Foreign ministry calls on chemical weapons watchdog to investigate purported crimes by opposition factions in Aleppo after Russia claims to have verified traces of toxic gases in recovered shells
Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Tuesday Damascus would have to “wait and see” if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump would change Washington’s policy on Syria but that he was ready to cooperate with him in fighting militants. Following is the full text, as published in SANA
New report by human rights group claims regime is responsible for the death of 188,729 civilians, over 90 percent of all victims from nearly six years of war in Syria
Strikes kill and wound dozens while civil defense forces are working to lift the rubble to save the survivors and remove the corpses
Despite the president-elect’s promises to withdraw American power from the region and revert to a more isolationist strategy, history shows us that major changes in US foreign policy rarely occur with the rotation of presidential administrations, writes Eyyad al-Jaafari
Event will include leading domestic and internationally-based opposition figures in the Syrian capital with support from Russia and the Assad government
Trump will not support the armed opposition and will not support intervention in Syria, loyalists say, but he will strongly support fighting terrorists
An increase in state repression and random violence has contributed to the spread of “war commanders” and the occurrence of a coup in social segments to the benefit of the emerging “new guard” of businessmen
Aleppo’s opposition fears Russian plans for all-out offensive after claims point to rebel’s use of chemical weapons in regime areas
Opposition says found munitions are instead evidence of the Assad regime’s collusion in the use of internationally-banned weapons
Military sources confirm carrier has completed its journey to its destination and is undertaking joint operations in the Mediterranean
Three children among those killed in the Russian attack on the opposition-held Kfar Dael village, according to emergency responders
Opposition leader hopes Trump can prove his critics wrong by showing greater leadership over Syria than his predecessor Barack Obama, with a comprehensive new approach to protect civilians
Russian PM says high-level Israeli officials expressed their desire for someone who can control the situation on the ground in Syria
Kremlin announces meeting between deputy foreign minister and Syrian ambassador in the Russian capital Moscow
Russian president says the only way to end the crisis, return the displaced and rebuild the economy is through political dialogue
Air raid, which was likely Russian, kills eight children and two women, according to UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Local councils supported by US and other Western states stopping UN aid delivery to Aleppo’s eastern neighborhoods, says Russian foreign ministry spokesperson
New report states largest number of barrel bombs landed in Damascus province, followed by Hama province, and then Aleppo and Idleb, killing 14 civilians
Economic support from friends like Iran and Russia has bolstered efforts by Syrians’ to fight terrorism for over six years, says Syrian deputy FM
