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A meeting took place on Tuesday between officials from the Salvation government and representatives of the ousted regime to facilitate the transfer of institutions and hand over files from the former administration to the new government, set to serve an interim period until March 1, 2025.
Amid changes in Syria’s political landscape, a senior Iranian official disclosed Tehran’s efforts to establish direct communication with factions in the new Syrian leadership.
Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria.
“Russian officials are in contact with representatives of the Syrian armed opposition, whose leaders have ensured the security of Russian military bases and diplomatic missions in Syria”
The Iranian Foreign Ministry blamed Assad for not resisting.
Enab Baladi writes that the regime’s flag was removed from the Syrian embassy in Moscow, although the Syrian revolution’s flag has not yet been raised.
The region of Qusayr, where Hezbollah used to maintain a significant presence, was also seized by the opposition.
As the opposition finds itself only 26 kilometres south of Damascus, diplomatic sources told Syria TV that Arab and Gulf states have offered Assad an opportunity to leave the country.
The capture of Hama reflects the rapidly shifting dynamics of the Syrian conflict, +963 writes.
The ongoing developments in the Astana process reflect the intricate international and regional dynamics shaping the Syrian conflict, Athr Press says.
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The HTS-affiliated Salvation Government’s Political and Military Operations Departments called on the Alawite community to join the national project for a united Syria, free from oppression and sectarianism
UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen warned that escalating violence in Syria poses a threat to the entire region
Syria reiterated that the threat of terrorism is not confined to any one country, but instead spreads across borders with the aim of creating chaos and destruction, al-Watan writes.
Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria.
The Kremlin-affiliated newspaper VZ described Aleppo’s fall as the opening of a second war front against Russia in Syria, Bassem Mekdad writes in al-Modon.
Sources reported to Athr Press that local armed groups recently attacked the Khirbet Ghazala checkpoint on the Daraa-Damascus international road.
Turkish society has historically viewed Aleppo as an extension of Anatolia, Ahmed Ghannam says in al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Araqchi’s visit comes at a time when the Syrian regime is reportedly at its weakest, +963 Media writes.
