Bassam Hashem explains how regional dynamics are proving that the “war on Syria” and the Caesar Act were pointless and vain, in an op-ed to the Baath Newspaper.
President Assad received yesterday the Russian President’s Special Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev and Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin to discuss cooperation with Russia, according to SANA.
Attempts by Turkey to merge Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) with the Syrian National Army (SNA) are “impossible”, a Syrian opposition figure told North Press.
The Eighth Brigade, which is prominent in the Daraa governorate and led by Ahmed al-Awda, no longer receives financial support from Russia, and is therefore financially subjected to the Syrian regime, according to al-Souria Net.
Settlement centers established in the countryside of Daraa witnessed low turnout by militants, North Press reports.
The intensification of the conflict in Northern Syria, between the SDF and Turkish-backed groups, signals a change in the region’s realities, according to al-Souria Net.
After the visit of the Iranian Foreign Minister, sources in Iran claimed that a favorable change in dynamic in the Middle East was ongoing, al-Watan writes.
During a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement, Faisal al-Mekdad met with the heads of several delegations, according to The Syria Times.
On Monday evening, a Russian warplane launched an airstrike on the Turkish area of operations “The Euphrates Shield”, in northern Syria, Baladi News reports.
Media close to the Syrian regime have hinted that it intends to take control of the entire eastern countryside of the Daraa governorate, according to al-Souria Net.
The Syrian Opposition Coalition political committee held its periodic meeting, in which it discussed the escalation around Idleb and the meeting with U.S. officials, the SOC Media Department writes.
By establishing itself again as the sponsor of settlement agreements in southern Syria, Russia was able to consolidate its influence in the Jordanian border area, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad claimed that the rapprochement between Syria and its Arab brethren will help improve the livelihood of Syrians, according to al-Watan.
Young people have completely disappeared from the markets of the eastern city of Deir-ez-Zor, as the regime launches a campaign to capture them and enroll them in the army, according to SY-24.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, regional developments and bilateral relations, according to the Daily Sabah.
The Director of Jordanian general intelligence confirmed that Jordan’s relations with Damascus have improved, and now focus on common security and economic challenges, according to al-Watan.
Many medical centers and hospitals in Idleb announced that the humanitarian support they receive from organizations has ceased, according to Baladi News.
Russian airstrikes targeted Turkish-backed armed opposition factions’ sites south of Idleb, northwest Syria, according to North Press.
An Iranian general was kidnapped by Tel Avivi to be exchanged for information about the whereabouts of a missing Israeli pilot, according to Rai al-Yom.
The Syrian film “Lost Childhood”, which focuses on the condition of children in Idleb, has won first prize in its category at the DIG Festival in Italy, SY-24 reports.
