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On Syria, Biden and Trump are Not Very Different

The former US Ambassador to Syria has said that if Joe Biden wins the election on November 3rd, then US policy in Syria is unlikely to change much writes Asharq Al-Awsat.

Almost 30 Dead as Syrian Forces Clash With ISIS

Clashes in the province of Hama, between the Islamic State and regime fighters, have left casualties on both sides reports The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

UN Envoy Sees Delay in Syria Political Process

UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has said that planned meetings could be missed, but hoped that they could be rescheduled for November reports Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.

School Director, Students Arrested for Interrogation

Following the killing of the Mufti of Damascus, the director of a school and a group of other young men were arrested and questioned by Political Security reports Sowt Al-Asima.

Intra-Kurdish Dialogue Reaches Dead End

The intra-Kurdish talks have come to an end without an agreement between the two sides, with a lack of international sponsorship being blamed in part reports Asharq Al-Awsat.

Syrian Regime Arrests Man Upon Return from Kuwait

A regime checkpoint in Daraa was attacked and pictures of Assad were burned following the arrest of a young man by the Air Force Intelligence reports Nadaa Syria. 

Heavy Casualties Following Russian Air Raids

A training camp for the National Liberation Front in Idleb has been hit by Russian airstrikes, killing over 30 fighters and wounding at least 30 more writes Baladi News.

Posters of Asma al-Assad on Display at Popular Event in Syria’s Hama

At an annual meeting of the al-Areen Charitable Foundation, large posters of Asma al-Assad were on display, the first time that the poster of a woman who is affiliated with the regime is raised at an event reports Asharq Al-Awsat.