The finger of blame has been pointed at Iranian militias for an attack on a Russian convoy in the southern province of Daraa reports Brocarpress.
Syria denies chemical weapon findings, Assad meets with the Russians, Nasrallah praises efforts of Hezbollah in Syria and more civilians killed in Idleb. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Three Russian soldiers were injured when an explosion hit a patrol that was travelling on the main road near the town of al-Sahwa in the eastern Daraa countryside reports Alsouria Net.
Rebel factions have seized al-Hamameyat in the northern countryside of Hama from regime forces, killing over 30 soldiers writes Zaman Al Wasl.
A surprize attack on the Jabal al-Turkman front by opposition forces left tens of fighters wounded and spread fear on the streets of Lattakia reports Al-Modon.
Soldiers fighting in the regime’s forces have stepped up calls for them to be discharged, citing exhaustion and the fact that they have completed their required service writes Al-Modon.
Among a flurry of appointments, Major General Ali Mamlouk has been promoted to deputy to the president, in a move that will increase Russia’s hold on decision makers writes Al-Modon.
Iranian militias and Hezbollah have been transferred north, from the south, to bolster the fronts for an expected upsurge in the violence reports Etihad Press.
Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN reaffirmed Syria’s sovereign right to restore all the occupied Golan during the 41st session of the Human Rights Council writes SANA.
As tensions between Iran and the United States increases, Syria is stuck in the middle get pulled apart from both sides writes The Syrian Observer.
Following a meeting with Israeli officials, Jamil al-Hassan has been relived of duty as head of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate writes Al-Modon.
A flurry of Israeli airstrikes hit a number of targets across Syria, including scientific research centers, missile defense systems and positions controlled by Hezbollah writes Zaman Al Wasl.
Major General Maher al-Assad, brother of the president, is agitated by the investigations that have targeted some of his closest allies writes Al-Modon.
Since its intervention, Moscow’s priorities have shifted and it is now looking to form relationships with the US and Israel writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
An upsurge in hatred towards Syrians living in Turkey has led to a number of hashtags become popular, which call for Syrians to leave reports Hurriya Press.
The group were meeting to discuss internal differences when they were struck by the International Coalition, reportedly killing three leaders writes Enab Baladi.
Brita Haj Hassan has started a hunger strike to protest the crimes of the Assad regime and their Russian and Iranian partners writes Zaman Al Wasl.
Heavy casualties following weekend clashes, reconstruction finds being diverted, Putin calls for the elimination of all opposition groups and Palestinians tortured in Assad prisons. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
The Assad regime has suffered heavy losses as it attempts to push forward in to opposition controlled areas in the Hama countryside reports Alsouria Net.
As well as buying up property and land in the area, the Iranian militias have also moved into the strategic cement factory in Aleppo, replacing regime forces writes Baladi News.
