New U.S. Position Regarding Developments in Syria
AL-HAL (Opposition website)
October 22, 2021
The U.S. position on Syria has shifted to become more committed to ceasefire and de-escalation, according to al-Hal.
The U.S. position on Syria has shifted to become more committed to ceasefire and de-escalation, according to al-Hal.
The U.S. has abandoned its allies in Syria after it was defeated there, according to Bassam Abou Abdallah in al-Watan.
President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday made a telephone call with Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed al-Nahyan to discuss bilateral relations between Syria and the UAE, SANA reports.
An attack near a bus carrying Syrian soldiers in the Syrian capital Damascus led to the death of 14 regime soldiers, sparking vengeful promises from the regime and condemnation by Russia and Iran, according to SANA and Syrian TV.
The bodies of Syrian refugees trying to get to Europe were found in a bus in eastern Austria, according to the Step News Agency.
Syrian refugees who returned to Syria between 2017 and 2021 from Lebanon and Jordan faced grave human rights abuses and persecution at the hands of the Syrian government and affiliated militias, Human Rights Watch said.
Fighting between the National Defense militia and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the eastern countryside of Deir-ez-Zor is getting more violent, as both sides bring in reinforcement, according to SY-24.
The representation of Syria’s Kurdish population in the Constitutional Committee is deemed too small and unfair, according to North Press.
Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria have handed over to Britain three children from a camp housing the families of suspected ISIS fighters, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
On Tuesday, the Syrian Constitutional Committee finished its meetings for the second consecutive day at its sixth session, focusing on security and the military, according to the Syrian News Agency.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi confirmed that Egypt, Cyprus, and Greece are firmly committed to the territorial integrity of Syria, SANA reports.
Europe has embraced Rifaat al-Assad, despite his corruption scandals and his reputation as the butcher of Hama and Tadmor, Sam Hamad writes in al-Araby al-Jadeed.
On Tuesday, the sixth round of Syrian Constitutional Committee talks resumed for the second day in Geneva, focusing on the military and security, according to the Syrian News Agency.
Two parties from the Turkish opposition are criticizing how the ruling AKP has handled the Syrian crisis, and in particular its policies towards integrating refugees, according to al-Modon.
President Bashar al-Assad decided to establish a fund to support renewable energies and raise energy efficiency in Syria, according to the Syria Times.
In its first official arrest warrant after being readmitted to Interpol, Syria has called for the arrest of Samir Geagea, chairman of the Lebanese Forces party, for attacking Syrians and conspiring against the regime, according to al-Hal.
Teachers in the opposition-held Aleppo countryside are striking against low salaries and poor educational practices, but local authorities are threatening to fire them, al-Souria Net writes.
During the first day of the Syrian Constitutional Committee’s sixth session, “the principle of the Syrian Arab Republic’s sovereignty” was discussed at length, according to al-Souria Net.
An Israeli army official responded to Russian accusations that Israel was using air cover to carry out strikes in Syria, adding that air traffic safety is one of the military’s top priorities, according to Baladi News.
A pregnant woman was tortured to death by the Turkish intelligence in the town of Afrin after she was accused of detonating a car bomb, a rights group claimed, according to North Press.
