Events in Syria Over the Weekend
The Syrian Observer
April 9, 2018
Allegations of another chemical attack in the city of Douma have provoked responses all round
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Allegations of another chemical attack in the city of Douma have provoked responses all round
Syria’s representative to the United Nations continues his government’s criticism of countries backing the opposition, state news agency SANA says
The Carnegie Moscow director speaks with Al-Modon about what Russia wants to achieve from its time in Syria
Former Coalition president says a Russian-U.S. consensus on letting Assad remain ignores the roots of the catastrophe, and may accelerate the collapse of the region
Opposition sources say Russia and the UAE are looking to advance talks using Mohamad Dahlan, a Palestinian intelligence figure who has been linked to numerous regional intrigues
ISIS’ former ‘capital’ will be returned to the embrace of the Syrian state following its capture by SDF and coalition forces, loyalist website Damascus Now writes
Syrian businessmen and their families were expelled on charges of working with Qatar during the Saudi-led blockade, Palestinian-run newspaper reports
Writing for Al-Watan, Assad loyalist and sharp Israel critic Tahsin al-Halabi describes a failed plot to unite the Middle East against the Axis of Resistance
The regime’s failure to improve living conditions is conveniently absent from its propaganda after the breaking of the ISIS siege, Alsouria Net writes
Although the successes of Astana can not be ignored, says Walid al-Bunni, real solutions should not be expected until ISIS and Nusra are kicked from Syrian soil
As the international consensus leans increasingly toward Assad staying, will Syria’s main opposition eventually get in line with its backers, Souriatna asks
Adnan Ali outlines the recent political and military developments, asking if the opposition is succumbing to international pressure around the fate of Assad
World powers may have warmed to the idea of Assad remaining, but the president will not survive long after the transitional phase, Walid al-Bunni writes
Assad’s displacement of opposition fighters to Idleb has resulted in a violent contest between the two key factions over which of the groups newly arrived fighters will join, Walid al-Bunni writes
Assad’s failure to secure the areas he retakes will be the opposition’s last hope in gaining public support, a former media executive writes for Saudi-owned newspaper
Kurdish Democratic Union Party leader speaks with Saudi-owned outlet about the ongoing battle for the ISIS-held city, accusations of ethnic cleansing, and the Gulf crisis
In loyalist Al-Watan, Information Ministry advisor Bassam Abu Abdullah calls for nation-wide development and a correction of course to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past
Ex-president of the Coalition announces he will be stepping down from the Saudi-backed body over disagreements on reform, Zaman al-Wasl reports
Reduced production due to lack of rainfall and barricading of arable land by pro-regime forces, source explains to Iqtissad
Loyalist Al-Watan writes that events in Syria are witnessing a shift in favor of Assad as American and opposition forces, as well as those states which back them, deal with defeat and infighting
