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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

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 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

U.S. Eyes Syrian Air Base, Kurdish Forces Overshadow Arabs in Raqqa Plans

Alsouria Net (opposition website) March 31, 2017

As the battle for Raqqa city draws closer, a rebel spokesperson laments Kurdish domination of upcoming operations, also predicting that American forces will remain in Raqqa for years at the airbase they seized from ISIS last week, Alsouria Net writes

Syria’s War Economy Gives Birth to Inventive Trades

Souriatna (opposition website) March 31, 2017

Circumventing a formal economy that does little to lift them out of poverty, citizens have adapted to new, innovative and sometimes dangerous methods to supplement a lost livelihood in times of financial hardship, Souriatna explains

Assad the Servant of All and Master of None

Ommar Qaddour for Al-Modon (Lebanese news website) March 23, 2017

After an Israeli attack against an Iranian weapons shipment to Hezbollah in Syria, the writing is on the wall that Assad no longer commands respect anywhere as Russia and Iran try in vain to prop up a discredited regime

Assad: I Did Not Force My Son to Learn Chinese

SANA (state news agency) March 13, 2017

Assad says U.S. forces in Syria are ‘invaders’ and he has yet to see ‘anything concrete’ emerge from President Donald Trump’s vow to prioritize the fight against ISIS. Below is the full interview as published by SANA.

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