Russia, Turkey, Iran fail to agree on Syria de-escalation zones
Russia, Turkey and Iran failed in talks on Wednesday to finalise an agreement on creating four de-escalation zones in Syria after Ankara raised objections, diplomats said.
Thu Jul 06 2017
Air strikes pound southwest Syrian city of Deraa
Government air and artillery bombardments hit rebel-held areas of the Syrian city of Deraa, on the border with Jordan, on Tuesday.
Tue Jun 20 2017
Assad says de-escalation zones chance for rebels to "reconcile"
Assad pledged, in an interview with Belarusian TV Channel ONT aired on Thursday, to defend the zones and to crush, with the support of Iran and Hezbollah, those who try to breach them.
Fri May 12 2017