Syrian pound drops as US inflation and housing data helps push dollar to its highest levels in three months
City’s children entertain themselves over the public holiday collecting empty bullets casings and rocket fragments, parents say
Syrian army units seize several areas surrounding the ancient city from ISIS forces, state media reports
Opposition government establishes three cultural committees in the towns of Rastan, Talbiseh and Holeh
Opposition fighters consider Hezbollah’s involvement in Zabadani a “failed adventure” following major losses in Qalamoun, Daraa and Idleb
Qatari grant is still intact as government conducts ongoing talks on how to best spend the funds, prime minister says
Opposition fighters assume control of regime supply route on the road to Damascus, activist says
Over a dozen opposition factions release joint statement warning of consequences of ethnic cleansing by Kurdish forces
Human rights group releases report documenting sectarian and ethnic violations in Syria
National Coalition president meets with rebel leaders in an effort to establish stronger ties between political and military opposition
At least 18 people, including four children, killed in regime air raid in northern Homs, activists said
Islamist group executes sons of Hadedayin leader for assisting Assad forces
Some Syrians believe that the regime is abandoning supporters in their respective regions
Homs’ witnesses see kidnapping and torture of two teenagers and a university student by pro-Assad shabeeha, according to activists
ISIS militants kill hundreds of people, including 67 civilians, in and around the captured city of Palmyra over the past week
Sisters and wives of fallen soldiers recruited to fight as regime faces significant losses among pro-Assad militias
Visit comes after Syrian army successfully repels attack by ISIS fighters on the historical city
ISIS fighters retreat from city’s surroundings after facing heavy losses to army and air forces in areas surrounding Palmyra
The extremist group’s advance on the ancient city ignites concerns over the destruction of precious historical artefacts
Remaining hotel owners find themselves powerless as the regime converts the country’s old hotels into garrisons for soldiers and snipers
