Syria’s regime is ready to release detainees in exchange for hostages held by opposition fighters, the official SANA news agency reported Monday, ahead of peace talks in the Kazakh capital.
“The government is ready... as part of efforts toward the next meeting in Astana to exchange detainees for men, women and children — civilians and soldiers — kidnapped by terrorists,”Read more
A deal to evacuate civilians and oppositions from opposition-held parts of Aleppo is on hold after objections from Syria’s regime, oppositions and a source close to the regime said Wednesday.
oppositions said the regime and its ally Iran were blocking the deal’s implementation. The source close to the regime said the regime was objecting to the number of people thatRead more
Syria’s regime bombarded a rebel-held town outside the capital Friday, a resident and a monitor said, preventing besieged residents from receiving food aid after its first such delivery in years.
A convoy of food aid — approved by Damascus — late Thursday reached the town of Daraya for the first time since the regime laid siege to the town inRead more