General Ali Abdulla Ayoub held a meeting with the chief of staffs from Iraq and Iran where they discussed confronting the spread of takfiri terrorism reports The Syria Times.
On the anniversary of the start of the civil war, France, Germany, UK and US have reiterated their condemnation of the Assad regime and attacks on civilians.
Reports of the possibility that Iran could take control of the port of Lattakia have ramped up tensions between them and Russia, as the two countries jostle for influence in a post war Syria writes Ana Press.
The two side spoke of the need for coordination in the fight against terrorism, while tensions between Iran and Russia continue to rise reports Etihad Press.
While Assad has achieved success on the ground, he now faces new battles on the diplomatic stage, which look set to be an insurmountably task writes Anadolu News Agency.
The Syrian National Coalition will be meeting US and EU diplomats to discuss the ongoing violations in northern Syria and the issue of detainees in Assad’s prisons.
Lindsey Graham’s pledge was a boost to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who toured the Golan with him, ahead of April 9 Israeli elections writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Regime and Iranian forces carried out two attacks in Idleb using shells containing white phosphorus, which is recognised as an internationally banned weapon reports Alsouria Net.
Recent protests in southern Syria have shown that, while Assad has taken control of much of Syria, opposition on the ground still remains reports Syria TV.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights have said that the regime is responsible for 216 chemical weapon attacks, which have killed no fewer than 1,461 people writes Alsouria Net.
Young men are signing up to join private security firms, some of which are being backed by foreign powers, and providing protection to religious pilgrims writes Al-Modon.
The Iranian businessmen expressed their desire to help rebuild Syria’s infrastructure and highlighted the close bond that the two countries share reports SANA.
Despite Bashar al-Assad now being in control of the large majority of the country, his problems are far from over writes Alsouria Net.
Maher al-Assad has favoured Iran, a position that has conflicted with his brother’s pro-Russian agenda writes Strategy Watch.
In December of last year, US President Donald Trump said that he would pull out all 2,000 US troops from Syria, but now appears to be changing his mind writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Hezbollah has joined regime forces in fighting opposition forces in and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham in the Aleppo countryside reports Al-Modon.
Any criticism of the Assad regime, even from committed loyalist, is being punished in the most severe manner reports Alsouria Net.
Before this revelation, it was unclear who invited President Assad and why the Foreign Minister was not informed about the visit writes Russia Today.
France has reportedly reached out to Moscow to break the impasse of the constitutional committee and speed up the process of elections in Syria writes Asharq al-Awsat.
Russia has threatened residents of Syrian camp al-Rukban with forced conscription and the withdrawal of aid after they failed to leave through humanitarian corridors reports Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
