Fuel Crisis Deepens Suffering of People in Northern Syria
Zaman al-Wasl (opposition website)
March 12, 2018
The Turkish assault on Afrin has cut off a key supply route, sending prices rocketing, Zaman al-Wasl reports
The Turkish assault on Afrin has cut off a key supply route, sending prices rocketing, Zaman al-Wasl reports
SANA reports on talks over boosting Syrian-Iranian ties, after a period of tension between the two countries over reconstruction deals
Localized agreements with Assad’s security forces are allowing fighters and civilians to leave besieged areas around the capital, Ayn al-Madina reports
Group says Turkey is resorting to ‘dirty methods’ in its pursuit of the Syrian-Kurdish leader, opposition website reports
Ankara is said to be filing an extradition request following the arrest of former PYD leader Salih Muslim
Syrian government accuses Turkey of escalations in Afrin despite UNSC-backed cease-fire, residents of Deir-ez-Zor targeted in Assad regime’s forced recruitment campaign
Rally held by city’s residents avows support for pro-government militias against Ankara’s campaign, SANA reports
Some refugees in Germany’s capital are unable to rely on the state to guarantee their residence in Europe, Al-Sharq al-Awsat writes
Pro-regime militias and media personnel fired on by Turkish artillery, official media reports
Official media announces mobilization of pro-regime paramilitaries in support of Kurdish-led YPG fighters
Top official slams foreign military campaigns on Syrian soil during opening of Middle East forum in Moscow, SANA reports
Kurdish group says European-born men died fighting in Afrin and Deir-ez-Zor, Alsouria Net reports
Rumors spread around death of top regime figure, U.S. calls for nations to hold Assad to account, and car crash kills top intelligence chief
Comments follows sharp rebuke by U.N. high commissioner citing Syria’s ‘atrocious standards’ in human rights
Research center tracks Syria’s military and political developments over the first month of 2018
Kurdish-led forces reject Turkish claims that its fighters are deliberately seeking shelter in residential districts, Al-Hal al-Souri reports
Kurdish commander stops shy of requesting Syrian army support as Operation Olive Branch drags into its fourth week, Alsouria Net reports
Two troops killed in the incident as the Turkish-led military campaign enters its fourth week
Two-page document follows reports of ‘flexibility’ from U.N. officials in dealing with controversial Syrian figures, Saudi-owned newspaper reports
Military and political actors are plotting their next steps amid signs of possible changes in dynamics on the ground, Sada al-Sham writes
