Damascus announces plans to transfer the zones outside of cities to dedicated areas in the loyalist provinces of Lattakia and Tartous, Al-Watan reports
National sports federation chief praises the Syrian sports scene during indoor tournament held in Turkmenistan, official media reports
Assad’s loyalist strongholds are reeling from the loss of a generation of men forced to die on the front lines, Zaman al-Wasl writes
Top military commander assesses military effort in western provinces over Eid holiday, official media reports
Red Crescent entered district with 48 trucks loaded with food, medical and emergency supplies, Zaman al-Wasl reports
Residents voice relief at proposals to lift the heavy security presence on city roads, while others fear spontaneous checkpoints which aim to arrest those escaping military service, Enab Baladi writes
Camp residents in Syria’s north use years-old methods for cooling and food preservation as the hot weather takes its toll, Souriatna writes
With nowhere else to turn, residents of Lattakia city are finding themselves powerless in the face of local gangs which kidnap, kill and steal in broad daylight
Regime continues its tradition of shelling residential areas of the coastal province during the holy month, forcing locals to use the cover of darkness to avoid being targeted, Zaman al-Wasl writes
Pro-Hezbollah newspaper looks at the rising crime rates in the Assad stronghold and the state’s inability to control the issue
Brigadier general and captain among dozens of government forces from the coastal city killed in fighting last month, opposition website reports
Zaman al-Wasl describes a city paralyzed by fear, where young men go into hiding to avoid being arrested and tortured by government security, or escape to the countryside to die on the front lines fighting regime forces
Communities of displaced families from all over Syria are welcomed to Idleb, where the fusion of life, foods and traditions from all provinces has merged to create a stable microcosm of Syrian life, Sada al-Sham writes
The Syrian regime held a widely publicized mourning ceremony for six fallen officers from Tartous, as Tartousi residents, a formidable source of regime militant suppliers, resist conscription of their children for the draining war effort
The rebel groups’ strict regime of control of public space along with their utter disregard for the security of public life and property proves fatal, as the public take to calling for the regime’s return
Pro-Assad thugs target government buildings and steal electricity cables and power generators in eastern and western parts of Aleppo where public electricity is no longer available, opposition website reports
Activists claim at least 41 regime soldiers, including 11 officers, have been buried in daily funerals in Tartous in February, Zaman al-Wasl reports
Official source says government ready to exchange more prisoners for hostages following previous success in liberating civilians held by terror groups, government news agency SANA reports
Alsouria Net reports on exchange of scores of female prisoners between the Assad regime and opposition forces in Hama countryside, with some detainees being released after two years of captivity
Zaman al-Wasl writes that the Assad family’s hometown of Qardaha is being emptied of its youth after another 84 pro-regime fighters were killed fighting in January
