American suspicions increased after the Russians submitted hundreds of requests, to several countries, to gain permission for their military jets to cross the latter’s airspace to reach Syria, and assemble there
Russia is engaging in a tacit competition with Iran – especially amid talks about the impending creation of a regional and international “contact group” after America’s ratification of the Iran deal next month
Assad’s regime even boasts that Moscow’s decision to hunker down demonstrates the strength of bilateral relations
Nour wrote on his official Twitter account that the said initiative would “re-polish Assad” by allowing him to visit a number of countries in the region pending mediation by Egyptian officials
Rebels planned to take over a chain of villages located between the provinces of Daraa, Damascus, and Quneitra
The warm welcome they received in Munich was more than what the Syrian refugees expected
Two battalions are stationed in Ethraiya, and two others led by Hezbollah guard the road to the city of Homs
Alawite sheikhs block passage to regime military and intelligence forces after witnessing a series of withdrawals in the region in the wake of rebel advances
Assad has given a lengthy interview to Hezbollah’s channel al-Manar. Below is the interview as translated and published by SANA, the Syrian official news agency
Rebels accuse Assad regime of using Egyptian military equipment against opposition fighters as Damascus denounces Turkey for “supporting terrorist groups”
Movement releases statement in an attempt to clarify its military and political position in light of a proposed merger with Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood
No one has expected or demanded that every party should drop their weapons and forgo their means of pressure
Israeli warplanes target a number of positions in the Syrian Golan Heights, says IDF
Activists warn of possible bloodbath as displaced families from Zabadani moved to villages of Madhaya and Bukin
Experts explain how the removal of opposition forces from Zabadani clears the way to establish an opposition free zone that extends along the Lebanese Syrian border
“We open our hands to every Arab initiative. We say hello to those who knock on our door as we seek to stop the bloodshed,” Syria’s foreign minister tells Egyptian press
Rebels seize checkpoints in Bloudan as regime and Hezbollah fighters inch further towards capturing Zabadani
War in Syria will continue until the US and their partners believe in the proposed solutions, Syria’s foreign minister tells Lebanese reporters
Regime fighters and Hezbollah edge closer to taking full control of the strategic city near the Lebanese border as rebels appeal to fighters in Damascus for reinforcements
At some point, I was optimistic that all fighting parties would work seriously to reach a political solution, but the recent massacre in Douma killed my optimism
