Rebel group fighting in Jobar says regime forces have set up more checkpoints and closed several areas in the city, as opposition forces renew attacks on Syrian capital
The Kurdish celebration of spring, Newroz, banned in Syria for decades, is an occasion for Syrians to share some joy as the brutal war in their country enters its seventh year
Rocket shells fired by Nusra-linked terrorists wound 15 civilians in Masaken Barzeh and Al-Shaghour neighborhoods of Damascus, state news media reports
Army units clear compromised areas north of Jobar from the Nusra Front, killing many terrorists and several leaders, while destroying their weapons in the process
Large numbers of rebel fighters who were evacuated from the Damascus countryside over the last seven months have joined other groups to establish new positions in the Idleb and Hama countrysides
A group of Syrian graffiti artists in a southern Damascus have used their graffiti art to give despairing people hope as the regime wrecked Syrian cities and lives
The Syrian regime has used war to displace residents from strategically located cities and townships to northern areas of the country, a calculated policy of demographic change aiming at creating a factual religious and ethnic divide
Hayat Tahri al-Sham denied responsibility for the two blasts on Wednesday in the Syrian capital which led to dozens of deaths and injuries
De Mistura said the twin Damascus bombings were designed to spoil political talks
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
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
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
Activists claim at least 41 regime soldiers, including 11 officers, have been buried in daily funerals in Tartous in February, Zaman al-Wasl reports
Loyalist newspaper reports on meeting between Syrian president and religious delegation whose work aims to focus on shifting current ideas of religious discourse
Opposition news site says fighters took the areas of Al-Dayyatha and Kraa northeast of Suweida city amid further losses by the Islamic State over the past few weeks
Alsouria Net reports on exchange of scores of female prisoners between the Assad regime and opposition forces in Hama countryside, with some detainees being released after two years of captivity
SANA reports on statement by reconciliations minister following the return of civilians to their homes in the Damascus countryside after local teams successfully repair neighborhood’s infrastructure
State media outlet SANA covers monthly shopping event in the coastal province which aims to showcase high-quality Syrian-made products to buyers
