Emphasised that rebuilding Syria’s army is not simply an administrative or tactical endeavour, it is a national project, experts argue.
The risk for Syria lies not only in absorbing foreign fighters into official institutions but also in adopting their ideological worldview—one that dismisses modern concepts of statehood, Malek al-Ahmad writes in al-Araby al-Jadeed.
In the uneasy interstice between war and peace, Syria grapples with a question striking at the heart of national sovereignty, social cohesion, and institutional legitimacy:
U.S. Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barak confirmed to the agency that Washington had reached a “verbal understanding” with the Syrian transitional government regarding the plan
The coordinated training efforts reflect a growing regional investment in stabilising Syria’s fragile transitional government, al-Hal writes.
The two foreign ministers agreed to form a Supreme Coordination Council tasked with overseeing cooperation across key sectors.
The Ministry of Defense, led by caretaker Defense Minister Marhaf Abu Qasra, accused the SDF of stalling negotiations. “Weapons must be under the control of the state”, he told Reuters.
Syria’s transitional authorities announced on Tuesday the appointment of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS) military commander, Marhaf Abu Qasra, as the new defense minister, two days
Most opposition groups put their differences aside and agreed to dissolve all factions, in a meeting described as “historic”, according to Syria TV.
The settlement centers represent a key effort by the new authorities to stabilize the security situation and establish a reformed security framework to replace the former regime’s apparatus.
The state-run news agency, SANA, reported that the salary increase for military personnel would be 50 percent, with the decision taking effect immediately.
A profile of Major General Husam Louka, the new head of the General Security Directorate who is accused of countless human rights violations
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The Syrian regime announced earlier this month plans to demobilize batches of officers and reserve soldiers as part of a new military restructuring strategy, according to Syria TV.
The assault occurred shortly after eight soldiers from the 18th Division of the Syrian government forces were killed in an ambush by ISIS, 963 Media writes.
The Syrian Badia region frequently experiences attacks targeting regime forces
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Israel says the Syrian regime, aided directly by Iran, has established a secret plutonium production facility in Deir-ez-Zor as part of an undisclosed nuclear project.
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