Moscow had positively received the U.S. letter and had tried to offer some commitments
According to a seven-page draft agreement, Moscow and Washington are considering high-level coordination beyond “carrying out air defense” in Syria’s skies, to reach a level of “direct cooperation” between the two armies and their intelligence agencies against Nusra Front and ISIS
US top diplomat to visit President Putin to discuss developments on Russia’s fronts
Washington has delivered a proposal to the Kremlin accepting joint military coordination in return for Russia pressuring Assad to end the bombing of moderates and restart political talks
Kremlin says Russian and American leaders stressed commitment to military and diplomatic cooperation in effort to defeat terrorism and arrive at political solution in Syria
Obama has taken care to place blame for Syria’s disasters on everyone except himself while his assertion that “America is safer” is no longer true
Normalization of Turkey-Russia relations might reflect positively on the Syrian crisis, Russia’s ambassador says
New campaign urges social media users to share photo and video evidence of Russian war crimes since September last year
Russia feels that the search for options for a political settlement in Syria must be accelerated because it is stuck between diverging military and political priorities with Tehran and Damascus
Was the aim of the Russian defense minister’s visit to Syria an act of contempt against Assad in an attempt to portray him as being obedient to Russian orders?
One must keep in mind that on the July 7-8 a NATO meeting will be held in Warsaw
The list targets for assassination 25 Britons whom the Assad regime accuses of joining ISIS
News of Russian foreign ministry official mocking Syrian president circulates through national media in most recent instance of Russian criticism of Assad regime
Rebel military sources claim Moscow is communicating directly with armed groups in Homs in an attempt to lure factions into entering dubious truces and sow suspicion among the opposition
Assad says fighting for the city of Aleppo has come to resemble the heroic battle for Stalingrad, in Victory Day message to Russian president
World leaders deny opposition figure opportunity to meet in French capital to discuss the collapse of the internationally-backed cessation of hostilities
Russian president offers words of support to Assad on the occasion of Syria’s Independence Day
“Aleppo: The Rise and Fall of Syria’s Great Merchant City,” Philip Mansel, 238 pages, I.B. Tauris, London, 2016
Delegation members will consult with Syrian officials regarding the upcoming parliamentary elections due to be held on Wednesday
Israeli media reveals Russia was asked by Tel Aviv to retrieve the remains of spy Eli Cohen from Syrian territory
