Sources claim IDF made incursion into Quneitra province for the second time in a number of weeks, Al-Etihad reports
Raid followed reports of a joint Russian-Syrian air defense system which aims to control western air space, opposition website reports
Deputy FM links ISIS with Israeli and American attempts to control the region during conversation with Lebanese media
Writing for Al-Modon, Sataa Nour El-Din asks which army will assume the narrative of victory following the defeat of ISIS
Damascus warns of ‘dangerous repercussions’ after accusing Israel of cross-border strikes, official media 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
In an op-ed for the loyalist Syrian Now site, Assad’s chief propagandist points the finger at Israel for planning the fragmentation of the region and the attempted downfall of Syria
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
France’s dynamic new president has demonstrated the willingness to show fresh leadership on the global stage, Saudi-owned Asharq al-Awsat newspaper writes
Rumors of meeting are aimed at delegitimizing the group in the wake of the safe-zones agreement in the south, rebel spokesman tells Zaman al-Wasl
Bashar al-Jaafari blasts U.N. Middle East envoy during Security Council session for turning a blind eye to Israel’s illegal practices, government media reports
Writing for the Turkey-based outlet, Abou al-Khair al-Attar claims Israel benefits from prolonging the crisis in Syria largely at the expense of Ankara
Top diplomats meet following negotiations between Syrian government and the opposition in Switzerland and Kazakhstan, government media reports
The Syrian government has written to the U.N. to reject Israel’s decision to organize elections in the occupied Golan Heights, SANA, the state’s news agency, writes
As fighting in Syria’s south intensifies, Alsouria Net explains the strategic significance of hotly contested areas near the Israeli-occupied Golan
Washington aims to limit Tehran’s political weight and break the line of Iranian influence by engaging in deal-making with Russia, Ibrahim Hamidi writes for Saudi-owned newspaper
Authorities seized weapons and ammunition during combing operations in the former rebel stronghold, government media reports
The kingdom will enter into a state of war if it agrees to participate in a tripartite plan between the U.K., U.S. and Israel to militarize the areas north of its border with Syria, Tahsin al-Halabi writes for loyalist Al-Watan
Abdulnasser Al-Ayed explains that for Russia’s ‘safe zone’ proposal to work, Moscow will need to consider U.S. concerns despite attempts to sideline Washington in the Syrian peace process
Serving as a battleground for countless foreign and ideological belligerents, the greatest danger facing Syria is the fragmentation and polarization of its society, Walid al-Bunni writes
