People escaping the Islamic State in Raqqa and Deir-ez-Zor have been herded into poorly managed camps with few options to leave, Alsouria Net writes
Family members in Syria’s Kurdish areas mourn the large numbers of PYD fighters returning dead from U.S.-backed battles, Zaman al-Wasl writes
Information from local UNDP partner suggests PYD and coalition forces were responsible for the damage and destruction of dozens of homes, Zaman al-Wasl writes
Hundreds of acres have been destroyed by fires in the past few days as farmers wait anxiously for their crops to be harvested, Iqtissad writes
Supporters of the Democratic Union Party must pressure militants to end their violations against civilians, opposition statement reads
All4Syria writes that despite claiming to protect Syria’s minorities, for generations the Assad regime has targeted the Christian community and used its places of worship to fan the flames of sectarian tension
Local sources claim raid was part of operation to arrest YPG deserters who fled ahead of the battle to liberate Raqqa from the Islamic State, opposition website reports
Residents of Rajm al-Salibi camp killed by Islamic State militants escaping fighting in the cities of Raqqa and Deir-ez-Zor, state media reports
Around 150 women perform military march for party officials in the northern province after recruits graduate from training in the all-female militia, opposition activists tell Zaman al-Wasl
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
A new US shipment was dispatched to the PYD-Syrian Democratic Forces in Hassakeh, who have made a new set of strategic gains against ISIS militants on the Raqqa-Deir-ez-Zor route
A long and bloody battle ahead as US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces capture more villages from the Islamic State group in northern Raqqa province and close in on ISIS’ de facto capital
Syrian regime strikes kill at least 10 civilians in Deir-ez-Zor and US coalition jets target ISIS-controlled village in Raqqa, killing eight members of one family
Senior Kurdish opposition politician shifts position towards Syrian regime and says his party is seeking self-rule
The capital’s Barzeh district has become a hub for drug trafficking to the Eastern Ghouta, as regime forces and their allied militias work to bring in drugs of all sorts, from painkillers to heroin, cocaine and hashish, claims activist
Yakiti Party calls off cooperation with PYD after they claim militants stormed group’s offices in the northern Hassakeh countryside, vandalizing property and arresting members
Agriculture Ministry had originally estimated to produce about 400,000 tons of seed cotton from around Syria despite only harvesting 5,000 tons
Several areas around the country targeted by militants as shelling kills four people including a child
UN agency delivers aid including blankets, children’s supplies, tents, cleaning materials and water storage containers to the northern border city
Locals in northern Syria claim UN aid is being diverted to individuals sympathetic to the Assad regime while those in need have been refused support, as confirmed in a report by the British Guardian newspaper
