What Happened Over the Weekend
Opposition meets German diplomat, fighting between Turkish-backed groups and the SDF, and a warning from the UN special envoy for Syria. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Opposition meets German diplomat, fighting between Turkish-backed groups and the SDF, and a warning from the UN special envoy for Syria. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Many displaced individuals had to sell their homes and agricultural lands in regime-controlled areas, at only one-quarter of their market values, according to Etihad Press.
Russia has provided the Daraa central committee with a roadmap to a solution to the violence in southern Syria, according to Baladi News.
Many citizens in the villages of rural Tartous are complaining that they are receiving very scarce quantities of water, despite sending complaints to officials, according to al-Watan.
Press Statement by the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken about Austin Tice, American journalist detained in Syria nine years ago.
A Russian delegation visited the headquarters of the 8th Brigade in Bosra al-Sham, to discuss the recent developments in Daraa, according to Syria TV.
A wave of anti-Syrian xenophobic violence has reached Ankara, pushing the police to intervene, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The co-chair of the Executive Council of the AANES claimed that the opening of offices in European countries helps develop political ties with those countries, North Press claims.
Shocking videos showing the cremation of the detainees’ bodies by regime forces in southern Syria were obtained by Zaman al-Wasl.
Around half of all Syrians feel unsafe living in regime-controlled areas, a new report by the SACD revealed on Monday, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The Spanish authorities seized 20 tons of drugs hidden on a ship coming from Lebanon with a Syrian crew on board, according to Sowt al-Asima.
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Swiss Chargé d’Affaires in Turkey to protest against the opening of an AANES Office in Switzerland, according to North Press.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Sussan claims that the U.S. does not understand UN Resolution 2254, which it uses to justify occupation, al-Watan writes.
Russia claimed that the U.S. military presence in Syria is illegal, calling Washington’s interpretation of resolution No. 2254 “ridiculous and ironic,” according to SANA.
The U.S. is trying to build Arab majority proxy militias in northeastern Syria by enrolling young men from the tribes, according to al-Watan.
Negotiations on the situation in Daraa are on hold, as they await a new Russian officer, according to al-Etihad Press.
UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen met with representatives from Daraa to discuss the situation in southern Syria, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
The leadership of the opposition coalition met with several military commanders, as well as with local tribesmen and provincial councils, according to the Syrian Opposition Coalition.
The militaries of Russia and Turkey have reached a deal to resume water and electricity supplies to households in northeast Syria, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
More and more Syrians are dreaming of traveling, as the woes in their country multiply, but regime supporters describe them as treacherous, according to al-Modon.
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