Coalition President claims SNC’s political program does not currently include plans to replace the SIG with local offices
President Khoja calls on the Obama administration to separate the Iranian nuclear file from the Syrian crisis
There is now an absence of an effective Arab axis, capable of countering Iranian ambitions that exploit sectarian divides, along with the Israeli ambition to fragment and burn the region
President Assad meets with Turkish delegation to discuss Ankara’s support for terrorism
Turkish delegation called upon to uphold ties between two countries for purposes of peace while meeting with Syria’s FM in Damascus
Khaled Yacoub Oweis, a visiting fellow at SWP, the German international affairs think tank, argues that the objective of international envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura should be the protection of civilians and not the creation of freeze zones, which, short of a balance of interests on the ground, will become killing fields
Move by Turkish military considered an ‘intentional violation of the sanctity of Syrian territory and national sovereignty’
Source claims Ankara sought to “avoid clashes” with the extremist group during its evacuation of the tomb of Suleyman Shah
Turkey’s crossing into Syrian territory proves Ankara’s connection with ISIS, Foreign Ministry says
Details of future meetings between opposition and regional powers revealed by Coordination Commission chair
Kurds advance in countryside of Kobani reaches borders of Raqqa province
Regime surprise attack thwarted by opposition forces in the countryside of Aleppo, blocking supply route into the city
Literary evening brings together Syrian poets and writers at event hosted by the Interim Government’s Ministry of Culture in Gaziantep
Syrian National Coalition president says opposition is fighting Iran, not Assad
Through a series of workshops the NGO seeks to build the confidence of disadvantaged youth, including those coping with mental difficulties, and will soon look to help some of the youngest and most vulnerable victims the Syrian conflict
Terrorists bomb Aleppo’s Umayyad Mosque’s eastern wall in new attack
Third round of consultative meeting held in Moscow, Syrian government pays tribute to martyrs and victims of terrorism
A witness has said, “People are dancing and singing, there are fireworks. Everyone feels a huge sense of relief”
Across the border in Turkey, increasing demand and local resentment are making accommodation hard to find
Israel committed to perpetual war in Syria while Turkey’s relationship with ISIS is bound to mirror that of Pakistan and Al-Qaeda, says Deputy PM Muallem
