U.S. Holds onto ‘Deconfliction Channel’ with Russia in Northeast Syria
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby reaffirmed that Washington wants to maintain the “deconfliction channel” with Moscow in Northeast Syria, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby reaffirmed that Washington wants to maintain the “deconfliction channel” with Moscow in Northeast Syria, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Russia is trying to convince the SDF to withdraw from the Turkish border region, as Turkey threatens to intervene militarily, according to BasNews.
A U.S. diplomat confirmed that President Joe Biden did not give the Turkish President a green light to launch a new attack against the SDF, according to North Press.
An SDC claimed that the Turkish threats against northeast Syria were taken into consideration, calling on Syrians to unite in the face of aggression, according to North Press.
The Syrian regime forces and Iranian militias pushed massive reinforcements to the vicinity of the city of al-Bab, which is controlled by Turkish and SNA Forces, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Aldar Khalil, a senior leader of the Kurdish PYD, has called for direct negotiations between the Kurds and Assad, as a Turkish operation threatens Northeast Syria, according to al-Souria Net.
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Four Russian warplanes landed in northeast Syria, at the Qamishli International Airport, less than 100 km from a U.S. military base, North Press writes.
A source at the Foreign Ministry has claimed that the policies of occupation and demographic change imposed by Erdogan in Syria are a threat to peace in the world, according to SANA.
Activists on Twitter have launched a campaign to save 1,000 cases of cancer, heart, and other diseases by bringing patients from Idleb to Turkey for treatment, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
Another Syrian journalist was arrested in Turkey as part of the Banana case controversy, where Turkish citizens blamed Syrians for the scarcity of bananas, according to al-Hal.
Syria reiterated its continued work to liberate all its territory from occupation and terrorism, all whilst working on a political solution to the conflict, according to the Syria Times.
The photo of a one-legged Syrian father with his young son born without upper or lower limbs won photo of the year at the Siena International Photo Award, al-Araby al-Jadeed reports.
On Tuesday night, Turkey sent a large military convoy to Syria as reinforcements, as a military operation against the SDF seems imminent, according to Baladi News.
The parliament of Turkey has extended the mandate to launch cross-border operations in Syria and Iraq by two more years, despite the rejection by the main opposition CHP, Zaman al-Wasl writes.
Turkish media outlets reported on a meeting between the SNA and Turkish officials aimed at preparing a military operation against the SDF in northern Syria, according to the Syrian News Agency.
The ambassador of Iran to Syria has claimed that his country supports Syria in its ongoing war against terrorism, according to al-Watan.
The U.S. military said on Friday that it has killed a senior al-Qaeda leader in the countryside of Raqqa through a drone strike, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
The shadowy Qasioun Brigades rebel group has claimed responsibility for the Damascus bus attack that killed 14 regime soldiers, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The representation of Syria’s Kurdish population in the Constitutional Committee is deemed too small and unfair, according to North Press.
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