All4Syria interviews Syrian refugee workers in the markets of southern Turkey, “we were surprised to see the grocery had a Syrian working there, and then the tailor, and the butcher… It’s a good step and it’s helped us acclimatize quickly”
Local officials claim reason behind the closure was due to negligence, while others expressed their discontent with the decision by Turkey to intervene in the affair
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
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
Three children among those killed in the Russian attack on the opposition-held Kfar Dael village, according to emergency responders
Tensions boil as regional players in the Syrian crisis voice discontent at the choice of the international coalition to back the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to liberate Raqqa from ISIS
Protests kicked off in the city of Idleb and Maha was among the first to take to the streets. Instead of a drum and travel gear she started carrying bottled water and sweets to hand out to protesters. Often I used to accompany her. I watched protesters in large numbers and I heard them chant peacefully.
Fighting displaces residents in the city’s regime-controlled western districts amid a push by rebels to break the siege on opposition-held areas
Local source reveals Abou Akrama al-Anbari fled ISIS’ de facto capital in Syria with $300,000 as Kurdish-led forces launch operation to retake city
Despite the implementation of the “four cities” agreement, it is not possible to compare — in any sense at all — the siege of Zabadani and Madaya which are under opposition control, and the siege of Kefraya and Foua which are under the control of the regime and its militias
Turkey hosts the largest number of Syrian refugees in the world, around 3 million, and has so far spent more than $12bn on their Syrian guests
Bashar al-Assad told Serbian newspaper Politika the US’ “secret collaboration with terrorists is the reason why all attempts at a ceasefire and political transition in Syria have so far failed.” Following is the full text of the interview as published by SANA, the official news agency.
“It’s not pressure that created the problem — it’s the intellectual cultivation and the mentors who were raised by the teachers of Al-Qaeda and the Wahhabi ideology… This is the fruits of decades of sectarian broadcasts and miseducation.”
The issue that is difficult to find a clear explanation for so far is the reduction in the intensity of the bombardment. Is there something threatening the Russian aircraft? Or is Putin sending a message to the Iranians after the dispute that erupted between them that they will lose without his support?
27-year-old wife and children of a Syrian refugee found dead in apartment in southern Danish city of Aabenraa
Assad’s top aide tells interviewers that Syria is moving toward national reconciliation
Syrian government says it rejects selective approach of UN member states which refer exclusively to the suffering in eastern Aleppo
Turkish official claims around 7,700 people have returned to the northern city after Turkish-backed forces retake Jarablus from ISIS
Rebel commander Mustafa Sijri unharmed after bomb control detonated by Turkish security in southern city of Antakya
Arab youths and opinion leaders will discuss the theory that “Trump is better for the Arab world” in Istanbul this Saturday
