Switzerland expresses concerns over Turkey’s policy in Syria, Israel drops flyers over Quneitera and HTS reportedly involved in ISIS leader killing. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Assad said he expects the level of bilateral meetings with Turkey to increase soon, according to al-Akhbar.
Israel has carried out dozens of airstrikes on posts in Syria in the recent years, according to North Press.
In technical terms, the dispute consists of overlapping claims concerning the two countries’ maritime borders, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Captagon trade has become very profitable in various regions of Syria regardless of the forces controlling it, Orient News report.
The recent Israeli airstrike, according to North Press monitoring, followed a halt for over a month.
This absence of air strikes in Syria comes as tensions continue to escalate between Israel and Russia, Athr Press reports.
President Bashar al-Assad affirmed that Syria stayed still in supporting the resistance despite the war waged on it, according to Athr Press.
The SOHR said Iran and its proxy militias have unprecedented influence in most areas under the control of the Syrian regime, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Hezbollah decided to redeploy in Syria to help Damascus confront Israeli pressure, according to Nedaa Post.
Hezbollah is trying to smuggle GPS devices that allow factories in Syria to turn “dumb” missiles into “precision” ones, according to Syria TV.
An opposition cadre denounced the threatening language of Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rahi on Syrian refugees, according to the SOC Media Department.
Syrian investigative reports indicate that at least 15 large factories in Syria produce Captagon, according to Baladi News.
The SOHR issued a report on narcotic manufacturing in areas under Iran-backed militias’ influence in Deir-ez-Zor, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
For the second time in just a week, Israel targeted the Aleppo International Airport last Tuesday. A message to Bashar al-Assad?
The Iranian foreign ministry reaffirmed that Iran is only present in Syria in an “advisory capacity,” according to Shaam Network.
Hezbollah is reinforcing its positions near the city of Zabadani, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
Jonathan Hargreaves, the UK Special Representative for Syria, said western countries cannot turn a blind eye to the regime’s atrocities, in an op-ed to Asharq al-Awsat.
Israel considers the presence of Iranian drones near its borders as a threat to its security, according to al-Modon.
As Turkey moves forward with negotiations with Assad, it will be critical to see how armed rebel factions respond, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
