A potential new chemical attack, ISIS hostages, an increased Russian naval presence and Turkish pleas for restraint. Catch up on everything that happened this weekend.
William Roebuck made the statment while visiting a civil council in al-Shadadi in southern Hassakeh province reports Hurriya Press
Regime forces have claimed that those arrested had been fighting alongside the Islamic State reports Jiroun
Residents of Daraa have complained that, despite the reconciliation agreements, regime forces are still making life very difficult for them reports Zaman Al Wasl
Russia has always maintained that the US, unlike them, were not invited to Syria, and that their presence in the country is illegal writes SANA
The Syrian army has already begun to move forces and heavy machinery to northwestern Syria writes Damascus Now
A report by the Northern Syrian Response Coordinators has said that claims of thousands of civilians leaving Idleb have been greatly exaggerated writes Alsouria Net
Riad Darar, the co-president of the Syrian Democratic Council, has not ruled about the possibility of Russian or America acting as guarantors in future negotiations with the government reports Basenews
While the US has long been critical of the growing influence of Iran in Syria, they have not developed a clear strategy for the country writes Asharq al-Awsat
Lebanon’s Foreign Minister, Gebran Bassil, has said that there are areas in Syria which are safe for refugees to return to writes Hurriya Press
The reports states that 1,461 people have been killed in chemical attacks, which includes 1,397 civilians writes Sada al-Sham
Saudi funding, the ending of aid, US airstrikes and condemnation at the UN. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
While the Russian military presence in Syria has long been assured, it is being joined by Russian attempts to spread language and culture writes Al-Jazeera
Following the arrest of a number of individuals, residents in the northern Homs countryside are beginning to believe that their internet communications are being watched by the Russians reports Alsouria Net
Idleb is covered by a de-escalation zone agreement between Turkey, Russia and Iran, but the regime has vowed to retake the province writes Sada al-Sham
UNICEF has warned that a battle between the regime and opposition forces could unleash a humanitarian disaster writes Zaman Al Wasl
The Assad regime and Iranian companies have agreed to the construction of 30,000 residental units reports Hurriya Press
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that a full scale assault would result in a complete massacre, which should be avoided reports Alsouria Net
Firas Tlass, the son of the former Syrian Defense Minister, has called on rebel groups to lay down their arms and allow regime, Russian and Turkish military police to enter Idleb reports Etihad Press
The Russian military base at Hemeimeem Airport had previously downed individual drones that were flown towards the base writes SANA
