Sources claim Russian weapon shipment included an array of internationally banned weapons, Zaman al-Wasl reports
Official media reports opposition forces concentrated rocket and mortar fire on civilian areas around the capital and in Syria’s southern region
Young men rounded up for service ahead of expected large-scale ground assault on the rebel-held enclave, opposition website reports
West is providing direct support for terrorists to carry out attacks without fear of accountability, SANA reports
Ankara says its army ‘will not stop’ if pro-Assad forces enter Afrin to protect Kurdish YPG
Syria’s majority-Alawite coastal areas remain a main supplier of manpower for Assad’s militias
Expert says situation in Damascus is ‘worrying’ as clean water levels are far below those of previous years, Alsouria Net reports
Official delegation announces government plans to restart halted development projects in all provinces, SANA reports
The fragile security situation in the predominately Druze province is showing signs of unraveling, Enab Baladi writes
Official media reports civilians killed and wounded in a number of opposition attacks on the capital and its environs
Rescue workers have accused the Assad regime of using chemical weapons in their attack on the Damascus suburb, Zaman al-Wasl reports
Government forces resume shelling of the capital’s Eastern Ghouta suburbs after the collapse of truce, Zaman al-Wasl reports
Civilians fleeing northern Syria’s front lines are facing a lack of safe options amid an exhausted humanitarian response, Al-Modon writes
Syrian PM reviews repair of road network in capital’s north, official media reports
Over 500 cancer patients face risk of death due to lack of medicine, medical specialist tells Souriatna
The state of breakdown in Syrian society has contributed to widespread mental health disorders, according to opposition website
Blueprint outlining ‘social contract’ for Syria’s future developed by delegates from various ethnic, religious and sectarian groups
Police source confirms death of child and bus driver after rocket strikes vehicle in Aleppo city, SANA reports
Reports have allegedly surfaced of a regime deal seeing the return of FSA fighters to Yarmouk after the expulsion of ISIS, Ain al-Medina writes
Head of the regime’s infamous prison oversaw the torture and execution of prisoners since 2013, Zaman al-Wasl writes
