What the return of Hafez Assad’s statue to Hama on the 35th anniversary of its destruction by Hafez Assad means for the fate of the Syrian people
Sada al-Sham reveals story behind scores of women held prisoner for years, and the attempts by civilians and activists to negotiate their release in the face of negligence from authorities
An interview with Kheder Khaddour on why, despite its weak fighting capabilities, the Syrian army remains a key element of the regime’s survival strategy. Here is the second part of the interview.
In violation of international law, a number of armed groups are exploiting eager youths, some no older than 15 years old, to report from Syria’s main conflict zones, Sada al-Sham writes
Secretary General says the Lebanese paramilitary group supports every effort aimed at preventing bloodshed and paving way for reconciliation in Syria, government outlet SANA reports
Saudi-based opposition newspaper reports on accidental killing of three Turkish soldiers in Russian operation near Syria’s northern border, as Putin attributes blunder to ineffectual military partnership between the two countries
Activists Anwar Bunni talks to All4Syria about his efforts to prosecute rights violators in Europe, explaining that his recent efforts to file suits in numerous countries is a partial opening of the door to justice in Syria
Amid intensified efforts to clear Damascus and its surroundings of rebel forces following the fall of Aleppo, Enab Baladi lists the areas in which the opposition continues to hold off inside the capital region
Chief HNC negotiator slams UN envoy for suggesting he would take the role of choosing an opposition delegation to attend the upcoming Geneva talks if members failed to present a list by February 8, according to Coalition news center
Thousands of people transported from the Barada Valley this week since regime forces took complete control of the area west of the capital on Sunday, opposition media Alsouria Net reports
Opposition website Alsouria Net details the most important parts from the address of the head of the opposition delegation in Astana
Writing for All4Syria, Walid Bunni urges opposition factions attending the upcoming talks in Astana to resist foreign pressure for short-term gains
Obama’s two terms and the lie of the bloody Arab Spring made us feel that George W. Bush was a dove of peace. Bush did not, in practice, destroy anywhere but Iraq, given that Afghanistan was already destroyed, whereas Obama went ceaselessly from Syria to Libya and Yemen.
Opposition in Barada valley area reject state media’s claims of rebel agreement with Assad regime to hand over their weapons, adding that repair teams have not entered to fix the damaged water source
Opposition reports that despite truce hundreds of people have been killed across Syria by the Assad regime and its allies since deal went into effect on December 29
Opposition members claim ongoing violations by regime and allied Iranian militias in the Damascus countryside is proof the regime does not want the truce deal to succeed
Store owners and sellers in the capital’s marketplaces describe a gloomy scene of overstocked merchandise for a non-existent clientele as the impacts of the war finally take hold of the Damascus tourism industry
Opposition urges international community to end violations and punish perpetrators after 27 breaches by regime forces and their allies were recorded on Sunday alone, according to Coalition monitors
Russia is not serious in its wish to impose a ceasefire, Walid al-Bunni argues
Lebanese militia stopped Russian engineers from entering the area outside the capital after negotiators reached an agreement with locals, sources claim
