President Assad calls for withdrawal of foreign troops, US troops to move to Iraq, Kurdish groups withdraw from border and ISIS fighters recaptured. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Russia is set to hold meetings with Turkey to discuss the removal of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units from Manbij and Kobani writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
A recently released document has shown a link between the recent Turkish attack and groups funded and armed by the US writes SANA.
Turkey and the United States of America have released a statement following a joint meeting in Ankara.
Fearing a massacre by Turkish forces, civilians are heading to Ras al-Ayn in an attempt to save wounded people reports Etihad Press.
Part of the safe zone, proposed by Turkey, includes the Rmelan and Suwaidiyah oilfields, which are believed to hold billions of barrels of oil writes Iqtissad.
The decision by Donald Trump to withdraw US forces from Syria has left a vacuum in the country that will be filled and fought over by other countries writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
As the first meeting of the constitutional committee approaches, Geir Pederson has held meetings with Walid al-Muallem to discuss the committee’s mechanisms and developments in the north east writes SANA.
Bouthaina Shaaban has said that efforts are being made to arrange talks between the regime and the Turks in the Russian city of Sochi reports Brocar Press.
Saudi Arabia has spoken out against the Turkish aggression in northeastern Syria, urging parties to find a political solution reports Asharq Al-Awsat.
The Syrian National Army has announced that areas captured from the SDF will be put under civilian administration reports Ana Press.
The National Army and its Turkish ally have pushed into Tel Abyad and is advancing to trying and capture the town of Ras al-Ayn reports Alsouria Net.
While both Russia and Turkey have intervened militarily in Syria, they have done so in different manners, which could lead to very different outcomes writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
William Roebuck has admitted that the US had sold out the SDF, but has not given approval for Syrian and Russian planes to close the airspace reports Al-Watan.
The Syrian Democratic Forces have said that the agreement reached with the Syrian government only allowed them to deploy on the borders writes Hawar News.
The Russian air force used cluster bombs to hit the village of al-Bara south of Idleb city, killing a mother and her child reports Zaman Al Wasl.
Continued Turkish attacks in northern Syria, a new military force in Deir ez-Zor, ISIS attack in Qamishli and EU countries suspend arm sales to Turkey. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
The Self-Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria has announced that it will allow the Syrian government to deploy along the Syrian-Turkish border to support the SDF.
Havrin Khalaf was killed when her car was struck on the road to Qamishli on Saturday, with initial indications were that her car was hit by Turkish forces reports Rudaw.
US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw troops has thrown northern Syria into chaos, but no one is set to win writes Asharq al-Awsat.
