An Al-Qaeda-linked group kills 21 regime forces near Idlib, the Syrian government denounces the UK’s blacklisting of Hezbollah and accuses the US of investing in terrorism, ISIS is close to final territorial defeat and a Syrian parliamentary delegation is in Jordan on the occasion of a conference on Jerusalem. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Following the stripping of suspected IS-member Shamima Begum’s British citizenship, Syrians have called for Bashar al-Assad’s wife Asma’s UK citizenship to be stripped writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
In July 2018, as the government forces closed in on southern Syria, Israel secured a way of Syria for 800 members of the White Helmets and their families reports SANA.
“The VETO” has been made by Vanessa Beeley, who has been a long time supporter of President Assad, and highly critical of Western actions in Syria writes SANA.
There are believed to be as many as 7,000 women held inside regime prisons, with torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence common report Alsouria Net.
Jeremy Hunt, the UK foreign secretary, said that Assad is likely to remain in his position, adding that the UK has “no plans” to reopen diplomatic relations with Syria reports Arab News.
Italian priest Paolo Dall’Oglio was kidnapped by the Islamic State in 2013, while trying to secure the release of two French journalist reports Etihad Press.
A US court ruling against Syria, eleven dead after a building collapse, a humanitarian disaster brewing in eastern Syria and student protests in Idleb. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
The two day conference will discuss the challenges the Syria is facing now and the issues that it will have to address in the future and means for solving them reports Al-Watan.
The former Saudi intelligence chief claimed that Obama was to blame for allowing Russia and Iran to secure a foothold in Syria reports Hashtag Syria.
A Kurdish road map, a car bombing in Idleb, civilians killed by International Coalition and the return of refugees from Lebanon. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry is trying to pressure to foreign governments in to reopening their embassies in the capital Damascus reports Asharq al-Awsat.
Britain has denied making moves to reopen its embassy in Damascus, which it previously closed in 2012 writes Alsouria Net.
Following the announced opening of a number of other embassies, people are wondering if the British Embassy is set to open its doors again reports Human Voice.
The decision by the US to withdraw troops from Syria marks a new low in American pragmatism writes The Syrian Observer.
Among the cache was a variety of weapons, vehicles, communications devices and medical equipment reports SANA
It has been reported that British and French experts have been aiding terrorists to convert the drones for use in chemical attacks writes SANA.
At the 11th round of Astana talks,Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari said that Turkey was the prime suspect in the recent chemical attack in Aleppo reports SANA.
While the exact number of swapped prisoners has not been confirmed, it has been described as an important step writes Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Following a vote by member states, the OPCW will now be able to investigate chemical attacks and attribute responsibility reports Hurriya Press.
