Recap: Regime Tries to Control Suweida Protests
THE SYRIAN OBSERVER
February 18, 2022
Damascus sent military reinforcements to Suweida and began indirect negotiations
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Damascus sent military reinforcements to Suweida and began indirect negotiations
Pedersen’s approach to the resolution of the Syrian conflict impedes the rights and dreams of the Syrian people, according to Bassam al-Youssef, in an op-ed to Syria TV.
Indirect negotiations between the Damascus government and protesters in Suweida are ongoing, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Four military factions of the Syrian National Army announced their merger into the Liberation, and Construction Movement, according to al-Souria Net.
Russia claims that the U.S. intelligence wants to exploit sleeper terrorist cells to carry out attacks against the Syrian Arab Army, according to SANA.
The Embassy of Iran in Damascus celebrated the 43rd anniversary of the Iranian Islamic Revolution in Damascus and Lattakia, according to the Syria Times.
Belarus plans to deploy up to 200 troops to Syria to serve alongside Russian forces, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
A former official at the Damascus Chamber of Commerce said that Syria still exports to more than 100 countries, despite sanctions, according to Athr Press.
The Syrian opposition met at a seminar in Qatar, to discuss recommendations to reach a political solution in Syria, according to Baladi News.
A delegation by the UNICEF denounced the living conditions of children in Northeast Syria, particularly in the prisons of ISIS fighters, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
The Syrian opposition is holding talks in Qatar in a bid to unite its groups, as Assad consolidates influence and normalizes ties with Arab countries, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Following the kidnapping of a young Syrian boy from Daraa, users on social media expressed their support, according to al-Souria Net.
Russian military instructors are giving Syrian forces a training course on how to use new air defenses, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The OPCW issues Fact-Finding Mission report on chemical weapons use allegation in Kafr Zeita, Syria, on 1 October 2016
The International community is giving up on the Syrian opposition, as the Steps-for-Steps approach probably won’t yield any major concessions from the regime, al-Modon reports.
The de-escalation zone in northwest Syria witnessed on Monday mutual shelling between Turkish-backed opposition factions and the Syrian government forces, according to North Press.
Israeli airstrikes targeted positions near the Syrian capital Damascus, according to SANA.
An Iranian general was included in a prisoners exchange in Idleb between the Syrian opposition and pro-regime forces, according to al-Souria Net.
Iran is consolidating its presence in the border area between Syria and Iraq to facilitate the transfer of weapons, at the expense of the regime, the Times of Israel writes.
The Lebanese pro-Iranian militia Hezbollah has consolidated its positions in Syria, along with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Militia, according to SY-24.
