With Aleppo characterized by its vibrant textile industry, which contributed about a third of Syria’s total industrial production, what will the devastation of the “economic capital” mean for the country’s economy in the long-term?
Assad forces are trying to divide and isolate the remaining rebel-held areas through repeated daily incursions and heavy bombardment, the worst the city has so far been subjected to
Does sharing Syria in its current state mean dividing it among its occupying powers? The facts say that the forces which control Syria today will not be able to coexist within this division, Walid Bunni argues
President Bashar al-Assad has accused the US of sponsoring terrorist groups in Syria by labeling them ‘moderate opposition’. In an interview with the Russian TV channels, Russia 24 and NTV, the Syrian president said the United States tried to promote the idea of so-called moderate opposition in Syria.
Following is the full text of the interview:
Attempts by regime intelligence personnel to infiltrate armed opposition groups led to the rapid capture of Aleppo’s eastern neighborhoods, sources claim
Russian monitoring center announced over 100,000 civilians have been evacuated from the eastern neighborhoods since military operations began
Will Iran spend 2017, which is fast approaching, fighting to take over the remaining Syrian towns including the Damascus countryside which is still partly under the control of the rebels?
Syrian president tells newspaper that no one will be considered immune from the law, including all opposition members abroad who wish to participate in dialogue
Interim government’s minister for health calls on international community to pressure belligerents to stop indiscriminate shelling of Aleppo after 56 civilians were killed on Friday
The Nobel Peace Prize nominated White Helmets, responsible for saving over 78,000 lives across Syria, believe that they are targets of the Syrian regime and face torture and execution. Below is the full statement
Syrian president says Syrian army victory in Damascus or Aleppo would reflect a significant political and military achievement
Scores now killed as widespread bombing of the northern province nears 100 casualties in three days
Rebel groups voice willingness to negotiate safe passage for civilians after withdrawing from Aleppo’s Old City
What does Donald Trump have to do with Iran and Russia’s insistence that rebel fighters be evacuated to Idleb exclusively, even though areas of the Damascus countryside under opposition control are much closer? Walid Bunni explains
Authorities in rebel-held Idleb province close schools after scores killed amid intensified strikes by regime and Russian warplanes
Coalition U.N. envoy rejects Moscow’s veto of a seven-day cease-fire aimed at allowing desperately needed aid to enter the besieged eastern Aleppo neighborhoods
Head doctor at destroyed Al-Quds hospital says staff are now providing first aid in homes and treating wounded in basements to avoid the recent bombing campaign by regime and Russian forces
Opposition leader meets with president of Iraqi Kurdistan to push for an end to attacks by regime, Russian and Iranian forces on the people of Aleppo city
Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson confirms terrorist shelling of hospital which killed a paramedic and severely injured two staff members
Foreign minister says agreement will call for all gunmen to leave the city, adding any armed group that refuses to leave will be treated as ‘terrorists’
