Syria Today – Protests Continue; SDF and Arab Tribesmen Clash
THE SYRIAN OBSERVER
August 30, 2023
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Activists hailing from Suweida, Daraa, the Syrian coast, and Idleb have united their voices to ask for a collective protest, according to Baladi News.
The toll of this massacre reached a staggering figure of approximately 1,400 lives lost, according to Baladi News.
A widespread strike has been launched across multiple towns and cities in Daraa and As-Suweida, according to Syria TV.
Numerous proprietors of shops and eateries have deemed operating under current prices unsustainable, according to Baladi News.
There is a significant disruption in traffic within the major cities of Daraa governorate, according to Syria TV.
Assad’s decisions caused a shock in Syrian society, resulting in a strike among taxi and public transport drivers.
The value of the Syrian pound continues its downward spiral against foreign currencies, according to Enab Baladi.
Asma al-Assad expounded on the notion that a nation’s children hold paramount importance in safeguarding its future, according to al-Watan.
President al-Assad also toured the recently established Syrian Company for photovoltaic module manufacturing in Lattakia, according to al-Baath.
The regime’s intelligence services instructed all heads of chambers of commerce to convene a meeting with the purpose of dismissing Lahham, Syria TV says.
Khaled al-Owaid al-Najm, an official in the State Security branch, was detained by the relatives of the arrested citizen, according to Syria TV.
The reason provided for the arrest of these individuals is their alleged violation of the residency system, according to Orient Net.
Two officers from the regime forces were targeted in the city of al-Sanamayn, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
Assad’s militia is deliberately sowing security chaos among different military factions originating from the same towns or regions, Orient Net writes.
The Syrian government has been making efforts to reassess its approach to the state budget deficit, according to Hashtag Syria.
The ampere of electricity is sold to households and shop owners for 1,000 Syrian pounds, according to Orient Net.
The Syrian pound continued its downward trend against the U.S. dollar, al-Khabour reports.
The opening of Arab countries to Damascus has pushed the AANES to announce that it was willing to negotiate with the regime over the future of the country, Athr Press, a pro-regime media, is reporting.
The massacre left more than 90 people suffocated by sarin gas and more than 500 others exposed to symptoms of poison gas, according to Baladi News.
