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U.S. Strikes Put Syria at a Crossroads: Beginning of Political Settlement or De Facto Division?

Ibrahim Hamidi for Al-Hayat (London-based, pan-Arab newspaper) April 11, 2017

Al-Hayat columnist Ibrahim Hamidi highlights four observations in the aftermath of the first American strike on Syrian army positions, explaining that the coming days will show which of two tracks will be taken by Russian and the U.S. in response — military escalation between the two superpowers, or a renewed interest in a military-political agreement

Russia Burns Idlib With Napalm and White Phosphorus: Activists

Zaman al-Wasl (opposition website) April 11, 2017

Activists report numerous attacks on the rebel-held province over recent days, likely in response to last week’s missile attack by U.S. forces on a Syrian air base, opposition outlet Zaman al-Wasl writes

Russian Cluster Bombs Kill 21 People in Idleb Province

Zaman al-Wasl (opposition website) April 10, 2017

Activists and media report scores killed in Russian bombing of rebel-held Idleb, including a new strike on the site of last week’s chemical attack in Khan Sheikhoun, Zaman al-Wasl writes

Syrians Fear Russian, Regime Retalliation After U.S. Strike

Alsouria Net (opposition website) April 10, 2017

Civilians voice concern over increased air campaigns against residential areas as witnesses report white phosphorus attacks in the hours after the U.S. cruise missile strike on a Syrian air base, opposition website Alsouria Net writes

Syria Moves Warplanes to Russian Base, Civilian Airports: Source

Zaman al-Wasl (opposition website) April 10, 2017

Syrian warplanes will be decamped and transported to Hmeimym airbase and civilian airports in the capital and other cities following the U.S. strike in Homs, military source tells opposition newspaper Zaman al-Wasl

Opinion: Is a Political Solution Still Feasible in Syria?

Dr. Riad Hijab for The Syrian Observer April 7, 2017

In a special op-ed for The Syrian Observer, the coordinator-general of the High Negotiations Committee explains that untying the Syrian knot will require isolating external influence on the Syrian scene, a transition with the establishment of a new political system, and the firm application of international law in order to hold war criminals to account

Assad to Croatian Media: We Have No Other Option Except Victory

SANA (state news agency) April 7, 2017

President Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to Croatian newspaper Vecernji List published Thursday, in which he reflects on six years of conflict, the negotiation process and the fight against terrorism. The following is the full text as published by government news agency SANA

Russia Blocks Iranian Land-for-Power Deal on Syrian Coast

Zaman al-Wasl (opposition website) April 7, 2017

Media activist Mohammed al-Saheli claims Russians stationed at the Hmeimim airbase in Lattakia denied Iran century-long rights to obtain land in the Qandil Valley in exchange for power supply to the coastal areas, opposition outlet writes

Chemicals Once Again: Liberating Syria From the Grip of Assad

Randa Taqi al-Din for Al-Hayat (London-based, pan-Arab newspaper) April 6, 2017

Operations by the U.S.-led coalition to liberate Raqqa will not be enough as long as Assad and his regime continue their abuse against their own people, the real source of resentment which allows terrorism to thrive, Randa Taqi al-Din writes for Saudi-owned Al-Hayat newspaper

Russia Doubles Down on Military and Political Strategy in Syria

Zaman al-Wasl (opposition website) April 5, 2017

Residents in the loyalist coastal regions are expressing concerns over the increase in military activity in the area, amid greater efforts by Moscow to secure strong footing at the negotiating table, opposition outlet Zaman al-Wasl writes

‘Mother of All’: Asmaa al-Assad and the Syrian Propaganda Machine

Al-Modon (Lebanese news website) April 4, 2017

Amid heightened discontent among loyalists due to rising soldier deaths and poor social services, the wife of President Bashar al-Assad breaks with regime’s usual machismo image to appear in a video promoting the values of motherhood in Aleppo’s crippled districts

The Curse of Minority Rule: Could the Kurds be Syria’s New Alawites?

Eyed al-Jaafari for Al-Modon (Lebanese news website) April 3, 2017

With the power balance in northern Syria looking as if it could tip the way of the Kurds, will Syria’s previously neglected community repeat the mistakes of Assad’s dominant minority experience, Eyed al-Jaafari asks in Lebanese Al-Modon

Hariri: Assad Regime Stonewalled Geneva Negotiations

Syrian National Coalition (opposition political bloc) April 3, 2017

Coalition media office quotes HNC head as saying the Assad regime shifted focus of the talks to countering terrorism as a way to avoid discussing a political transition, adding that Moscow’s efforts to ensure a peace deal will not succeed while it supports the government on the ground

Arms Dealers See Peace as Bad for Business in Northern Syria

Iqtissad (independent economic magazine) March 29, 2017

With fighting slowing on a number of fronts in Syria’s north, weapons traders face a sharp drop in arms prices as new players enter the market, bringing with them a surplus of stock, Iqtissad reports

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