September 2018

Rif Dimashq Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned from reliable sources that the Syrian regime’s security has sent recently a warning through elders and dignitaries of the…

Areas of the Russian – Turkish truce in Aleppo, Hama, Idlib, and Latakia are witnessing a continuation of cautious calm since the afternoon of Wednesday until now, intercepted by violations that took place this morning by shelling by the…

The Russian-Turkish agreement to avert a Syrian government offensive against Idlib hinges on the response of jihadist fighters in the region and could unravel quickly if Moscow and Ankara cannot jointly impose their plan on the Islamist…

Idlib's fearful civilians cautiously welcome 'demilitarised' zone deal but express concern over Assad's commitment. Idlib residents also question willingness of…

After months of heightened tensions in the Syrian province of Idlib, the last stronghold of the Syrian opposition, Russia and Turkey seem to have reached a temporary solution. Following a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin …

Russia's ally Syria shot down one of its planes on Tuesday, and it exposes how Russian President Vladimir Putin is strangely powerless to protect his own people or do much more than enforce the status quo. Russia has suffered a…

Syrian forces accidentally shot down a Russian military plane after an Israeli airstrike on Syrian territory, Kremlin officials said Tuesday, the worst case of friendly fire for Russia in the Syrian war. The accident on Monday night…

President Vladimir Putin has directed the Russian military to begin developing futuristic arms, noting that it’s important for the army to have weapons that are superior to those of rival troops. "The key issue on our agenda is to form…

More than 2,000 rebels who had been fighting the Syrian army abandoned their positions along a rocky outcrop here and surrendered their heavy weaponry to Russian officers in July with barely a shot fired. The episode showed how Moscow is…

Russia and Turkey have agreed to create a demilitarised buffer zone in Syria's Idlib province to separate government forces from rebel fighters based there. Russian President Vladimir Putin said it would be 15km to 25km (9-15 miles)…