Documents obtained by Zaman al-Wasl show many of ISIS’ members joined the hardline group soon after being released from prison
Syrian refugee forced to collect garbage after losing his money and family in the wake of falling victim to a scam in Turkey’s north
Following the failures of the international community to help resolve the Syrian crisis, the country’s cultural, political and social elite should start working toward securing successful conditions for a solution today, as quickly as possible, and with the least possible harm to Syria and its people
Opposition leader warns of pending humanitarian crisis in a number of Syrian provinces, especially Aleppo, as signs suggest regime forces are preparing for a large scale offensive
Documents include detailed information on over 300 fighters, a large number of whom are multilingual and boast previous military experience in numerous foreign armies
“Progress” in Damascus’ position following its acceptance of a “political transition” with its talk of forming an “expanded government”, in contrast to the HNC’s rigidity in clinging to the formation of a “transitional body” as the starting point for a political transition
Celebrations take place inside Syria to commemorate 70 years since French colonialists left the country in 1946
Deputy FM says calls for Assad to step down are an obstacle to the success of a political settlement in Syria
Assad continues his interview with Novosti and Sputnik. The interview is published here as appeared on SANA.
French-made aircraft crucial in regime-Russia’s recapture of the ancient city of Palmyra last week
Five-member delegation visits capital’s cultural and religious sites on trip they say is to “convey a message of peace to all the Syrian people”
Western diplomats say the Russian withdrawal came as a surprise, especially that no indicators were detected beforehand
Leaked membership applications reveal private information of Islamic State recruits including real names and occupation preferences
Moscow says it supports the solution that the participants of the Syria negotiations decide on, including the idea of creating a federal state
Syria’s representative to the UN says ISSG members should pressure the Turkish, Saudi and Qatari governments to end their support for terrorism and comply with UN resolutions
Russian PM criticizes Riyadh for suggesting deployment of ground troops as diplomats call on Moscow, Damascus and Islamic countries to help extinguish fundamentalism
Assad says he backs peace talks but that negotiations do “not mean that we stop fighting terrorism”
Statements made by French and US diplomats imply bewilderment at the Syrian army’s recent victories, says official source
Washington is truly working for an independent Kurdish state in the near east
Manna is not part of the main opposition delegation, which was formed at a meeting in Saudi Arabia and has yet to say if it will take part in the peace talks
