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Assad: US Supports Terrorists By Calling Them Moderate Opposition

SANA (Syrian official news agency) December 15, 2016

President Bashar al-Assad has accused the US of sponsoring terrorist groups in Syria by labeling them ‘moderate opposition’. In an interview with the Russian TV channels, Russia 24 and NTV, the Syrian president said the United States tried to promote the idea of so-called moderate opposition in Syria.

Following is the full text of the interview:

Opinion: Iran’s Dilemma After Aleppo

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed for Asharq al-Awsat (Pan-Arab, London-based newspaper) December 14, 2016

Will Iran spend 2017, which is fast approaching, fighting to take over the remaining Syrian towns including the Damascus countryside which is still partly under the control of the rebels?

Opinion: Why Idleb?

Walid al-Bunni for The Syrian Observer December 8, 2016

What does Donald Trump have to do with Iran and Russia’s insistence that rebel fighters be evacuated to Idleb exclusively, even though areas of the Damascus countryside under opposition control are much closer? Walid Bunni explains

Opinion: Is the Islamic State Group Nearing its End?

Ahmed Aisha for Ain al-Medina (opposition website) November 29, 2016

Does the fall of the ISIS-held town of Dabiq to Western-backed forces signal the end of the radical Islamist group, and could its legacy live on following its possible demise?

Opinion: Trump, Like Putin and Assad, Does Not See People in Syria

Abdel Wahab Bedarkhan for al-Hayat (Pan-Arab, London-based newspaper) November 25, 2016

Trump symbolically and practically has given a green light to finish off Aleppo city, and he has become, along with Obama, partners with Putin in the most horrific stage the city has endured in its long history, writes Abdel Wahab Bedarkhan

Opinion: The Greatest Threat to International Peace and Security

Abdul Illah Fahed for Asharq al-Awsat November 25, 2016

After nearly six years, and due to the complexities and overlaps of international actors and players – regionally and internally – it became clear that the strings are no longer pulled by the Syrians or even regional states as the conflict has mutated into score-settling between super powers, chiefly the US and Russia

Opinion: Why All This Brutality in Aleppo?

Walid al-Bunni for the Syrian Observer November 24, 2016

The push by Assad and his allies to achieve decisive victories before the end of Obama’s term, and the beginning of an unpredictable Trump presidency, could explain the brutality which they are employing against Aleppo, the Damascus countryside, and the eastern and western Ghoutas

Damascus Rejects Opposition Conference with ‘Russian Guarantees’

Ibrahim Hamidi for al-Hayat (Pan-Arab, London-based newspaper) November 24, 2016

Damascus has rejected a proposal from Moscow to host a broad conference for the Syrian opposition with “Russia’s guarantees” aiming to form an expanded opposition coalition ahead of possible peace negotiations in Geneva

Obama, Khamenei, Assad Share Cautious Optimism on Trump Presidency

Tariq Alhomayed for Asharq al-Awsat (Pan-Arab, London-based newspaper) November 22, 2016

Confusion heads political expectations worldwide, with cautious optimism and wishful thinking being shared between the current US administration, Russia, Iran and Assad, as concrete details around what a Trump presidency would look like remain unclear

Is it Time For the Regime to Displace Southern Damascus?

Al-Modon (Lebanese news website) November 18, 2016

Opposition negotiators trying to spare the area what happened in other areas, like Daraya and Moadamiya, especially given that the regime is trying to take control of the southern countryside of Damascus

Assad: Can Trump Deliver What He Promised?

SANA (Syrian official news agency) November 17, 2016

Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Tuesday Damascus would have to “wait and see” if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump would change Washington’s policy on Syria but that he was ready to cooperate with him in fighting militants. Following is the full text, as published in SANA

Opinion: In Syria, Trump Equals Obama

Eyyad al-Jaafari for Al-Modon (Lebanese news website) November 15, 2016

Despite the president-elect’s promises to withdraw American power from the region and revert to a more isolationist strategy, history shows us that major changes in US foreign policy rarely occur with the rotation of presidential administrations, writes Eyyad al-Jaafari

‘The Walls of Fear’ Return, Armed, to Damascus

Ibrahim Hamidi for al-Hayat (Pan-Arab, London-based newspaper) November 14, 2016

An increase in state repression and random violence has contributed to the spread of “war commanders” and the occurrence of a coup in social segments to the benefit of the emerging “new guard” of businessmen

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