Syrian FM meets with Red Cross chief in Damascus to discuss increasing aid coordination to serve citizens in need
As the U.N.’s third envoy to the crisis, de Mistura’s efforts have largely focused on accommodating the Assad regime and Russia at the expense of the Syrian opposition, Walid al-Kuwatly writes
Former detainee says bodies of prisoners were buried under security headquarters after being tortured to death, opposition website writes
Most victims were beheaded and mutilated during attack on Aqareb al-Safiyeh, medical source tells government news outlet
Coalition president urges international community to back comprehensive cease-fire and an end to all bombardment in Syria, opposition media office reports
Demonstration held outside U.N. headquarters in Geneva as negotiations take place between the Assad government and envoy to Syria
Recordings of Russian pilot intercepted during bombing carried out in eastern Homs countryside, opposition outlet reports
Syrian president meets with Arab figures to rally for unity against efforts to fragment region, government news agency reports
As doctors announce dozens of cases in the past month, opposition outlet says failure to quickly end spread of disease may result in 200,000 new infections in less than a decade
Opposition website Zaman al-Wasl speaks to media activist and co-founder of the Free Euphrates network Ibn al-Furat about the organization’s efforts to reveal the reality of life inside the ISIS-held city
As imminent battle approaches, the uncertainty of ISIS control over the city has resulted in severe economic hardship and an exodus of many businesses and work opportunities, opposition website writes
Opposition group establishes new body as exchange rate takes hit in liberated areas following political momentum in wake of Russia’s proposed ‘safe zones,’ Enab Baladi reports
We should be wary of placing too much hope on the outcome of the most recent Astana talks, as the three previous rounds in the Kazakh capital produced little results, Walid al-Bunni writes
Loyalist social media pages expose scandal involving theft of canned food rations from Assad forces serving in Daraa and its countryside, Alsouria Net writes
Souriatna speaks to female reporters about their experiences in the field, hiding the truth from family members, and what it was that drove them to work in the most dangerous country for journalists in the world
New Coalition president backs opposition negotiators in demands for the formation of a transitional government, the removal of Assad and the prosecution of war criminals
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
Parliament Speaker Hadiyeh Abbas urges greater joint efforts to reject extremism and Zionist plans to weaken the region, government outlet reports
Education directorate says teaching Russian will help bolster the educational system due to the language’s prominence on the internet, loyalist newspaper Al-Watan writes
Young Syrians hide in fear of forced recruitment as the regime scrambles to replace its fallen soldiers on the fighting fronts, opposition outlet writes
