Health services and foodstuffs, including baby food, provided to families forcibly evicted from besieged towns in the country’s north-east
“Progress” in Damascus’ position following its acceptance of a “political transition” with its talk of forming an “expanded government”, in contrast to the HNC’s rigidity in clinging to the formation of a “transitional body” as the starting point for a political transition
Missing Alawite dissident was a threat to the Assad regime due to his popularity and efforts to push forward a political solution, wife tells Zaman al-Wasl
Assad continues to target civilians, block humanitarian access, and refuse the release of detainees, says senior Republican senator
UN envoy tells journalists in Geneva that Syria is witnessing “real but modest” progress in the delivery of aid
Truce between warring parties ends in practice while political opposition calls for suspension to the peace talks in Geneva
Reconciliations minister highlights importance of local reconciliations in the Qudsaya area of the Damascus countryside
Moscow backs Damascus’ calls for a ‘national government’ at the Geneva talks as Russian media attempts to portray pro-regime figures as legitimate opposition
Russian president offers words of support to Assad on the occasion of Syria’s Independence Day
The raging fighting weakens a weeks-old ceasefire agreement and threatens to derail U.N.-led peace talks
Opposition spokesman says proposed transitional governing body will include parties from the regime side
De Mistura says there are hopes the volume of aid to those in need will increase as the internationally backed truce shows signs of holding
Russia’s foreign ministry says it has not been made aware of US plans to arm opposition fighters in the event the current ceasefire agreement collapses
Syrian president announces most of the contracts for rebuilding the war-torn country will be handed to Russian companies
Moscow contradicts regime statements regarding plans to recapture rebel-held Aleppo city from thousands of Nusra Front fighters
Use of chemical weapons by radical groups in both Syria and Iraq is proof that Damascus is not involved in such attacks, says Foreign Ministry spokeswoman
Syrian president says Russia has proved its position as a superpower by adhering to strategy of values and compliance with international law
World Food Program airdrops seized by armed groups with some aid ending up in the city’s markets, according to sources
What is happening in northern Syria seems to lead one to say that the truce, if it has not collapsed, is at least on its last breaths
“Aleppo: The Rise and Fall of Syria’s Great Merchant City,” Philip Mansel, 238 pages, I.B. Tauris, London, 2016
