Russia: Positive steps coming on Syria charter council
Russia’s envoy for Syria said on Monday he foresees “positive developments” on the formation of a committee to rewrite Syria’s Constitution. Speaking to reporters in…
Syria’s Civil War
Did Donald Tramp and Vladimir Putin agree on plan to end Syrian Civil War?
One major result of the Helsinki summit has been overlooked in the furore over Russian election meddling—Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin essentially agreed to an…
Evacuation of pro-Assad villages under way in northwest, says monitor
The evacuation of thousands of people from two pro-Syrian government villages in the northwest got under way overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and…
Assad forces bomb school in Quneitra; 10 killed
At least 10 refugees were killed in a barrel bomb attack by regime forces in south-western Syria on Tuesday, according to local sources. Scores of…
Iranian advisors still in southern Syria: Rouhani envoy
Iranian “advisors” have maintained a presence in southern Syria at the behest of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a special envoy…
9 Syrian soldiers said killed in Aleppo strike blamed on Israel
Nine soldiers from among Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces—six Syrians and three others whose nationality was not made known—were reportedly killed in an attack attributed…
Syria’s Assad says rebuilding is ‘top priority’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday that his top priority was the reconstruction of his country, battered by more than seven years of fierce…
Israel strikes military outpost inside Syria
The Israeli army on Friday attacked a military outpost in Syria after a mortar shell fired from inside Syrian territory landed inside the Israeli-occupied Golan…
Israel army on high alert amid continued Syria fighting
The Israeli army has been put on high alert along the country’s northern border as fighting escalates between regime and opposition forces in southern Syria,…
Turkey condemns regime attacks in southwestern Syria
Turkey on Friday condemned the Bashar al-Assad-led regime attacks carried out against civilians in the southwestern Syrian provinces of Daraa and Quneitra. Foreign Ministry spokesman…