Bashar Assad's regime and its main supporter Russia are considered responsible for 91% of the death toll since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011 - around 228.000 people have been killed, reported the Syrian Network for Human Rights

Five days into the start of fires in the forests of Jabal Turkman, Lattakia countryside, firefighters continue their effort for the fifth consecutive day while strong winds and a significant rise in temperatures brought to expansion and increase of blazes

Over 100 chemical weapons sites, many not secure, could have remained after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, according to a leading chemical weapons watchdog, a number higher than any previous estimate; government pledged to destroy any remaining weapons

Royal Jordanian Airlines announced a test flight by a Jordanian technical team to Aleppo International Airport as part of a comprehensive evaluation on the operational safety and security before deciding on the resumption of flights from and to Amman

The Kurdish-led militia that controls the northeast territories agreed to merge with Syria’s new government: a major achievement for the new leaders as they try to unify a country wrestling with violent turmoil