Observers say recruitment campaign aims to replace soldiers killed in prolonged and intense fighting across country
De Mistura will visit Tehran after Beirut
Why does Ankara refuse to play a decisive role and leave the area open to others —is it afraid of military involvement?
A decision expected shortly could turn the table of the war
The tribes of Al-Mawali, Al Hadedeen and other unnamed tribal components held a conference to unite against Assad
Despite all the warnings of the gravity of the Syrian crisis, Obama always reiterated that Syrian rebels are nothing but a bunch of farmers and medical doctors, refusing to support them
There is a notable absence of Syrians among the decision-makers
Although it was made clear that there will not be Western cooperation with Assad against the Islamic State, the role of Assad in creating the Islamic State in the first place has been sidelined
Pro-regime media accuses the U.S. of executing a regional plan
Reports an Iranian officer, six Hezbollah militants, in addition to more than 20 other wounded Shiite militants arrived in the Arza hospital
Sources say communications collapsed with Iran after the nomination for a third term
Assad met with the head of the Iranian-Syrian Economic Relations Development Committee
There was no immediate comment from Egyptian authorities
The Islamic State is also estimated to control 80% of Syria’s oil resources
Mouallem’s statement coincided with one from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov calling for coordination with the relevant countries
Regime refused to participate in the ‘second track’ diplomacy meeting
The regime is extending military service as the army becomes stretched
Nasrallah polishes the image of the Assad regime and went as far as saying that the ideology of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria had been taught in Gulf schools for many years
An interview with Hassan Nasrallah on the ongoing conflict in Syria and the characteristics of Hezbollah
Assad uses the soldiers of his sect and left brigades under resourced to fight the Islamic State
