Russia is working to arrange an agreeable time to hold a conference to discuss Syria, with Iran and Turkey writes SANA.
A fighter from the Revolutionary Guards Corps has been killed in Aleppo, as civilians continue to be forced from their homes writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
Barricades cleared from the M5 highway, Turkey hits back at accusations of neglect of duties, rebels launch a counter-attack and Syria-Armenia flight to start this year. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
President Assad met with Ali Larijani to discuss recent successes in the field and the future of the relationship between the two countries reports SANA.
Regime forces have secured the M5 highway that runs from Aleppo all the way to the southern border with Jordan writes Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Hassan Rouhani has spoken out against the theft of Syrian oil by the US and the continued occupation of the Syrian Golan by Israel writes SANA.
Syrian and Russian warplanes have pounded residential towns in Aleppo, killing over a dozen people reports Levant News.
Anger has been stirred by a video that shows regime fighters destroying the graves of opposition fighters in Idleb reports Neda-Sy.
After regime advances, opposition forces have launched a counter attack, killing a number of fighters and capturing weapons and vehicles writes Alsouria Net.
Iran and Syria have discussed means to boost economic trade between the two countries, in the face of harsh sanctions reports SANA.
Israel has conducted airstrikes against a number of sites in Syria, targeting Iran-backed fighters and killing 12 reports Asharq Al-Awsat.
In a phone call with the Russian president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised to meet any aggression against Turkish forces with a forceful response writes Baladi News.
Following advances by the regime army, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has threatened to take action if Assad does not withdraw from the de-escalation zones writes Daily Sabah.
As people flee the bombardments in Aleppo, Russian warplanes have targeted vehicles carrying displaced families reports Zaman al-Wasl.
Continued attacks by Russia and the Assad regime are forcing families from their homes and towards the border with Turkey writes Anadolu News Agency.
In an indication of a further breakdown of security in Deir ez-Zor, a former ISIS leader was killed by unknown assailants reports Deirezzor 24.
Tehran had reached an agreement with Damascus to build 30,000 houses in Syria and to establish Iranian-Syrian companies in the field of construction, transportation and infrastructure writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
Turkish forces are preparing to meet regime forces with force at the city of Saraqib in the eastern Idleb countryside writes Ana Press.
A number of blast were witnessed in Damascus, which were believed to be part of a plan to remove destroyed buildings in al-Tadamon and Yarmouk Camp reports Jesr.
The cadres in northeastern Syria are an important part of the Democratic Union Party’s influence in the region and they wield a large amount of control writes Brocar Press.
