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The bombardment of Aleppo will continue after a partial ceasefire agreed upon on Friday evening excluded it from the areas covered. Russia, Assad’s main ally, has stressed that it supports the bombardment of the city by Damascus following a request Read more
The Syrian talks in Geneva that had been ongoing for two weeks ended with the UN special Envoy Staffan de Mistura releasing a seven-page document highlighting that although the rival parties have common grounds, there continues to be differences in Read more
The US-Russia negotiated ceasefire is on the verge of collapsing as confrontations between government and rebel forces increase in Aleppo. Damascus intends to “liberate” Aleppo from “illegal armed groups,” said Syria’s Prime Minister Wael al-Halaki during talks with a delegation Read more
Militants of the Islamic State had been on their back heels this week as they lost territories to the Assad government and to the rebels backed by the West and Arab States. Both sides owe their progress to Russia’s airstrikes Read more
Washington has given a $6million grant to the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) to boost their activities in their controlled areas. The financial help was not welcomed by some politicians in the U.S who are afraid that some of the amount Read more
The Deputy UN envoy to Syria, Ramzi Ezzedine Ramzi, will be holding several meetings this week with authorities in Damascus as part of efforts to end the war in the country. The fighting in Syria is between the government, the Read more
The Syrian army has increased its airstrikes on rebel held areas and on the militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Aleppo although it has recently lost some grounds in the southern part of the country to Read more
The struggle between the government forces and rebels to assert their authority in Aleppo and beyond continues with both sides faraway from declaring victory. However, an opposition leader has called for the protection of the rebel forces through a foreign-guarded Read more
Prime Minister Erdogan has warned that his country’s defense forces will not hesitate to launch an attack on Syria’s Kurdish region as he accuses his former ally of giving room to Turkey’s Kurdish rebels for their operations. Syrian forces were Read more