Angry Protest Erupts in Daraa Amid Israeli Incursion into Southern Syria
SYRIA TV
March 11, 2025
In recent weeks, Israeli military operations in southern Syria have intensified, Syria TV writes.
In recent weeks, Israeli military operations in southern Syria have intensified, Syria TV writes.
The campaign has found an unlikely ally in Mouaz Moustafa, the executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force, who was previously a vocal proponent of sanctions against the Assad regime due to its extensive human rights violations, Shaam news writes.
Syrian deposits in Lebanese banks belong to private individuals, not to the Syrian state, Toufic Shoman writes in Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
As geopolitical transformations continue to reshape the world order, Turkey emerges as a power adept at capitalizing on shifting realities, Samir al-Taqi writes in Naharnet.
Local Druze authorities were quick to reject Israel’s statements about the “need to protect the Druze in Syria.”
The UK’s decision comes just a week after the EU suspended certain sanctions targeting Syria’s banking, energy, and transportation sectors.
President Sharaa’s first official meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi took place at the summit venue.
Speaking to a delegation from Jaramana, Sheikh al-Hijri reiterated his unwavering support for Syria’s territorial integrity and called for all communities to coexist with dignity.
Israel’s more overt intervention in Syria coincided with the deeply flawed National Dialogue Conference, Iyad al-Jaafari argues in al-Modon.
The clashes in Jaramana took an unexpected international turn when Israeli officials, including Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, issued statements warning against any harm to Syria’s Druze population.
Israel’s intentions are becoming increasingly evident through both public and private statements by its leadership, al-Modon writes.
The Arab League reaffirmed its solidarity with Syria, denouncing Israel’s ongoing attempts to sow discord and manipulate the regional landscape for its own strategic interests.
While the conference has set a framework for Syria’s transition, its real impact depends on what follows.
Former Syrian diplomat Bashar Ali al-Haj Ali argues that Israel is using Syria’s transitional period to reshape the region’s power dynamics, 963 writes.
Israel’s involvement in southern Syria has further complicated Suweida’s military landscape, Enab Baladi writes.
Criticizing the newly formed Syrian government, Sa’ar dismissed the ongoing political transition in Damascus, calling it absurd
HTS’ salafi-jihadist factions have resisted its political evolution, seeing democracy and governance as a betrayal of their original objectives, Mohammad al-Abdallah writes.
These visits, spanning Idlib, Aleppo, Afrin, Latakia, and Tartous, were not just ceremonial but aimed at reassuring the population, consolidating power, and addressing key security and economic concerns.
Key differences remain between the NATO allies—chief among them, the Syrian Democratic Forces, Enab Baladi writes.
Diplomatic sources revealed to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed earlier that an unannounced meeting between Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Ati and his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shibani took place in the Turkish capital Ankara.
