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
“The regime has less and less foreign currency, revenues have dried up, the war effort is becoming more taxing and its two main donors, Russia and Iran, have their own financial problems.”
Nusra-linked Turkish jihadist kills and wounds dozens in attack on town of al-Eis, southern Aleppo, Islamist group announces
“The Conference is a message to the Russians after they tried to show that there is no Syrian party able to replace the regime”
Report documents 158 incidents of the targeting of vital facilities during the month of November, with at least 80 incidents conducted by Syrian government forces
US advises Syria’s political and military opposition to adopt “creative language” when discussing the fate of President Bashar al-Assad during the opposition’s expanded conference in Riyadh this week
In an interview with The Sunday Times, Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, warns that bombing will increase the risk of terrorist attacks by sleeper cells in Europe unless there is a concerted effort to destroy ISIS on the ground. The following is the full text of the interview, as published by SANA.
