In a meeting of top-ranking officers in the Assad army and its intelligence agencies, the Head of the Air Force Intelligence administration has set out plans for the next stage of the conflict writes The Syrian Reporter
The return of refugees, the releasing of abductees and the de-escalation agreement for Idelb were also discussed in Sochi writes SANA
It is hoped that a prisoner exchange operation between the opposition and the regime can be arranged as a goodwill measure reports Al-Modon
While the Russian ambassador to Israel stressed that Iranian forces would not be positioned on the border with the Golan Heights, forcing a them to leave Syria was not possible writes Alsouria
The situation in Idleb province and the continuation of the “de-escalation” zones agreement was also discussed reports Smart
Syria’s Druze community have tried to remain neutral during the Syrian war, but local events could force their hand writes Asharq al-Awsat.
The hopes that the uprising sowed have been betrayed by the treachery of people both in and outside the country writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed
The regime is trying to fill its ranks with men from Suweida, to serve as an alternative to an Iranian presence writes Ana Press
The firing of teachers in the Zaatari camp is seen as a move to get Syrians to return home writes Ana Press
The regime and its allied militias are racing to conscripts rebel fighters, that agreed to reconciliation deals, to their ranks writes Alsouria
While Hezbollah provided guarantees that refugees would be protected, the UN claims that it is not safe for them to return writes Zaman Al Wasl
While the Syrian Democratic Forces maybe in control of the oil fields, it is believed that due to a lack of technology, they are unable to operate at full capacity writes Ain al-Medina
Despite calls from the regime for refugees to return to Syria, conditions on the ground are far from perfect writes the National Coalition
As operations in Daraa near their end, Idleb ponders its future writes Souriatna
The evacuees, which included hundreds of women and children, were covered by an agreement with Russian forces and the regime writes Zaman Al Wasl
The two towns, which have been under siege by opposition groups for many years, hoped that the regime would send help reports Alsouria
While the regime may believe that it has the support of other nations, it is being mocked behind its back writes Geroun
Israel has long been concerned about a build up of Iranian militias on the border of the occupied Golan Heights writes Asharq al-Awsat
Ali Akbar Velayati is not right to say that, if not for Iran, Syria would have fallen writes Al-Watan
Quneitra province in southern Syria is seen as an important strategical position for the regime reports Alsouria
