The UN Special Envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, has said that he is working towards constitutional reform, rather than, a brand new constitution writes Hurriya Press.
The head of the National Security Bureau, Major General Ali Mamlouk, was secretly transported to Turkey by the Russians on a boat to meet with members of the Turkish intelligence writes Al-Modon.
While Assad has achieved success on the ground, he now faces new battles on the diplomatic stage, which look set to be an insurmountably task writes Anadolu News Agency.
The United States has declared intentions to provide a further five million dollars worth of funding to the Syrian Civil Defense writes The U.S. Department of State.
Syria’s permanent representative to the UN in Geneva has said that the White Helmet are part of terrorist organizations, who could stage a new chemical attack in northern Syria writes SANA.
Recent protests in southern Syria have shown that, while Assad has taken control of much of Syria, opposition on the ground still remains reports Syria TV.
The agreement signed in September between Russia and Turkey was supposed to limit the violence in northern Syria, but there has been little respite.
Russia and Syria has accused the US of holding displaced people in terrible conditions in the al-Rukban camp writes SANA.
Idleb is supposed to governed by a ceasefire deal that was brokered by Russia and Turkey in September of last year reports Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Young men are signing up to join private security firms, some of which are being backed by foreign powers, and providing protection to religious pilgrims writes Al-Modon.
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Despite Bashar al-Assad now being in control of the large majority of the country, his problems are far from over writes Alsouria Net.
Maher al-Assad has favoured Iran, a position that has conflicted with his brother’s pro-Russian agenda writes Strategy Watch.
In December of last year, US President Donald Trump said that he would pull out all 2,000 US troops from Syria, but now appears to be changing his mind writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Hezbollah has joined regime forces in fighting opposition forces in and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham in the Aleppo countryside reports Al-Modon.
Russia has threatened residents of Syrian camp al-Rukban with forced conscription and the withdrawal of aid after they failed to leave through humanitarian corridors reports Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
As well as asking for the release of prisoners, residents of southern Syria asked the General Intelligence Directorate to improve the living conditions and access to services writes Alsouria Net.
Idleb was designated as a “de-escalation zone”, but attacks against civilians have continued reports Anadolu Agency.
In a joint statement, Russia and Syria called on the United States to withdraw its ‘illegal’ forces and asked for refugees in al-Rukban to be evacuated writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Syria has accused the US of preventing displaced people from leaving the al-Rukban camp and spreading misinformation writes SANA.
