Some American and European officials believe that the regime and its allies are leaking this kind of information to reduce pressure on it, and give the impression that ISIS is the only possible alternative
Recent clashes between Alawite clans on Syrian coastal city follow disputes around property and oil drilling, says journalist
Influential security official and caretaker of the Syrian-Iranian alliance dies after a long battle with illness
Mobilization and counter-mobilization, terrorism and counter-terrorism led the Arab region into a vicious cycle that will not be easy to break. It is a process that could endure for years to come, and will give both Iran and Israel hope to achieve their expansion ambitions at the expense of dismantling Arab societies
News of ban on National Coalition members entering US “untrue”, says opposition leader
Obama has decided to provide Iran with an instant reward of $200 billion when signing the nuclear deal, which will undoubtedly be funnelled into Syria and other regional conflicts.
The Raqqa civil society activists discuss what should be done and see if they can come to a consensus about the best strategy for administering northern Raqqa
National Defence Forces militias in possession of munitions from Germany, China, Egypt, Russia and US, leaked report claims
Hezbollah’s war in Syria is an Iranian war, and a lost cause too
What new developments have led some to conclude the Syrian crisis is on its way to a solution?
Announcement comes as US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in highest-level US visit to Russia since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis in 2013
The besieging of Damascus to establish ‘safe zones’ will prevent extremist groups from capitalising on a power vacuum in the city if Assad falls, Coalition president says
The UN Security Council has failed to implement appropriate counterterrorism resolutions as some of its members support and sponsor terrorists inside Syria, says Jaafari
Syrian rebel groups await formation of a Saudi-Turkish alliance says Zahran Alloush, Islam Army’s leader
President Assad gave an interview to France 2 TV. Following is the full text, as published by SANA news agency
President Bashar al-Assad did an interview with the U.S. CBS News. Following is the full text, as was published by SANA
Is it all a daydream – or a nightmare – when I call for the withdrawal of foreign militias, the end to shelling, the punishment of the guilty, the return of refugees and displaced people to their homes, and an effective Arab role to stop the machine of death?
Former Coalition president claims John Kerry’s recent remarks ignore US policy in the region, as well as the American values of human rights and democracy
Aleppo Castle could not survive the bombing, the monuments of Deir Ezzor have almost vanished and Umayyad Mosque is no longer a symbol of Islamic culture
The Israelis are trying to plunge Iran into a Syrian and Iraqi sea of blood, to overwhelm it as Afghanistan did to the former Soviet Union – without costing Israel a single dollar or soldier
