Recap: Regime Tries to Control Suweida Protests
THE SYRIAN OBSERVER
February 18, 2022
Damascus sent military reinforcements to Suweida and began indirect negotiations
Damascus sent military reinforcements to Suweida and began indirect negotiations
Pedersen said he was optimistic about the resumption of Syrian constitutional talks, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The regime has required additional identifications for recipients of remittance in Syria, according to SYRIA TV.
Assad waited for Shoigu at the airport in Hemeimeem for four hours, according to al-Modon.
The Israeli delegation called for “placing the Druze in the Syrian constitution” following protests in Suweida, according to North Press.
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.
Protests were held in Hassakeh against the “systematic targeting of education” by the SDF and the U.S., according to SANA.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Faisal al-Mekdad received on Wednesday the UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen, according to the Syria Times.
President Assad discussed the importance of the Hemeimeen airbase with the Russian minister of defense, as war with Ukraine looms, according to al-Watan.
Russia has upgraded its air arsenal in Syria, as part of a tremendous military exercise, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Putin did not agree to give up on president Assad in Syria in exchange for greater influence in Ukraine, according to al-Baath.
Stanislav Gadzhimagomedov, the Deputy Head of the Operations Directorate of the Russian General Staff, denounced U.S. sanctions on Syria, according to SANA.
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.
Six people were killed as a result of terrorist attacks by the regime and the SDF, according to the Shaam News Agency.
The AANES is blaming both Washington and Moscow for Turkey’s pressure on northeast Syria, according to North Press Agency
A conflict in Ukraine could extend to Syria, where Russia already has a military base and troops, the coming commander-in-chief of U.S. forces in the Middle East has said, according to Orient Net
Syrian air defences intercepted the missiles launched by the Israeli air force, according to state news agency SANA
Belarus plans to deploy up to 200 troops to Syria to serve alongside Russian forces, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The Russian Coordination Center distributed on Tuesday food aid among the locals of 400 families in Beksa village, north of the Lattakia province, according to SANA.
