Anti-ISIS alliance warplanes targeted civilian homes on the western bank of the Euphrates, government media reports
Residents of the central province arrive back in their towns after government forces defeat militants, state media reports
Key Islamist groups secure deal to end the months-long friction in the rebel-held province, opposition outlet reports
Veteran opposition figure Michel Kilo asks if the cooperation between the U.S. and Russia on the de-escalation zones proposal is a step forward, or just hot air
The Coalition and interim government’s efforts to control Syria’s free sporting institutions is sowing division among the opposition, Zaman al-Wasl writes
A pro-regime columnist says that Syria will be a test to know if Trump can face the American deep state and succeed in normalizing relations with Russia
No progress can be made on political transition as the regime refuses to engage in serious talks, the Syrian opposition says
Residents of the beleaguered area say that negotiating with the regime and Russia does not mean that they are ready to surrender, opposition media office reports
Measures taken by the Democratic Union Party, such as encouraging civil marriage and banning polygamy, have received mixed responses, an opposition website reports
The cease-fire brought about by the de-escalation agreement is giving people in the northern province the opportunity to rebuild, opposition media Iqtissad writes
Turkish government officials have promised to take strong action after the rape and killing of a refugee woman and her child, Alsouria writes
Around half of the money allocated by the government for reconstruction is going to Aleppo, the official news agency SANA writes
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
A young refugee, whose only crime was to cross paths with members of the Lebanese Army as he returned home from work, has been killed under torture, opposition website Zaman al-Wasl says
Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan voice concerns over Russia’s attempts to involve its allies in the de-escalation zones, Alsouria Net writes
Opposition responds to anti-Syrian trends amid rising tensions between Syrian refugees and their hosts in Turkey this week, Coalition media office reports
Key officials claim refugees will only be returned through U.N. avenues, recalling crimes of the Syrian regime during its occupation of Lebanon, Saudi-owned newspaper reports
Opposition website claims three brothers from the Issa family were killed after a raid on Syrian refugee camps by Lebanese armed forces
Local sources confirm coalition bombing on the village south of Al-Shaddadah city, government media reports
The tradition of using minorities as a tool to divide Syrian society, elevating one class over others, has been established within Assad’s diseases, which Syrians recycle out of ignorance or intentionally, writes Samira Moubayed
