The Lebanese newspaper “Annahar” confirmed that Russia’s Putin agreed with Bashar al-Assad to take control of the remaining areas of Syria under the control of the SDF or the opposition, according to Nedaa Post.
Iran has lost out in economic competition to Russia and other countries in Syria, according to the deputy chairman of the Syrian-Iranian Chamber of Commerce, Asharq al-Awsat reports.
A meeting in Sochi at the end of the month is scheduled between Putin and Erdogan in order to determine the future of Idleb, among other files, according to Baladi News.
Opposition President Salem al-Meslet the international community for its lack of interest in the political solution in Syria, in favor of solely humanitarian issues, according to the Daily Sabah.
Turkey’s Erdogan is finding itself more and more isolated in Syria, and Russia stresses on the importance of liberating in Idleb, according to al-Watan.
The representative of Syria in the UN has emphasized the need to lift the sanctions on the country immediately, as they harm the state’s effort in the humanitarian and developmental fields, according to the Syria Times.
Syria is still not safe for the return of refugees a decade after its conflict began, U.N. war crimes investigators said on Tuesday, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The recent concessions by Damascus on the new constitution talks are a way for Russia to extract concessions from the U.S., according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Excerpts from an op-ed by Wael Sawah, in which he calls on the Syrian opposition to suspend the political process and the new constitution talks as the regime continues its violent attacks on civilians.
A Syrian refugee who voluntarily returned to his country from Turkey has reportedly died in regime detention, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The Russian Foreign Minister expressed his country’s hope that the Syrian constitutional discussion committee would resume its work soon, the Syria Times reports.
The escalation in Idleb is synonymous with the inability of Turkey to implement its agreement with Russia, and might escalate into a military campaign, according to Athr Press.
The U.S. is reportedly pressuring the PYD to remove Iranian and Turkish cadres of the PKK from Syria in order to ensure that inter-Kurdish dialogue succeeds, according to al-Tareek.
On Wednesday, the only medical point in the area of Jabal al-Zawiya, in the countryside of Idleb, went out of service after bombing by government forces, according to 7al Net.
On Wednesday, Turkish and pro-Turkish forces targeted journalists Lezgin Muhammad and Shivan Misse, who were covering the effects of Turkish shelling in Ain Issa, North Press reports.
After claims by the Turkish Foreign Minister, Syria categorically denied the existence of any kind of communication with the Turkish regime, especially on terrorism, according to SANA.
Over 358,000 doses of COVID vaccines were delivered cross-border by WHO Turkey into northwest Syria, as the pandemic worsens in the area, according to Relief Web.
Amnesty International reported that returning Syrian refugees have been subject to torture and abuse by regime forces, Asharq al-Awsat writes.
Turkish media reported that a ‘historic meeting’ will be held between the heads of the secret services in Turkey and Syria, according to Baladi News.
The recent events in Afghanistan reshuffled the cards in Syria, as the U.S. and Russia prepare for a new round of talks, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
