Opinion: De Mistura and the ‘Foreigners’ in Syria
De Mistura is talking about those who defend the Syrians and not those who defend the criminal of Damascus, Assad
De Mistura is talking about those who defend the Syrians and not those who defend the criminal of Damascus, Assad
The infant is now receiving medical treatment in Turkey after narrowly surviving Russian airstrike on northern city of Azaz
Pro-Damascus opposition meet at Russian-occupied air base to discuss forming group to draft new Syrian constitution
Head of the opposition’s negotiations team says talks should not recommence until Assad regime meets conditions ahead of plans to continue UN-backed talks on Wednesday
Regime loyalists, with the help of Russian experts, have been excavating Syrian antiquities in the southern Qalamoun region and shipping them off to unknown locations
Hard-line Islamist militants and former allies agree to “cessation of hostilities” in the Yarmouk refugee camp south of the capital
Assad regime urges rebels in eastern Damascus countryside to surrender and expel “foreigners” as clashes claim lives in a number of areas
Mobilization comes ahead of regime attempt to advance in Sheikh Aqeel as units take Bashamar from Kurdish forces
Peaceful demonstrations call for overthrow of the Syrian government and the unification of armed groups following start of internationally backed “cessation of hostilities” deal
Activists report regime forces and allied militias make a push in the Damascus countryside despite a U.N.-brokered cease-fire deal
Iosif Kobzon permitted by Russian forces to tour Hemeimeem air force base on Sunday
People in Syria’s ISIS-controlled regions fear being targeted by all sides under the newly implemented cease-fire deal, which excludes areas overseen by the Islamic State and Nusra Front
Beijing says it hopes international and regional states will now play a constructive role in promoting a political settlement
Moscow says it supports the solution that the participants of the Syria negotiations decide on, including the idea of creating a federal state
At least 27 violations carried out on Sunday by regime and Russian forces, study by human rights monitor reveals
At least 70 ISIS fighters killed in the recapture of the northern border town by Western-backed forces, says spokesman
The deal seen as “the first step in the right direction” to bring the bloody conflict in Syria to a halt
The armed opposition’s acceptance of the ceasefire could open a wide door for Nusra and ISIS to bring a large number of fighters into their ranks, as the two strike religious chords with “feelings of injustice” and portraying themselves as the “only two parties” in Syria standing against Assad, Russia and their allied militias
Syrian presidential adviser tells reporters in the Russian capital that Washington’s stance on terrorism “should be clear as the Russians'”
Political opposition remains doubtful over success of truce deal as key phrases still require clarification, such as the exclusion of “terrorist organizations” in being targeted
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