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
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.
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 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.
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.
A former advisor to President Obama has claimed that although the U.S. will not remain permanently in Northeast Syria, it has a responsibility to stabilize the area, according to North Press.
The Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade in Syria exempted Iranian goods from customs duties, according to Athr Press.
The Iranian president noted that Russia and Iran succeeded in defeating terrorism in Syria thanks to the efforts of the Syrian people, SANA reports.
Luna al-Shebel said on Tuesday that the economic embargo against Syria is a form of war that should be resisted, according to the Syria Times.
During Raissi’s state visit to Moscow, Putin affirmed that both Russia and Iran participated in the fight against terrorism in Syria, according to SANA.
Meslet, the leader of the Syrian opposition, has called for Arab countries to halt normalization with Damascus and not to allow the regime back to the Arab League, according to Syria TV.
The spokesman of the Iranian foreign ministry has underlined the deep relations between Syria and Iran, according to SANA.
Salem al-Meslet met with Dr. Riad Hijab and Sheikh Moaz al-Khatib as part of his visit to Doha, according to Nedaa Post.
