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
U.S.-led coalition asks allies to hold their fire in the area near the Conoco gas field, Al-Etihad reports
Iran calls on Turkey to respect ‘Syrian sovereignty’ in Afrin, while Moscow claims downed Russian pilot ‘committed suicide,’ Al-Hal reports
Mass demonstration condemns Ankara’s assault in northern Syrian, SANA reports
Local sources claim Russian attacks have increased following the downing of one of its jets, Alsouria Net reports
Official media condemns Operation Olive Branch as the Turkish-led campaign enters its third week
