What Happened Over the Weekend
THE SYRIAN OBSERVER
June 28, 2021
Humanitarian catastrophe looms over Syria, and repression intensifies in Daraa. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Humanitarian catastrophe looms over Syria, and repression intensifies in Daraa. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
The US State Department held a briefing with members of the US administration to discuss Blinken’s upcoming participation in the meeting on Syria, the Defeating ISIS ministerial meeting, and the G20.
Hezbollah’s number one man in Daraa was killed by unknown assailants after several attempts, according to Etihad Press.
A draft UN Security Council resolution is calling for the establishment of two aid crossing into Northern Syria, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
A delegation from the Syrian opposition met with the Dutch special envoy to Syria in Istanbul, according to the Syrian National Coalition.
Syria’s representative to the UN claims that aid meant to regions in Syria should not be politicized, according to SANA.
A coalition of eighty Syrian NGOs has called for the continuation of cross-border aid from Turkey to Syria, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The Russian president has reaffirmed his commitment to the war on terrorism and peaceful resolution of international conflicts, SANA reports.
The commander of the military police in east Deir-ez-Zor has died due to COVID, few days after the death of the former director of the Sednaya prison, Zaman al-Wasl reports.
As a meeting about the Syrian conflict prepares in Rome, the Biden administration’s position towards Syria and Russia is still subject to debate, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
A military figure close to the regime has warned of dark days ahead and claims that Russia took control of the Syrian economy, according to Baladi News.
ISIS fighters are enrolled in the SDF’s ranks and trained by the US, according to Athr Press.
As tension escalates around Idleb, an exchange of artillery killed 10 on Monday, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
According to an Israeli newspaper, Assad hopes to improve his relations with Israel to move to Washington’s good side, Orient Net reports.
For the Syrian Democratic Council, the bombing of a hospital in Afrin serves the interests of Turkey and Russia, according to North Press.
Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister is visiting Damascus to sign trade agreements with Assad, according to al-Watan.
Members of the US congress are criticizing the Biden administration for not imposing new sanctions on the Syrian regime, and even lifting those imposed on a prominent pro-Assad businessman, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
The former director of the infamous Syrian prison died of a heart attack, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
Analysts see the lifting of sanctions on the companies of a Syrian businessman operating in the UAE as a gesture of goodwill from the US to Russia, according to Athr Press.
People in Syria are hoping that the summit between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin dissuaded the latter from shutting the Bab al-Hawa crossing, Asharq al-Awsat reports.
