Residents claim the hard-line group has economic motives for the heavy enforcement of Sharia law, Souriatna writes
Failure of the opposition to halt Assad’s forces amid constant internal strife has affected the extent of its popular support and resulted in backlash, Enab Baladi writes
Reports have allegedly surfaced of a regime deal seeing the return of FSA fighters to Yarmouk after the expulsion of ISIS, Ain al-Medina writes
Rebels scramble to prevent the expansion of regime control in Idleb after militias seize several villages in the province’s southeast, Al-Modon reports
Are the recent arrests of key Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham members evidence that the group is severing ties with Al-Qaeda? Ayn al-Madina explains
Islamic State militants carried out a surprise attack seizing over a dozen villages from Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, ISIS-linked media reports
Rebel faction declares split from the Islamist coalition closely aligned to Al-Qaeda, as tensions rise in the northern province
Efforts by HTS to improve the security situation in the rebel-held city has not convinced residents they are safe, Zeitoun writes
Pro-regime media has claimed Assad forces repelled the deadly assault by the Al-Qaeda-linked group
Reporter Maryam Ahmed describes the day rebel infighting arrived to her small village in Syria’s north, inflicting violence and terror upon the local community
Deal follows the deportation of displaced Syrians from Lebanon to Idleb as part of a July agreement with Hezbollah, opposition website reports
