A potential new chemical attack, ISIS hostages, an increased Russian naval presence and Turkish pleas for restraint. Catch up on everything that happened this weekend.
William Roebuck made the statment while visiting a civil council in al-Shadadi in southern Hassakeh province reports Hurriya Press
A report by the Northern Syrian Response Coordinators has said that claims of thousands of civilians leaving Idleb have been greatly exaggerated writes Alsouria Net
While the US has long been critical of the growing influence of Iran in Syria, they have not developed a clear strategy for the country writes Asharq al-Awsat
Lebanon’s Foreign Minister, Gebran Bassil, has said that there are areas in Syria which are safe for refugees to return to writes Hurriya Press
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that a full scale assault would result in a complete massacre, which should be avoided reports Alsouria Net
The recent decision by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Council to enter into negotiations with the regime has major implications for the future of Syria and the position of Turkey writes Sada al-Sham
It was hoped that the visit by the Kurdish-Arab Syrian Democratic Council to Damascus would be able to find commonality between to two sides writes Asharq al-Awsat
Moscow contradicted Assad’s pledges to retake the northern Syrian rebel stronghold by force, saying there “can be no question of an operation, of a major assault on Idlib” writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed
The fate of Idleb is of great concern to Turkey, and a careful balancing act is required to keep it from falling into chaos writes Syria TV
While the Russian ambassador to Israel stressed that Iranian forces would not be positioned on the border with the Golan Heights, forcing a them to leave Syria was not possible writes Alsouria
Syria’s Druze community have tried to remain neutral during the Syrian war, but local events could force their hand writes Asharq al-Awsat.
The US were invited to take part in the 10th Astana talks as an observer reports Tishreen
As the regime wraps up operations in the south, questions about the fate of the north are being asked writes Hurriya Press
Russia has proposed a roadmap to return Syrian refugees in coordination with the US, a move welcomed by Beirut writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed
It is hoped that a new constitution will be the start of a lasting political process between all sides reports Ana Press
The army statement claimed the Syrian plane had infiltrated its airspace reports Al-Araby Al-Jadeed
Ali Akbar Velayati is not right to say that, if not for Iran, Syria would have fallen writes Al-Watan
All eyes are on Helsinki and the upcoming summit between Trump and Putin writes Asharq al-Awsat
Clashes with ISIS, returning refugees, ceasefire deals and phosphorus attacks. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
