UN Investigators Say Syria Not Safe for Refugees as Violence Worsens
Syria is still not safe for the return of refugees a decade after its conflict began, U.N. war crimes investigators said on Tuesday, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Syria is still not safe for the return of refugees a decade after its conflict began, U.N. war crimes investigators said on Tuesday, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The recent concessions by Damascus on the new constitution talks are a way for Russia to extract concessions from the U.S., according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Russian warplanes continue to bombard HTS and Turkish-backed factions in Northern Syria, according to North Press.
As Lebanon prepares to receive much-needed Egyptian gas through Syria, the general impression is that this bargain would allow the regime to rehabilitate itself regionally.
Excerpts from an op-ed by Wael Sawah, in which he calls on the Syrian opposition to suspend the political process and the new constitution talks as the regime continues its violent attacks on civilians.
An agreement was reached with local communities in al-Yadudah, the western countryside of Daraa, to allow regime forces to enter the town, according to Baladi News.
The Syrian Airlines has announced that an additional weekly flight from and to Kuweit through the month of September, according to SANA.
As the situation in Daraa seems to be calming down, the neighboring region of Suweida is witnessing clashes, according to North Press.
The leader of an NGO in Lebanon has warned against abuses towards refugees as a new government is sworn in, according to SY-24.
A Syrian refugee who voluntarily returned to his country from Turkey has reportedly died in regime detention, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Two Turkish soldiers were killed in Northern Syria, meeting between Israel and Russia to discuss coordination. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
In Daraa al-Balad, after a truce agreement was reached, some people have returned to destroyed houses or scorched earth, Asharq al-Awsat writes.
The UN’s Syria envoy said he held “very good discussions” in Damascus Saturday, and hoped that a committee to discuss a post-war constitution could soon reconvene, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri praised the attack on a Russian position in Tal al-Saman area of the Raqqa countryside earlier this year, according to al-Souria Net.
Two Syrian women have stood as candidates in Norway, where elections for parliament were scheduled for September 13th, according to Syria TV.
The Russian Foreign Minister expressed his country’s hope that the Syrian constitutional discussion committee would resume its work soon, the Syria Times reports.
The escalation in Idleb is synonymous with the inability of Turkey to implement its agreement with Russia, and might escalate into a military campaign, according to Athr Press.
After the settlement agreement, the 4th Division and Iranian militias began withdrawing from Daraa al-Balad with their heavy equipment, according to Baladi News.
A French court has sentenced Rifaat al-Assad to four years in prison for acquiring ‘fraudulent assets’, according to Syria TV.
The dialogue between Kurdish parties will resume, after pressure by the U.S., according to al-Hal Net.
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