Opposition negotiator tells BBC that Aleppo is ‘an important place for the revolution but it is not the last place’
Conference will be an incentive for the other opposition areas to activate the role of women and start organized action, says member for east Ghouta women’s council
Opposition negotiators of the Homs neighborhood are pointing to an older truce agreement after being heavily bombed with rockets and napalm for almost two weeks straight
Does the fall of the ISIS-held town of Dabiq to Western-backed forces signal the end of the radical Islamist group, and could its legacy live on following its possible demise?
Activists report military commander of the pro-regime Liwa al-Quds militia killed by sniper in east Aleppo
Ministry spokesperson says officers from Hemeimeem monitoring center wounded in Aleppo while waiting for aid convoy to arrive
De Mistura denied his intention to resign from his post, expecting Obama and Putin will continue their efforts to reduce the level of violence and to increase humanitarian aid till President-elect Donald Trump takes office early next year
Trump symbolically and practically has given a green light to finish off Aleppo city, and he has become, along with Obama, partners with Putin in the most horrific stage the city has endured in its long history, writes Abdel Wahab Bedarkhan
Reason for the clashes is not yet known but resulted in the closure of the city’s market and a state of panic among residents
European Parliament’s new resolution a continuation of the repressive approach and the silencing policy towards alternative outlets, says Syrian information minister
Russian FM says proposed opposition conference organized by Paris will hinder any upcoming Syrian-Syrian peace talks
After nearly six years, and due to the complexities and overlaps of international actors and players – regionally and internally – it became clear that the strings are no longer pulled by the Syrians or even regional states as the conflict has mutated into score-settling between super powers, chiefly the US and Russia
The push by Assad and his allies to achieve decisive victories before the end of Obama’s term, and the beginning of an unpredictable Trump presidency, could explain the brutality which they are employing against Aleppo, the Damascus countryside, and the eastern and western Ghoutas
Damascus has rejected a proposal from Moscow to host a broad conference for the Syrian opposition with “Russia’s guarantees” aiming to form an expanded opposition coalition ahead of possible peace negotiations in Geneva
Syrian opposition leader calls on Denmark and European friends of the Syrian people to help establish safe zones in Syria for civilians fleeing regime and Russian air strikes
Group of locals, including women and children, claim terrorist groups prevented from leaving the eastern neighborhoods several times amid a shortage of basic necessities
Air strikes on the province’s northern city hit a roof-tile workshop killing seven and wounding more than 10 others, according to activist
Key opposition leader discusses with French FM ways to lift the blockade of Syrian towns and cities by regime forces and Iranian-backed militias
Talks touched on bolstering cooperation in trade, investment, oil, gas and transport with the main goal of equipping Syria against the threat of terrorism
If Trump’s framework – partnerships and not hostility – finds a path to be implemented, then his policy in the Syrian issue will be better than that of his predecessor Obama, who gave up his role and delivered the issue to Russia, writes Fayez Sara
