Opposition sources say Russia and the UAE are looking to advance talks using Mohamad Dahlan, a Palestinian intelligence figure who has been linked to numerous regional intrigues
ISIS’ former ‘capital’ will be returned to the embrace of the Syrian state following its capture by SDF and coalition forces, loyalist website Damascus Now writes
Washington correspondent Hussain Abdul Hussain explains why America viewed the Assad regime as a valuable partner in the past, and why that has changed
Former diplomat has called on Assad to punish citizens who ridicule the death of Maj. Gen. Issam Zahereddine, Al-Etihad reports
The intersection was the site of numerous ISIS executions prior to the SDF’s capture of the devastated city
Senior military commanders say Syria may deal with Turkish army as an occupying force using whatever means necessary, official media reports
Opposition accuses government forces and allied militias of carrying out reprisals on civilians in areas retaken from ISIS, SNC media office reports
The Bab al-Salama border crossing is one of the key transit points into Syria’s rebel-held areas in the north
The Syrian government says the Turkish intervention in Idleb is in violation of the Astana agreement
Turkish-backed rebel groups urged the combatants to cool their tensions, opposition website reports
Efforts to stave off an unpopular battle against Turkish-backed rebels in Syria’s north have sown discord within the Islamist group, Alsouria Net reports
Nurettin Canikli defends his country’s incursion into Idleb province as suspicions arise about the true aims of the operation
Foreign minister condemns unsanctioned foreign forces on Syrian territory during meeting with Russian officials in Sochi, official media reports
Handing over of border crossing comes as Ankara declares new operation to secure a de-escalation zone in the northern province of Idleb
Washington’s miscalculations have resulted in a rupture of the regional power balance in favor of Syria and Russia, Al-Baath contributor Emad Salem writes
Speaking to Zaman al-Wasl, FSA commander Mustafa Segri shrugs off suggestions that the removal of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham from Idleb would serve foreign agendas
Is Turkey’s Idleb operation actually aimed at preventing Kurdish passage to the Mediterranean Sea?
Writing for Al-Watan, Assad loyalist and sharp Israel critic Tahsin al-Halabi describes a failed plot to unite the Middle East against the Axis of Resistance
Key Islamist group’s threat follows statement by Turkish president that Ankara and Moscow are supporting the FSA operation
Despite fleeing the violence in their home country, many Syrian women are unable to leave behind a culture of domestic abuse, Alsouria Net writes
