Syrian Government Continues Targeting Opposition In Syria’s Northwest
NORTH PRESS (Kurdish news agency)
February 19, 2021
Regime forces have restarted bombing Turkish-backed militias in Idleb, reports North Press.
Regime forces have restarted bombing Turkish-backed militias in Idleb, reports North Press.
The militant opposition group has released an American journalist after a 188-day detention in Idleb, writes Zaman Al-Wasl.
Assad had emphasized the importance of political participation at the local administration level, according to Al-Watan.
The Russian-run port of Tartous will receive its fourth director within a year, writes Al-Souria Net.
A prisoner swap will see the release of two Syrians held in Israel, in exchange for an Israel woman who entered Syria by mistake, writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has called for cooperation between Russia and the US in Syria, according to SANA.
Astana process guarantors have condemned Israeli attacks on Syrian soil and the looting of Syrian oil, writes The Syria Times.
High-profile regime defector Manaf Tlass will head the Syrian Military Council, according to Zaitun Agency.
Tensions between Asayish and government forces are no closer to being resolved, according to The Levant News.
Syria and Iran plan to promote academic exchange between the two countries, according to SANA.
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has carried out 35 bombing operations in demilitarized Idleb, according to North Press.
The Syrian government has sold 440 square kilometers of refugees’ farmland, writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
ISIS has claimed responsibility for an unidentified beheaded man found in Deir-ez-Zor, writes Baladi News.
Moscow has rejected allegations that it is involved in forming the proposed Syrian Military Council, reports Etihad Press.
Strengthening its military presence, Russia has established a new unit near Hassakeh, writes Anadolu News Agency.
Rami Makhlouf’s mobile network behemoth has reported high-profit levels in 2020, according to Ethihad Press.
Iran is seeking to expand its influence over regime-controlled areas, according to Asharq Al-Awsat.
The de-escalation zone in northwest Syria has seen renewed bombing on Turkish-backed militia, according to North Press.
Israeli attacks on Syria will not protect Israel and its partners, reports SANA.
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