Human Rights Watch has issued a report marking the first anniversary of the Assad regime’s collapse. It acknowledges that the new authorities have taken meaningful steps in justice, transparency, and rights protection, yet warns that they have not prevented continuing violence and serious abuses.
On Monday evening, the Damascus Governorate issued an urgent appeal urging the public to avoid Umayyad Square in the city centre due to safety concerns amid rising reports of stampede-related incidents.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday issued a strong condemnation of what it described as “provocative and hostile” chants voiced by armed factions affiliated with the Syrian government’s Ministry of Defence.
Tensions are running high in the town of Khan Arnaba in Quneitra countryside following an incident in which Israeli occupation forces reportedly opened fire on civilians, wounding several.
Syrian politician Fahd al-Masri, in exile in France for over three decades, describes the past year as nothing short of “a political miracle.”
