The opposition meets with high-level diplomatic figures in London to discuss its three-stage political vision, which includes six months of negotiations, a transition period lasting 18 months, and ending in elections
Lebanese newspaper says Putin and Obama bear responsibility for Erdogan and Assad failing to meet
Harakat Al-Nujaba sends 300 Shiite families to Daraya and Moadimiya after clearing them of their residents, according to sources
If what we hear is true, the solution is based on acknowledging the status quo and surrendering to the rule of the current regime despite the killing, destruction and displacement that it has carried out over the last five years.
Top Iranian and Russian diplomats meet to discuss strategy of combating terrorism in Syria
“What happened recently for the Turkish leadership to decide to send its tanks and soldiers inside Syrian territory and support some of the rebel groups to regain Jarablus from ISIS?”
Military court accuses two Syrian intelligence officers of planning and overseeing attacks which killed more than 40 people, according to news sources
Turkish PM says all relevant parties, including the regime of Bashar Assad, were informed of Turkey’s Operation Euphrates Shield to prevent the establishment of a Kurdish corridor
Until recently, Damascus saw the Kurds as an ally able to help pressure a wide geographical area that needed hundreds of thousands of soldiers and at the same time would constitute a thorn in the Turkish throat, which was greedy to swallow Syrian geography and people at the same time.
The clashes that have erupted in Hassakeh between the Kurdish PYD militia and the forces of Assad’s mafia regime may be one of the swift results of this common approach and a first indication of the new understandings between Turkey and Russia, which Iran may not be far from.
Following the recent Turkey-Iran-Russia strategic alliance, Assad sought to find a role to play in the Kurdish file, choosing to strike Hassakeh in order to be at the center of the Kurdish issue
After the explosion of the presidential grandiosity and the collapse of other influential politicians in the ruling party, Turkey is now ruled by an obsession with mobilizing against an enemy which is more imaginary than real
Today, the governments of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria act based on a conviction they are reluctant to proclaim publicly, which is that the Kurds are more dangerous than ISIS
Russia and the United States have not yet agreed on dividing influence in the Middle East, and they are providing space to the regional countries to dive further into this quagmire
For the consecutive third day, Russian warplanes launch attacks from Iran to strike Syria, and targets “overlap” with America
Top Iranian advisor meets with Norwegian diplomat to review Syria crisis and other regional issues
Mikdad says Damascus wants Moscow and Tehran’s efforts to succeed in bringing Turkey back on the right track in order to ensure regional security
It is notable that the international family has intervened against ISIS and its projects in Iraq and Syria, but it has not intervened to protect civilians and prevent war crimes as much as it has intervened to protect its own interests
Kremlin announces raids killed up to 150 Islamic State fighters in the eastern province
Both sides called on UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura to intensify his efforts to start intra-Syrian talks without preconditions in Geneva
