Turkish attack on regime positions, COVID spreads in Syria, and Russia compares Ukrainian army with “Syrian terrorists”. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
On Sunday, several civilians were killed and wounded as a result of artillery shelling by Assad forces targeting the town of Afes, east of Idleb, according to al-Souria Net.
Pedersen said he was glad the Constitutional Committee is reconvening in March, but he’s worried the Ukrainian war might ruin his plans, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
The secretary-general of the Syrian opposition called for the international community to provide the National Army with weapons, according to the SOC Media Department.
Pro-Justice, a Syrian-American organization, has launched a book documenting the Russian massacres and violations committed against Syrian civilians, according to the Shaam News Network.
Asma al-Assad welcomed a Russian girl supporting Syrian children, according to the Syria Times.
Will the invasion of Ukraine by Russia have repercussions on Syria?
During a meeting of the UN General Assembly, the ambassador of Syria blamed Ukraine for the escalation with Russia.
Pedersen met Sergey Lavrov in Moscow to discuss the effects of the military operation in Ukraine on Syria, according to al-Watan.
The Syrian government said it was ready to confront the consequences of the Ukrainian war, according to Athr Press.
Faisal al-Mekdad affirmed that the relations between Syria and Russia are strategic, accusing NATO of provoking both countries, according to SANA.
Israeli officials are worried that sanctions on Russia would hinder the cooperation between the two countries in Syria, according to SY-24.
Jaafari, the Syrian deputy-FM, has claimed that the Ukraine crisis concerns Syria, as it will determine whether the U.S. can impose a unipolar world order, according to the Syria Times.
The Syrian Opposition Coalition called the Russian intervention in Ukraine thuggery, according to the SOC media department.
The 2013 deal between Russia and the U.S. on Syria resembles the Munich agreement between Hitler and Chamberlain, according to Sam Hamad, in an op-ed to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Faisal al-Mekdad described the dire situation in Syria in front of a Russian think thank, in a rare occurrence by a regime official.
Syria expressed its willingness to recognize and cooperate with the republics of Luhansk and Donetsk, recognized by Russia, according to SANA.
A woman was killed and her husband and son injured by a Russian armored vehicle in the eastern Syrian countryside of Deir-ez-Zor, according to Baladi News.
Bogdanov announced that representatives of Russia, Turkey, and Iran will meet in Antalya for Astana format talks, according to al-Watan.
Mekdad met his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to discuss cooperation between the two countries, according to SANA.
