Obama’s two terms and the lie of the bloody Arab Spring made us feel that George W. Bush was a dove of peace. Bush did not, in practice, destroy anywhere but Iraq, given that Afghanistan was already destroyed, whereas Obama went ceaselessly from Syria to Libya and Yemen.
Eight people killed in Russian attacks which targeted apartment complex in Babka, while separate Syrian and US-led coalition strikes killed scores of Al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters in Idleb province
Sources claim head of Syria’s air force ordered warplanes to strike capital’s main water supply, which provides drinking water and sanitation to millions of Damascus residents
What Moscow is trying to achieve with the political settlement depends to a large extent on the Turkish and Iranian positions, and on the possibility of reaching clear agreements between these actors amid independent efforts to direct their battles in ways which achieve only their interests
Opposition members claim ongoing violations by regime and allied Iranian militias in the Damascus countryside is proof the regime does not want the truce deal to succeed
Russia says specifics about the upcoming meeting are currently unavailable, adding that it remains unclear how long the talks will last
President Assad has said that his mission, according to the constitution and according to the laws, that we have to liberate every inch of the Syrian land. Following is the full context of the statement, as published by SANA
Russia is not serious in its wish to impose a ceasefire, Walid al-Bunni argues
Displaced Aleppans in Lattakia and Tartous are eager to return to their embattled city to prevent demographic change after the regime and Russia declared victory against rebel fighters there
Lebanese militia stopped Russian engineers from entering the area outside the capital after negotiators reached an agreement with locals, sources claim
The past 12 months has seen the killing of over 50 journalists by different parties to the conflict, but the activity of prominent institutions provides a glimmer of hope for journalism’s future in conflict-ridden Syria
Russia’s acknowledgment of the armed opposition is one of the requirements of profiting politically from the victory in Aleppo. This means that transforming the military victory into a political settlement requires recognizing the enemy before sitting with him and agreeing to a solution to the conflict.
Opposition forces decide to freeze involvement in upcoming negotiations in Kazakhstan due to repeated ceasefire violations by the regime
Is it really possible for Russia, Turkey and Iran to achieve a lasting solution which enables Syrians to choose their political system in a secular and democratic state, as stated by the three countries following meetings in Moscow?
FSA rebels threaten to abandon new truce deal if Russia does not halt Assad regime attacks on civilians near the capital Damascus
Foreign minister praises the success of the Syrian-Iranian-Russian partnership during meetings with top officials in Tehran ahead of the upcoming Astana dialogue this month
The government forces and their allies including Lebanese Hezbollah have been trying to press advances, particularly in an area northwest of Damascus in the rebel-held Wadi Barada valley
Artist says works depicting Pokemon characters in Syria is intended as a message to an “obsessed world”
Research shows a wave of purchases by Iranian traders involving a large amount of Syrian real estate in a number of cities including Damascus and Homs
Sources claim the Turkish president could lighten his tough stance on his Syrian counterpart on the condition of cooperation in preventing the establishment of a Kurdish entity
