An attack near a bus carrying Syrian soldiers in the Syrian capital Damascus led to the death of 14 regime soldiers, sparking vengeful promises from the regime and condemnation by Russia and Iran, according to SANA and Syrian TV.
Fighting between the National Defense militia and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the eastern countryside of Deir-ez-Zor is getting more violent, as both sides bring in reinforcement, according to SY-24.
Iran threatens Israel, unrest in Idleb, and Syria discusses relations with Serbia. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Syria has accused Israeli forces of assassinating Medhat al-Saleh, a former MP who had spent 12 years in jail in Israel, al-Araby al-Jadeed writes.
An Israeli airstrike in central Syria killed one Syrian soldier and three pro-Iranian fighters on Wednesday, a Britain-based war monitor said, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates held on Tuesday separate meetings with his Lebanese counterpart and the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister to discuss cooperation, according to the Syria Times.
Settlement centers established in the countryside of Daraa witnessed low turnout by militants, North Press reports.
After the visit of the Iranian Foreign Minister, sources in Iran claimed that a favorable change in dynamic in the Middle East was ongoing, al-Watan writes.
President Bashar al-Assad welcomed on Saturday Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to discuss cooperation and international developments, SANA reports.
Young people have completely disappeared from the markets of the eastern city of Deir-ez-Zor, as the regime launches a campaign to capture them and enroll them in the army, according to SY-24.
A third tanker carrying Iranian fuel for distribution in Lebanon has reached Syria, Asharq al-Awsat writes.
An Iranian general was kidnapped by Tel Avivi to be exchanged for information about the whereabouts of a missing Israeli pilot, according to Rai al-Yom.
The Syrian opposition president, Samer al-Meslet, has hinted that the U.S. favors the Kurdish-dominated SDF in Syria, at the expense of the opposition, Asharq al-Awsat writes.
A “secret” Jordanian document has proposed a new approach to dealing with the Syrian regime, with support from Washington, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Iran and Russia are competing over for influence in Syria by working to portray themselves as protectors of Syria’s heritage, according to Syria TV.
Ministerial delegations from Syria met with their counterparts from Jordan and Lebanon to discuss cooperation in various fields, according to SANA.
Sergei Vershinin and Geir Pedersen discussed the advancement of the political process to resolve the crisis in war-torn Syria, according to SANA.
The Russian escalation in Idleb is a way for Moscow to weaken Turkey’s position ahead of talks scheduled later this month, according to Baladi News.
A fifth fuel convoy crossed from Syria to Lebanon after unloading Iranian fuel-laden ships in the Syrian port of Baniyas, according to al-Souria Net.
Following the meeting between Bashar al-Assad and Vladimir Putin, Assad finds himself torn between the conflicting demands of Russia and Iran, according to Baladi News.
