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Comment: Russia supports the Syria 'peace process' not because it wants 'peace', but because it knows that total victory for Assad is a near impossibility, writes Sam Hamad.
Syrian rebel factions launched a new offensive targeting regime positions on the eastern fringes of the heavily fortified capital at dawn on Sunday, rebel sources told The New Arab.
Another blast hits the Syrian capital's Rabweh area on Wednesday, after an earlier suicide attack targeted a central courthouse, state TV reported,
Up to 23,502 women have been killed in Syria's war, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, a monitoring group.
Al-Qaeda has confirmed that deputy leader Abu Khayr al-Masri was killed in a drone strike by the US-led coalition in Syria.
In a rare video address Abu Mohamed al-Joulani said that negotiating with the Syrian regime was futile stating that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad only understands "the language of blood"
Following an ultimatum delivered by the lead government negotiator, the head opposition negotiator has condemned terrorism but does not lead a united front.
Jabhat Fateh al-Sham fighters overpowered regime forces at roadside checkpoints on Saturday, allowing two suicide bombers to attack two security headquarters in Homs.
Protesters denounce the Islamic State group as "allies of Assad" following the discovery of mass graves of executed rebel fighters in northern Syria.
With no clear US strategy, and violence ongoing on numerous fronts, the UN has downplayed hopes of a breakthrough ahead of talks set to begin in Geneva on Thursday.
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