Regime, Rebels Reach Temporary Truce in Eastern Ghouta
Enab Baladi (opposition website)
November 20, 2015
15-day cease fire follows calls for an end to fighting by world powers at recent talks in Vienna
15-day cease fire follows calls for an end to fighting by world powers at recent talks in Vienna
Three-week siege claims the lives of hundreds and sees the destruction of over 1,000 homes near the Syrian capital, local relief office reports
President Assad gave Italian TV channel RAI UNO an interview. Following is the full text, as published by SANA, the Syrian official news agency
President Assad told the French Magazine Valeurs Actuelles Thursday that you cannot fight terrorism while you follow or pursue the wrong policies that support terrorism directly or indirectly. Following is the full text of the interview, as published by SANA.
Islamist alliance responsible for capturing large swathes of Idleb province in March urges rebels to unite under a single command
Syria’s Foreign Ministry declares solidarity with Russia’s people and leadership after the downing of a passenger jet over the Sinai Peninsula last month
“The Vienna statement is a reflection of Russian efforts, which began with a military intervention in Syria, killing Syrians for a month and a half,” Coalition member states
Russian-supported Fourth Legion force will likely replace the NDF as the Assad regime moves to disband the Iranian-backed militia, sources claim
No chance of Syrian president standing in any future Syrian election, says Ankara
This thought crosses one’s mind after the fall of the Russian tourist plane in Sinai, the accompanying diplomatic developments and the complications between the parties concerned
“Daraya has been under siege and intensive shelling for over three years. More than 3,000 barrel bombs have been dropped on the city, and recently it has been escalating.”
Hopes for Syrian political solution will remain futile as long as Moscow maintains its preconditions on Assad’s departure in an attempt to deprive Obama of a final diplomatic triumph
Sources claim the extent of the Russian raids were “limited”, and were not accompanied by ground operations
Many of the displaced are spread over the desert with no available means of transportation, suffering from hunger, cold temperatures, and extreme fatigue
Chinese FM confirms Beijing will attend the follow-up round of negotiations in the Austrian capital next week
Dozens of civilians killed in air strikes across Syria on Sunday
Ministry stresses the Syrian army would never use arbitrary force within its continued efforts to combat terrorism
Assad forces seize Aziziat Samaan and Kafr Haddad villages, while violent clashes continue in the southern parts of the province
Tens of thousands of newly displaced people are setting up camps with support from donors and local volunteer teams in northern countryside of Idleb
Maj. Gen. Taleb Salameh killed in ongoing clashes with rebel forces on Sunday
