JUST IN: State Department Makes A Plea For Ceasefire Between Turkey, Syria
THE HILL
October 15, 2021
Facebook has published a list of opposition groups in Syria in order to control the content shared by users about them, according to Athr Press.
As winter nears, the already precarious population of opposition-held areas in northern Syria is at risk, Baladi News reports.
An Israeli airstrike in central Syria killed one Syrian soldier and three pro-Iranian fighters on Wednesday, a Britain-based war monitor said, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Faisal al-Mekdad encouraged the Syrian community in Serbia to invest in their homeland, especially after the issuance of the new investment law, according to SANA.
Turkish Defense Minister renewed his threat to launch an operation against the YPG in northeastern Syria, following attacks on Turkish officers and villages, according to al-Souria Net.
Losses in the energy sector in Syria since the beginning of the war are close to 100 billion dollars, according to al-Watan.
The decision by the UK to remove sanctions on Syrian businessmen close to the regime raises questions about London’s policy towards Syria, according to Enab Baladi
The U.S. Secretary of State said on Wednesday that his country rules out normalization with the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, according to the Daily Sabah.
Attempts by Turkey to merge Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) with the Syrian National Army (SNA) are “impossible”, a Syrian opposition figure told North Press.
The “paper” provided by Jordan to western capitals about Syria includes re-engaging with the regime and providing it with incentives to commit to a political transition, according to Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates held on Tuesday separate meetings with his Lebanese counterpart and the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister to discuss cooperation, according to the Syria Times.
The Eighth Brigade, which is prominent in the Daraa governorate and led by Ahmed al-Awda, no longer receives financial support from Russia, and is therefore financially subjected to the Syrian regime, according to al-Souria Net.
The leader of the Syrian opposition has claimed that the U.S. does not intend to normalize ties with the Syrian regime, stressing the importance of U.S.-Turkish coordination on Syria, according to Nedaa Post.
Ali Rami Makhlouf, the son of a crony and cousin of the Syrian President, appeared while driving a luxury car alongside an Israeli model in Los Angeles, according to al-Hal.
Military developments in northern Syria point to an imminent military operation by Turkey and its allies against the Kurdish-dominated SDF, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
The Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Mohammad Samer al-Khalil encouraged investors to take advantage of ‘great and promising’ investment opportunities in Syria, SANA reports.
Settlement centers established in the countryside of Daraa witnessed low turnout by militants, North Press reports.
