What Happened Over the Weekend
Israeli airstrikes on Damascus and Homs, the SDF conducts business with companies under sanctions and arrests ISIS leaders in al-Hassakeh. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Israeli airstrikes on Damascus and Homs, the SDF conducts business with companies under sanctions and arrests ISIS leaders in al-Hassakeh. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
The President of the opposition held a virtual meeting with the Central Committee and revolutionary forces in southern Syria to discuss the situation in Daraa, according to the SOC.
The Prime Minister and the Ambassador of Iran to Syria discussed the importance of cooperation between the two countries to face common challenges, according to SANA.
Ilham Ahmad, the head of the executive body of the Syrian Democratic Council, said that there are no clear solutions in sight for the Syrian conflict, according to Nedaa Post.
A meeting is scheduled between President Putin and King Abdullah II to discuss the recent developments in Daraa, according to Baladi News.
An official from the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that Syria could join the Collective Security Treaty Organization if this serves the interests of the two sides, SANA writes.
The global coalition to defeat ISIS, which is led by the U.S., is intensifying its presence in the al-Tanf area and training an allied militia, according to al-Soruai Net.
While the ministry of Health in Syria is calling on hospitals to brace for any COVID19 emergency according to Al-Watan, Al-Souria Net reports a surge in cases in Idleb.
Hassan Nasrallah called the U.S. claims of fighting ISIS in Syria a lie, accusing the ‘occupation forces’ of looting the country, the Syria Times writes.
The General Director of al-Mouwasat University Hospital warned of an imminent fourth wave of coronavirus cases in Syria, according to SANA.
In an official statement, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham congratulated the Taliban on their rise to power in Afganistan, according to al-Souria Net.
A decision issued by Damascus banning the import of 20 commodities to Syria, including cashews and raisins, sparked mockery, according to al-Etihad Press.
The leader of the Opposition blamed the recent anti-Syrian clashes in Ankara on enemies of the Syrian and Turkish peoples, according to Baladi News.
The takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban after the American retreat, and the establishment of an Islamic Emirate there, had strong echoes in Syria, where there is a significant U.S. military presence.
Iran is extending its influence in Aleppo, by building an ‘Iranian belt’ in the city similar to Beirut’s southern suburb, according to Nedaa Post.
Sources claim that French President Emmanuel Macron conditioned his presence in the Baghdad regional summit on Assad not attending it, Baladi News reports.
Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy offers in his op-ed two tracks for a political settlement to end the conflict in Syria.
Turkey is reportedly sending terrorists from Syria to Libya, in order to introduce them into European countries it wishes to destabilize, according to al-Watan.
The Syrian British Council is lobbying for the return of Tarif al-Akhras to the British sanctions list, after he was removed last week, according to Nedaa Post.
The NATO allies of the U.S. are paying the price of the failed wars they’ve been dragged into, such as the war in Afghanistan, SANA writes.
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