Bashar al assad
Monitor says no evidence of new Syria chemical attack
The northern mountains are the only part of Latakia province, on Syria's Mediterranean coast, that are no firmly in the hands of the government.
Nine civilians and five US-backed fighters were among the dead in the attack on a restaurant in the flashpoint city of Manbij.
The embassy has been shut since the early months of Syria’s conflict, which erupted in 2011.
The New York-based watchdog said the United States had transferred suspected members of the Islamic State group for trials in Baghdad.
Iran and Russia have both backed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a seven-year war against rebels.
A map locating weekend air raids and territorial control in Idlib province, Syria, with data on the risk of a humanitarian crisis in the region.
More than 4 million Syrian students are heading back to school this month in areas under government control across the country, the education ministry says.
In April the US, France and Britain launched joint missile strikes on Syrian targets in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack in the town of Douma that left scores dead.
A photo published by the state news agency SANA and the Syrian presidency showed Asma al-Assad, 42, hooked up to a drip smiling next to her husband in what appeared to be a hospital room.
The Syrian conflict erupted in 2011 and Russian intervention in 2015 helped to turn the tide in President Bashar al-Assad’s favour.
Russia has played a critical role in supporting Assad’s two-week offensive with air power and negotiating local deals initially overseen by its military police.
The south-west was an early hotbed of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad and defeat there would leave rebels with just one remaining stronghold.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 12,500 civilians had fled the town of Busra al-Hariri and nearby areas of Deraa province in the last two days.
The recovery of the enclave south of Damascus would mark another milestone in President Bashar al-Assad’s war effort.
Hashimi described Eithawi as a direct aide to Islamic State leader Baghdadi, responsible for funds transfers to the group’s bank accounts in different countries.
President Bashar al-Assad scored a major victory in April by retaking eastern Ghouta, the biggest rebel stronghold near Damascus.
'The morning of resilience,' declared a caption accompanying the video circulated on the presidency’s Telegram feed.
In comments on Syrian state television, he warns international peace and security is under threat as the United States and its allies weigh strikes against Syria.
A timeline of the Syrian conflict, from protests in March 2011 to the collapse of rebel groups in Eastern Ghouta in March 2018.