign Ministry directed blame at Syria for the use of chemical weapons in the Eastern Ghouta
Political advisor to the Syrian president writes that U.S. economic strength is based primarily on the creation of perpetual war
Proposed creation of the force has stirred the ire of a number of rebel groups and their backers, such as Turkey
