Rafsanjani’s daughter: Iran’s intervention in Syria left 500,000 dead
Middle East Monitor
January 12, 2021
Following revelations regarding Russian plans for the upcoming Syrian presidential elections, questions are being asked as to what position the opposition will take writes North Press.
Women in Deir ez-Zor are being married off to Iraqi from the Iran-back militias for money, with many then taken over the border and into Iraq reports SY 24.
Russian Special Forces attacked a village in the al-Ghab Plain area in the middle of the night, causing casualties among Jaish al-Nasr reports SY 24.
The French Minister of Defence has warned that the Islamic State is re-emerging in Syria and Iraq and that France’s mission in the region continues reports Al-Modon.
The Syria government has announced that it wants Syrians to call a hotline if they see people begging, so that they can taken and housed in rehabilitation homes run by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor reports Etihad Press.
Syria’s ambassador to Iraq has met with the Iraqi transport minister to discuss connecting the two countries and the movement of vehicles across the border writes SANA.
Sheikh Atilyoush al-Shatat and his son were gunned down by unknown assailants in Hawaij Theban village in Deir ez-Zor’s eastern countryside reports SANA.
Seven regime fighters killed in ISIS attack, refugees rescued off Albanian coast, Russian warplanes launch attack, US sends reinforcements to Deir ez-Zor. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Four children were arrested by a Fourth Division patrol and held for a number of days, during which time they were tortured reports Sowt Al-Asima.
A Syrian refugee in the Netherlands has been arrested and accused of committing war crimes in his home country and being a leader of Ahrar al-Sham.
Fuel shortages continue to plague Damascus and long lines are forming at gas stations, with no indication as to when the problem will be solved writes Sowt Al-Asima.
A bus carrying regime soldiers went missing on its way to Homs city, only to be later found, empty and on fire reports Baladi News.
Turkey has responded negatively to news that Brett McGurk will serve as Joe Biden’s National Security Advisor for the Middle East and North Africa reports North Press.
Ansar al-Tawhid have responded to Syrian government shelling by firing artillery at a government position in the Idleb province reports North Press.
Syrians in northern Syria are taking to trading in cryptocurrencies as a way of securing an income, amid difficult economic conditions reports Iqtissad.
A committee has been formed to examine the Syrian tax system and make appropriate reforms where necessary reports Al-Watan.
The Assad regime has 90 days to reveal it chemical weapons stockpile or face fresh sanctions reports Baladi News.
The Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian regime have come to an agreement in Qamishli, allowing for the exchange of prisoners reports Baladi News.
