The U.S. eliminated a Qaeda leader and renews the training of Kurdish-led group, an attack against a Russian convoy, and arbitrary arrests continue. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend in Syria.
Human rights organizations have called on French President Emmanuel Macron to prosecute Abdul Hamid S, a former Syrian regime intelligence officer, for war crimes in Syria, according to the Levant.
Although EU countries have refused to recognize the legitimacy of Bashar al-Assad’s regime since the beginning of the Syrian revolution, this consensus is being challenged, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Syrian activists participated in the UNSC special session, demanding that the Assad regime be held accountable for its war crimes, according to Syria Television.
The administration of US President Joe Biden has set five priorities in Syria, none of which call for the withdrawal of Iran, in contrast to the previous administration of President Donald Trump, Asharq al-Awsat writes.
Europe has embraced Rifaat al-Assad, despite his corruption scandals and his reputation as the butcher of Hama and Tadmor, Sam Hamad writes in al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Rifaat al-Assad back to Syria, an Israeli attack on pro-government positions kills two, and Interpol welcomes the regime back. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
A Syrian opposition figure said that Interpol granting the regime access to its communications network endangers the lives of millions, Nedaa Post writes.
Salem al-Meslet said that the United States must pressure the Bashar al-Assad regime to accept a political transition in Syria, according to the Daily Sabah.
Two children die every week in al-Hol, one of the overcrowded Syrian camps where families with suspected links to the Islamic State group are stranded, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The Turkish President addresses the 76th UN general assembly and talks about the Syrian Crisis, according to the Anadolu News Agency.
The leader of an NGO in Lebanon has warned against abuses towards refugees as a new government is sworn in, according to SY-24.
A French court has sentenced Rifaat al-Assad to four years in prison for acquiring ‘fraudulent assets’, according to Syria TV.
French MEP Thierry Mariani claimed that his country’s position towards Syria was wrong, and harmed its national interests, according to al-Watan.
The co-chair of the Executive Council of the AANES claimed that the opening of offices in European countries helps develop political ties with those countries, North Press claims.
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Swiss Chargé d’Affaires in Turkey to protest against the opening of an AANES Office in Switzerland, according to North Press.
The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) opened an office in the city of Geneva in Switzerland, as it tries to gain international recognition, according to North Press.
Sweden has significantly contributed to acts of terrorism in Syria, by funding terrorist groups or allowing its citizens to travel and join, according to the Syria Times.
In a letter sent to the Syrian Opposition, France has decried the recent attacks on Daraa by the Syrian regime, according to the Syrian Opposition Coalition.
A source in the foreign ministry of Syria has condemned declarations by France about the situation in the southern region of Daraa, according to al-Watan.
