Russian statistics have revealed that there are currently 140,000 Syrian soldier under the control of Russian forces reports Al-Modon.
Airstrikes kill a number of civilians in Idleb, the Turkish-US joint operation center set to open, seven members of one family executed in Raqqa and air defenses shoot down suspected Israeli missiles. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan are playing host to 5.2 million Syrian refugees, but they are increasingly being regarded as a burden writes Asharq Al-Awsat
The Syrian Kurdish National Council is seeking to secure a bigger role in the administration of the proposed safe zone in northern Syria reports Bas News.
Turkey’s foreign minister has emphasised that the safe zone in northern Syria must go ahead and the US cannot delay its creation writes Anadolu News Agency.
Mohieddin Saho is a blind refugee from Idleb who currently lives in Germany, but due to a change in the rules, is facing deportation reports Zaman Al Wasl.
A warplane belonging to the Syrian Air Force was hit and downed by a missile fired by terrorists in Idleb’s southern countryside writes SANA.
Following the agreement between the US and Turkey, operations have begun to secure a safe zone in northern Syria, although it is still unclear how deep the zone will run writes Baladi News.
As Turkey secures its control over Afrin, Arabs are taking ownership of Kurdish homes and Kurdish culture is being slowly erased writes Al-Hal.
`The Chinese Foreign Ministry has called on the international community to respect the territorial integrity of Syria reports SANA.
In an attempt to speed up the capturing of towns and villages in Idleb, Hezbollah has entered the battlefield, although progress has yet to improve reports Al-Modon.
As the fighting between the regime and the opposition forces continues to rage, the Deputy Defense Minister visited troops and told them to remain in a state of readiness writes Al-Modon.
The Joint Operations Center, which is being established in the Turkish province of Sanilurfa, is part of a plan to set up a safe zone and develop a peace corridor reports Anadolu News Agency.
The National Front for Liberation has admitted that it has received logistic, military and intelligence support from the Turkish regime writes SANA.
After months of delays, Russia believes that the much anticipated constitutional committee is expected to meet for the first time in Geneva next month writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
US and Turkish talks have concluded with an agreement to establish a safe zone and a a joint operations center reports Al-Modon.
Syria has condemned Turkish and US plans to establish a safe zone in northern Syria, describing them as a flagrant aggression against Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity writes SANA.
Turkey has repeated warnings that it will launch a military assault on the area east of the Euphrates if it feels that it is necessary writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
The United States is continuing to be a disrupting force in Syria, refusing to engage in any solution to the crisis, while also offering no alternatives writes Al-Arab.
Following the failure of the talks between the US and Turkey to establish a safe zone in northern Syria, the Turkish president has reiterated their intention to launch an assault reports Alsouria Net.
