Amman-based command calls on FSA-linked groups to abandon fight citing inevitable defeat, according to Zaman al-Wasl
Sada al-Sham describes the utter powerlessness of Raqqa’s locals as belligerents from all sides employ heavy force in contest for the ISIS-held city
Syrian president says military victories by the Syrian army have resulted in a drop in state backing for terrorism, official media reports
Recent de-escalation agreements have not protected many civilians from the brunt of battle as fighting persists in several areas of the country, Sada al-Sham writes
Writing for the Saudi-owned outlet, Hamidi says the Russian-led cease-fire plan will fail if not followed by political efforts aimed at unity instead of division
Writing for Saudi-owned Al-Hayat, opposition figure Louay Hussein calls for a Syrian model based on the rights of the individual and not the will of the conqueror
Tehran shows eagerness to invest in Syria’s reconstruction amid signs the six-year war might be winding down
Dozens of opposition groups announce willingness to participate in the battle for the Islamic State’s eastern stronghold, rebel media office reports
U.K.’s Independent and Daily Mail among newspapers to report on comments by analyst claiming rocket factory mirrors sites inside Iran, Zaman al-Wasl reports
All4Syria asks whether recent developments on the Syrian scene, both political and military, suggest the start of a new stage of conflict between big powers?
Syrian army and allied militias are making strides in their campaign for control of the southeastern border region, Zaman al-Wasl reports
Editor of Saudi-owned Okaz newspaper Abdullah al-Ghadawi claims that Washington and Moscow have come to share similar visions for the future of Syria
Zaman al-Wasl speaks with the former Coalition president about rumors over opposition members’ willingness to accept Assad’s survival
Hazem al-Amin explains the controversy around a meeting between the regime and a delegation from Tunisia’s Nobel Peace Prize-wining union
SANA reports on swearing in ceremony for Iranian leader’s second presidential term in the capital Tehran
Iran’s parliament speaker Hossein Abdollahian meets with Syria’s top diplomat ahead of his visit to Lebanon
Opposition attempts to legitimize loyal force as Russian-backed safe zones see the Coalition increasingly sidelined in political decisions
Lebanese official describes plan to exchange eight Hezbollah prisoners for thousands of refugees as ‘forced displacement,’ opposition website reports
After the recent capitulation of Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sham to HTS in rebel-held Idelb, uncertainty remains around further infighting and the possibility of an Ankara intervention, Enab Baladi writes
Kremlin has attempted to discredit Zaman al-Wasl’s claims that Iranian experts are working on developing long-range missiles near Assad’s coastal stronghold
