Syrian Doctor Alaa Moussa, on trial in Germany for torture in the regime’s military hospitals, claimed that he was ‘frightened’ by the military security services, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
The permanent representative of Syria to the UN claimed that the U.S. was behind the events in Hassakeh, as it wants to revive ISIS, according to SANA.
UN Special Envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, warned of continued escalation and continued suffering and violence on Syrians, according to Baladi News,
The Syrian Military Public Prosecution stressed Thursday that there is no legal justification for the U.S. presence in Syria, calling it an “occupation”, SANA wrote.
The Jordanian army said Thursday it had killed 27 drug smugglers in a clash as they tried to enter the kingdom from Syria, after Amman announced its intention to confront smugglers, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Russia requested a meeting of the UN Security Council regarding the latest developments in northeastern Syria, claiming that the regime is ready for a new round of the constitutional committee, according to Zaitun Agency.
The Lebanese pro-Iranian militia Hezbollah has consolidated its positions in Syria, along with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Militia, according to SY-24.
Syria rejected comments by the EU council, refusing any kind of intervention in its internal affairs, according to al-Watan.
UNICEF is calling for the protection of children, as ISIS is using its 700 “cubs of the caliphate” as human shields in the Ghweran prison in Hassakeh, North Press reports.
In an op-ed to Asharq al-Awsat, Omer Onhon affirmed that the war in Syria is far from over, despite Assad pretending that he is the victor.
Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan signed on Wednesday an agreement on electricity linkage between the three countries, SANA reports.
The SDF announced that it fully controls the al-Sina’a prison in the Ghweran neighborhood of Hassakeh, six days after the Islamic State attack on the prison, according to al-Souria Net.
Luna al-Shebel called the suspension of the membership of Syria in the Arab League a breach of the organization’s bylaws, according to SANA.
As the SDF continues to advance in the Sina’a prison, the AANES accuses Turkey of being behind the mass breakout, according to al-Souria Net and North Press.
Areas under the control of the Syrian regime recorded the first death due to frost and extreme cold, according to several local regime sources, SY-24 reports.
Eric Zemmour, the controversial candidate in France’s presidential election, has called for normalization with the Syrian Regime, according to Snack Syria.
As a cold wave spreads across Syria, MPs and civil society figures are trying to hold the government accountable for its failure to provide means of heating, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Denmark is moving forward with the issue of the repatriation of Syrian refugees, as it deems parts of Syria safe to welcome them back, according to al-Watan.
The SDC called on the international community to help it in the fight against ISIS, accusing Turkey of supporting the terrorist organization, according to North Press.
Following the attack by ISIS on a Syrian prison in the Northeast, clashes with the SDF have resulted in 154 deaths, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
