Erdogan says operation east of Euphrates to start imminently, Russian airstrikes hit Idleb, Iranian presence grows and motorcycle bomb explodes in Aleppo. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Turkey is preparing to move on northern Syria, but the political ground in the area is extremely fragile and fraught with complication writes Brocar Press.
As funding for schools and educational programs in Idleb dries up, there is a growing risk that children will lose out on their chance for a better future reports Asharq al-Awsat.
Syria has been celebrating the Anniversary of October War and highlighting it shows the steadfastness of the Syrian state and its people writes SANA.
Despite a ceasefire being announced by Russia, northwestern Syria continues to be hit by regime attacks reports Alsouria Net.
A handshake between Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Walid al-Muallem has led to speculation that some Arab countries are ready to restore relations with Damascus writes Al-Watan.
Plans to evacuate the al-Rukban camp have been hindered by the US forces in the area according to Syria and Russia writes The Syria Times.
Despite the relative calm in most of the country, battles are ongoing in Lattakia as a report from Zaman al-Wasl shows
Russia is responsible for the death of thousands of Syrian civilians, a human rights organization is saying
The head of the National Coalition calls for countering HTS in the Idleb area, according to Enab Baladi
A grouping of Syrian jurists condemns the formation of the constitutional committee as illegitimate, Horriya Press writes
The government has its own views of how the constitutional committee should work, RT says
The Syrian regime is pressuring powerful cronies, including Samer Foz and Mohammad Hamsho to force them to pay millions of dollars, Brocar Press writes
The full text of the Syrian FM at the UN General Assembly in New-York on September 29, 2019
While many activists oppose the constitutional committee, the negotiations committee of the opposition says it is optimistic
The UN, the EU and the Astana format countries have all welcomed the formation of the constitutional committee, writes Asharq Al-Awsat
The regime and the opposition will share jointly the committee, according to Enab Baladi
Mouallem says the Syrian government is ready for the works of the constitutional committee, according to Al Watan
Economic analysts cast doubts about the Syrian government’s anti-corruption campaign, opposition-affiliated media Al-Souria writes
One of Russia’s most prominent political and military figures confirms once again the use of Syria as a training ground for the Russian military machine, Asharq al-Awsat reports
