Syria calls for financial aid from Russia

While the Syrian military said it now controls all of Damascus after the recapture of the southern district Tantamoun, the government of Bashar al-Assad reportedly asked that financial aid from Russia to address the effects of the sanctions imposed on Syria the West. There remains, however, unknown what the answer will be in Moscow. Meanwhile, the Iranian consul in Damascus said the guerrilla group kidnapped 48 fellow pilgrims of the time you traveled by bus to Damascus airport.