Countries sponsoring terrorism must come to see they have reached an impasse and need to change their positions if recent Security Council resolutions are to be successful, top advisor to President Assad tells Lebanese TV
Syrian president attends ceremony led by Sheikh Adnan al-Afyoni at Al-Akram Mosque in Damascus
Medics say 10 people, including a 12-year-old boy, were killed when their neighborhood was targeted with two missiles loaded with toxic sarin gas
Security Council members urged to protect Syrian civilians as opposition demands an end to Russia’s indiscriminate attacks
“Hezbollah finds itself in an awkward position as its militia is unable to launch a wide response against Israel for fear of its response, which may result in more human losses in Hezbollah ranks, especially since a third of its fighters have perished in Syria”
Opposition factions in Aleppo are currently fighting on several fronts, including against ISIS and Kurdish militias in the northern countryside, and against the regime in the province’s south, west and north
The resolution opted for constructive ambiguity and mutual concessions in an attempt to secure a consensus. The result was a final draft outlining the maximum Moscow could get, and the minimum Washington would surrender
Deputy FM says Ankara committing ‘heinous crimes’ against Turkish and Syrian people by supporting terror and curbing freedoms
Rescue workers confirm 43 killed and 150 injured in attacks on a number of areas, including a busy marketplace, adding that at least 30 more bodies remained unidentified
Putin stresses operations in Syria will continue until objectives are fulfilled, despite Turkish “aggression”
Islamist factions recapture territory from Syrian army and allied militia forces in the Eastern Ghouta suburbs
“Russia’s remarks seek to buy more time for the introduction of parties within the ranks of the opposition closer in their positions to the regime … Their aim is to obstruct the political settlement efforts.”
Former Syrian prime minster and cultural minister to lead new opposition negotiations team for talks with Assad regime delegation in Geneva
Leaflets of Russian president distributed with caption reading: “The murderer of Syrian people”
Jihadi group says slain army soldiers and pro-regime fighters were killed near Banis village
Scores of civilians, including women and children, killed in shelling of school district in Douma city on Sunday, medics and activists report
Newly-formed alternative opposition, Syrian Democratic Council, elects Qahm Movement’s Haytham Manna and Ilham Ahmed as joint presidents following summit in Hassakeh province
Saudi capital tipped as new Syrian opposition HQ as one-third of supreme committee seats allocated to armed faction representatives
Opposition factions that participated in the Riyadh meetings have “betrayed the blood of the martyrs”, Nusra Front leader tells journalists
Local men from the Christian town of Sadad are arming to protect the area from ISIS fighters as thousands of women and children flee to regime-controlled areas
