Syria Today – Turkey to Reopen M4, Attack on Regime Bus, ISIS Targets SDF

Tuesday January 31st, 2023

by THE SYRIAN OBSERVER

Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria.

Erdogan Calls for Turkish-Syrian-Russian-Iranian Meeting

Tuesday January 31st, 2023

by AL-WATAN (Pro-government newspaper)

Turkey says it wants a quadrilateral meeting in order to advance in rapprochement with Syria, according to al-Watan.

Accountability Returns to International Agenda

Tuesday January 31st, 2023

by SYRIA TV (Opposition website)

Russia will oppose any Security Council resolution condemning Assad, according to Radyan Ziadeh for Syria TV.

For the Third Time: New Airstrike Targets Iranian Convoy in Deir-ez-Zor

Tuesday January 31st, 2023

by BALADI NEWS (Opposition website)

Unidentified warplanes bombed an Iranian military convoy on Sunday evening near the Syrian-Iraqi border, according to Baladi News.

Population Status Report 2020 Calls for “Return and Stability” to Syria

Tuesday January 31st, 2023

by AL-BAATH (Pro-government newspaper)

The Syrian PM said coercive economic measures imposed on Syria have caused a significant decline in job opportunities for young people, according to the Baath Newspaper.

Opponent of Repression, Supporter of Oppressed: Death Takes Syrian Poet Shawqi Baghdadi

Tuesday January 31st, 2023

by NEDAA POST (Opposition website)

Baghdadi was one of the first founders of the Syrian Writers Association, according to Nedaa Post.

Syria Today – US Visit to AANES, Opposition Thanks Qatar; UN Warns of Humanitarian Conditions

Monday January 30th, 2023

by THE SYRIAN OBSERVER

Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria.

Syrian Political Circles: Ankara Serious About Rapprochement, Not a Tactical Decision

Monday January 30th, 2023

by ATHR PRESS (Pro-government newspaper)

An expert told Athr Press Damascus will not provide free gifts to Ankara, but that dialogue continues.

Syria Rejects OPCW ‘Misleading’ Report on 2018 Douma Chemical Attack

Monday January 30th, 2023

by AL-BAATH (Pro-government newspaper)

Damascus claims the OPCW report lacks scientific and objective evidence, according to al-Baath.

Iran Militias Moving to Eastern Syria?

Monday January 30th, 2023

by SYRIA TV (Opposition website)

Relations between the Syrian regime and Iran have recently been tense against the backdrop of Tehran’s delay in oil supply, according to Syria TV.

Has the Syrian Opposition Reached the End of the Road?

Monday January 30th, 2023

by AL-ARAB NEWSPAPER (London-based pan-Arab)

Syrian opposition groups refrained from directly criticizing Turkey’s foreign policy, according to Haid Haid in the al-Arab Newspaper.

Pedersen to Discuss “Step-for-Step” Initiative in Damascus, Mid-February

Monday January 30th, 2023

by AL-WATAN (Pro-government newspaper)

Pedersen said a political solution in Syria is becoming more complex, according to al-Watan.

Captagon Trade: How Syria Became a Narco-state • FRANCE 24 English

Friday January 27th, 2023

by FRANCE24

Syria Today – UNSC Session on Syrian Conflict; International Coalition in Raqqa; SDF Arrest ISIS Commander

Friday January 27th, 2023

by THE SYRIAN OBSERVER

Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria.

Meslet Drops Charges, Demands End of Prosecution Against Those Who Assaulted Him in Azaz

Friday January 27th, 2023

by AL-TAREEQ (Opposition website)

Demonstrators in the city of Azaz expelled the head of the National Coalition from the demonstration, according to al-Tareeq.