Rebel spokesman confirms strikes which hit the village of Al-Qahef northeast of Suweida city, opposition website reports
Observers warn of possible inflation after regime injects 10 billion Syrian pounds of the new denomination, Qatari-owned newspaper reports
Diplomatic source says Russian officers working nearby observed no use of chlorine gas by Syrian government forces, loyalist Al-Baath writes
Russian official warns of imminent U.S. ground invasion after sources report the handing over of an air base to American forces, loyalist website writes
Syrian soldiers appear to corroborate officer’s comments that abuse is widespread and defections are common in the regime’s volunteer force, All4Syria writes
Despite the end of the battle for Aleppo, locals continue to fear for their safety amid lawlessness and violations by loyalist militias, Enab Baladi writes
New attack pushes the death toll to over a hundred in a week of strikes on ISIS-held areas, according to opposition website
Russian deputy FM says American claims of new chemical attacks planned by Assad government are unsupported and hinder the peace process
Political opposition rejects current efforts to implement the Russian-proposed de-escalation zones, claiming the agreement works to consolidate areas of influence, Souriatna writes
Russian, Syrian and U.S.-led coalition warplanes bombard civilian areas in
Deir-ez-Zor, Raqqa and Hassakeh, opposition website writes
U.S. is also expected to send an observer to the negotiations scheduled to be held July 4-5, Kazakh foreign minister says
Russia’s top diplomat meets with head of Cairo-backed opposition group in Moscow to discuss ceasefire and upcoming negotiations in Geneva and Astana
Rebel-controlled south risks being cut in half if regime forces take ground between Daraa city and the Jordan border, Zaman al-Wasl writes
Fifth round of talks will be held in the Kazakh capital July 4-5, Foreign Ministry confirms
Russia acknowledges failure of pro-Assad forces to advance on the ground resulting in the regime’s announcement of a two-day truce in the besieged southern city, Souriatna reports
In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, the American diplomat says his country gave false hope early on to Syrians who believed the U.S. would intervene militarily against Assad
Moscow ends communications channel with Washington designed to prevent accidents over Syrian airspace after the downing of Syrian plane by U.S.-led coalition
Loyalist Al-Watan writes that events in Syria are witnessing a shift in favor of Assad as American and opposition forces, as well as those states which back them, deal with defeat and infighting
Syrian and Russian airstrikes have destroyed most infrastructure and residential buildings in areas outside their control, according to opposition source
Russian spokeswoman addresses journalists following reports of Syrian army gains against ISIS and the Nusra Front in the desert, state media writes
