The unpredictability of Russia’s Syria policy troubles both its allies and enemies who worry the Kremlin may be selling empty promises ahead of upcoming peace talks in Geneva
The gamble made by Damascus and its allies is that the US will be in a hurry to make any achievement in the Syrian crisis, and will accept the idea of Assad’s nomination in the coming elections due to domestic reasons related to their own upcoming election season
Foreign ministry says Washington’s decision to lift an embargo on arms exports to terrorist groups in Syria is aimed at prolonging the crisis
Douma native Akram Abou al-Fawz uses unexploded remnants in his artwork to show the world that Syrians are not only terrorists, but have a culture with deep roots
Trump symbolically and practically has given a green light to finish off Aleppo city, and he has become, along with Obama, partners with Putin in the most horrific stage the city has endured in its long history, writes Abdel Wahab Bedarkhan
If Trump’s framework – partnerships and not hostility – finds a path to be implemented, then his policy in the Syrian issue will be better than that of his predecessor Obama, who gave up his role and delivered the issue to Russia, writes Fayez Sara
Despite the president-elect’s promises to withdraw American power from the region and revert to a more isolationist strategy, history shows us that major changes in US foreign policy rarely occur with the rotation of presidential administrations, writes Eyyad al-Jaafari
Trump will not support the armed opposition and will not support intervention in Syria, loyalists say, but he will strongly support fighting terrorists
Tensions boil as regional players in the Syrian crisis voice discontent at the choice of the international coalition to back the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to liberate Raqqa from ISIS
Russian PM says high-level Israeli officials expressed their desire for someone who can control the situation on the ground in Syria
Top general confirms Russian and Syrian forces have offered to open corridors out of the besieged city for civilians and militants to leave
Russian foreign minster says US has proven it has no desire to separate so-called moderate opposition from Al-Qaeda-linked groups
The Syrian war, which displays open geographical boundaries, requires closure at the level of all the region’s nations. This is a measure demanding coordination which is still not there, due to the sharp Russian-American clash.
History will remember Obama as the president who pushed America’s adversaries to enter an unwinnable war at practically no cost to Washington and Tel Aviv
Military sources claim the international coalition against ISIS conducted strikes against the regime army in Al-Tharda Mountain to prevent the radical group from obtaining internationally banned weapons
Russian foreign minister says Nusra Front and ISIS will never be part of any ceasefire agreement as Moscow upholds its demands calling for the separation of Nusra from Western-backed “moderate opposition”
Daily life in Aleppo will descend into hell within a month under air strikes from the regime and its Russian ally, civil defense official warns
Bashar al-Assad and the Iranians are working to impose their agenda on the next US president from now
US Congress and the Pentagon have ignored the Obama administration’s efforts to secure a truce in Syria, says top adviser to Assad
Syrian minister says US unable to distinguish Nusra Front from other armed terror groups in Syria because it constitutes the “backbone” of opposition forces
