Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria.
Turkey is attending a NATO meeting in the UK this week and the issue of northern Syria is expected to be high on the agenda writes Anadolu Agency.
Head of the Syrian Negotiations Commission calls on Britain to hold war criminals to account
Virginia senator pours scorn on recent U.S.-led strikes in interview with The Syria Times
A source at the ministry tells SANA that Western countries will not deter the Syrian government in its fight
Marcus Papadopoulos tells pro-government e-newspaper The Syria Times that as long as militant groups control the Ghouta, the U.S. and U.K. will hold hope Damascus can be taken
American commentator tells pro-Damascus e-newspaper that Syria and Russia can still pursue Nusra despite Resolution 2401
Death toll on both sides has mounted as rebels stage fierce resistance in the strategic Eastern Ghouta city, Zaman al-Wasl reports
Sadeq Sharafeddin is said to have been a close confidante of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Zaman al-Wasl reports
New documentary highlights the plight of Syrian women during their imprisonment and upon return to their own communities
The Syrian army has met fierce ISIS resistance in its campaign to take the town of Al-Asharah, Zaman al-Wasl reports
War monitor claims 160 people have been killed in shelling on the rebel-held area in the past two weeks, Zaman al-Wasl reports
Former Coalition president says a Russian-U.S. consensus on letting Assad remain ignores the roots of the catastrophe, and may accelerate the collapse of the region
River has acted until recently as a buffer between the U.S.-backed SDF and Russian-backed Syrian army during the campaign to retake the ISIS stronghold
Social media users publish news on Syrian regime figure’s death from ‘Shine Online’, a channel which skeptics claim doesn’t exist
Hundreds take to the streets to oppose rumored deal which would hand control of the capital’s southern suburbs to Iran, Zaman al-Wasl reports
Campaign aims to see a return of confidence among Assad’s base following advice from Moscow, opposition website reports
The Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham suffers major setbacks at the hands of former allies on the outskirts of the capital, Saudi-owned Asharq Al-Awsat reports
Gen. Sulaiman al-Salama is the second high-ranking military officer to be arrested on corruption allegations in the past month, Zaman al-Wasl reports
International coalition and SDF using heavy force in battle to retake the city from ISIS, despite statements by Amnesty and Human Rights Watch condemning possible violations
