Syria Today – U.S. Strikes in Iraq; Israeli Strikes Up 40% in 2023
THE SYRIAN OBSERVER
January 5, 2024
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan emphasized Turkey’s commitment to preventing new conflicts between the Syrian regime and opposition factions, according to Shaam Network.
Putin has issued a presidential decree extending citizenship to individuals from Syria, Ukraine, Yemen, Iraq, and Afghanistan who are enlisted in the Russian military, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
Sources reported significant casualties among SDF militants due to recent attacks by tribal fighters, according to al-Watan.
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The official USD exchange rate rose from 12,700 to 13,000 Syrian pounds, according to al-Modon.
Human rights activist Taha al-Ghaz said a young Syrian man passed away eight days after he was taken to a deportation center in Ankara.
As Syrians entered 2023, there was little optimism for positive change. Indeed, the year proved to be a difficult one, Abdulmun’eim Issa says in Al-Watan.
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Syria said the “enemy executed an air aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan”, targeting multiple points in the outskirts of Damascus.
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A Damascus bookstore owner told Athr Press he sells six to seven horoscope books daily.
Abdi urged the United States to prevent any new sales of F-16s to Turkey, according to al-Souria Net.
Insiders from the SDF revealed to Syria TV that Mahmoud al-Meslet could be a figure acceptable to Turkey.
U.S. Ambassador Robert Wood delivered a stern message about the ongoing crisis in the region, criticizing the Assad regime.
Assad has been actively engaging in both diplomatic and military initiatives as part of his administration’s ongoing efforts to address various challenges facing the country, al-Baath says.
Russian Defense Minister emphasized the imperative of maintaining peace and stability in Syria and the Nagorno-Karabakh region, according to al-Watan.
Assad welcomed the Secretary General of the Baath Party in Lebanon, Ali Hijazi, according to al-Baath.
Days following the siege of Jasim in the northern countryside of Daraa by regime forces, local sources have reported a return to normalcy on Wednesday.
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