What Happened Over the Weekend
President Assad calls for withdrawal of foreign troops, US troops to move to Iraq, Kurdish groups withdraw from border and ISIS fighters recaptured. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
President Assad calls for withdrawal of foreign troops, US troops to move to Iraq, Kurdish groups withdraw from border and ISIS fighters recaptured. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Russia has said that a nearby quarry is being used as a launching site for drones that have been used to attack the Hemeimeem airbase reports Zaman Al Wasl.
The residents of Deir ez-Zor have made a list of demands in light of the dangerous and volatile military environment they are facing.
The decision by Donald Trump to withdraw US forces from Syria has left a vacuum in the country that will be filled and fought over by other countries writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
While both Russia and Turkey have intervened militarily in Syria, they have done so in different manners, which could lead to very different outcomes writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
Continued Turkish attacks in northern Syria, a new military force in Deir ez-Zor, ISIS attack in Qamishli and EU countries suspend arm sales to Turkey. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw troops has thrown northern Syria into chaos, but no one is set to win writes Asharq al-Awsat.
Countries from around the world have been quick to condemn the actions of the Turkish regime in northern Syria writes SANA.
A new film screening at the Malmö Arab Film Festival by Allaith Hajjo has been accused of whitewashing the image of Bashar al-Assad reports Zaman Al Wasl.
Mohammad Javad Zarif has rejected Turkish aggressions aimed at northern Syria and has urged the implementation of the Adana agreement writes SANA
With the US withdrawal, Iran is looking to make good on its Syrian investments and secure the resources present in northeastern Syria reports Al-Modon.
The National Defense Militia are seeking to take advantage of the Turkish threat to the eastern Euphrates, but the Assad government and the Russians are standing in their way reports Deir Ezzor 24.
Iran has released the contents of a message sent to Assad, warning him not to be indifferent about killing people reports Syria News.
Erdogan says operation east of Euphrates to start imminently, Russian airstrikes hit Idleb, Iranian presence grows and motorcycle bomb explodes in Aleppo. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
A handshake between Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Walid al-Muallem has led to speculation that some Arab countries are ready to restore relations with Damascus writes Al-Watan.
One of the largest tribes in Deir Ezzor is organizing itself to defend its rights, Deir Ezzor 24 says
The state’s news agency is reporting a statement by UN envoy Geir Pedersen on the necessity to respect Syria’s sovereignty
A conference on Syria by the Turkish opposition, anti-regime protests in Deir Ezzor, and the announcement of the reopening of a border crossing with Iraq, are among the main news of the weekend
The UN, the EU and the Astana format countries have all welcomed the formation of the constitutional committee, writes Asharq Al-Awsat
The Iranian President has condemned the occupation of Palestine and the Golan Heights, SANA reports
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