Israeli airstrikes on Hama’s countryside, regime airstrikes in Idleb, Turkish reinforcements sent to the border and Leishmaniasis disease spreads across Raqqa. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
The Syrian opposition has said that meetings between Russia and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham point to a lack of willingness to attack Idleb writes Al-Quds Al-Araby.
Women and children were wounded when Russian rockets, fired from warships in the Mediterranean, hit targets in Idleb province reports Hurriya Press.
The remains of Zachary Baumel, who was killed in 1982, were handed over by Russian President, Vladimir Putin, to Israeli President, Benjamin Netanyahu reports Alsouria Net.
Iran is set to take control of the facility in the fall and will be used to restores Iran’s presence in the Mediterranean reports Asharq al-Awsat.
Russia is keen facilitate the return of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon, but many in the international community do not believe that the conditions for return are right reports Al-Jumhurriyah.
The location of the mass grave containing the remains of regime soldiers was revealed, when the regime agreed to free a number of prisoners reports Zaman Al Wasl.
Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, who have a firm control over Idleb province, clashed with Islamic State militants, resulting in the death of one child reports Zaman Al Wasl.
As the deescalation agreement that governs Idleb continues to crumble, active parties are exploring a potential assault on the region and the implications that it could have writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Reports of the possibility that Iran could take control of the port of Lattakia have ramped up tensions between them and Russia, as the two countries jostle for influence in a post war Syria writes Ana Press.
The two side spoke of the need for coordination in the fight against terrorism, while tensions between Iran and Russia continue to rise reports Etihad Press.
While Assad has achieved success on the ground, he now faces new battles on the diplomatic stage, which look set to be an insurmountably task writes Anadolu News Agency.
Idleb is supposed to governed by a ceasefire deal that was brokered by Russia and Turkey in September of last year reports Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Despite Bashar al-Assad now being in control of the large majority of the country, his problems are far from over writes Alsouria Net.
Maher al-Assad has favoured Iran, a position that has conflicted with his brother’s pro-Russian agenda writes Strategy Watch.
In December of last year, US President Donald Trump said that he would pull out all 2,000 US troops from Syria, but now appears to be changing his mind writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
France has reportedly reached out to Moscow to break the impasse of the constitutional committee and speed up the process of elections in Syria writes Asharq al-Awsat.
With the recent publication of a photo of Assad at the Hemeimeem base, Russia is trying to show who is the lesser partner in their relationship writes Alsouria Net.
Idleb is supposed to be governed by an agreement that stops violence between opposition groups and the government, but attacks have continued writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Russia embarrasses President Assad, the United Arab Emirates send financial support to Syria, the US suspends citizenship of ISIS women and Russia accuses the US of blocking aid. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
