The war in Syria killed 3,746 people in 2021 according to the SOHR, the decade-old war’s lowest yearly death toll, Asharq al-Awsat reports.
In order to fulfill their separatist dream, leaders of the SDC and the SDF are turning their back on Russia and the Syrian government, preferring to remain under an uncertain U.S. protection, according to al-Watan.
Following the 17th International Meeting on Syria in the Astana format, Russia, Turkey, and Iran reaffirmed their commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria, and rejected unilateral coercive measures, according to SANA.
A Syrian citizen and a U.S. diplomat were arrested after Turkish authorities discovered the sale of a forged passport, according to al-Souria Net.
Damascus has called the report by Guterres “subjective” and “unrealistic”, according to al-Watan.
On Monday, a Syrian child was killed after being hit in the neck by Turkish border guards while trying to enter Turkish territory illegally, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
The Syrian delegation to Nur-Sultan met with the UN and Russian delegations, within the framework of the seventeenth Astana meeting in the Astana format about Syria, according to the Syria Times.
Turkish officials opened the first center of the Anatolian Turkish Academy in the city of Azaz in Northern Syria, as part of Ankara’s policy of Turkification, North Press reports.
Iran expressed its satisfaction with the recent exchange of 10 prisoners between the SNA and the Syrian government, according to North Press.
Less and less Syrian refugees in Turkey are considering a potential return to Syria, as they integrate deeper into Turkish society, according to al-Tareek.
The president of the Executive Committee of the SDC, Ilham Ahmed said that dialogue with the Syrian government does mean giving it legitimacy, according to North Press.
The SDF wants the autonomous administration to be recognized in order to engage in a dialogue with the government, according to al-Watan.
During his visit to the Iranian capital Tehran, Syrian FM Mekdad has met with several officials, SANA reports.
The FMs of Qatar and Turkey opposed normalization with the Assad regime and its return to the Arab League, according to Syria TV.
The regime’s illegal drug industry has benefitted associates of Bashar al-Assad, according to the Daily Sabah.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoglu has met with defected Syrian regime Prime Minister Riad Hijab during his visit to Qatar, according to al-Souria Net.
HTS has raised tariffs on several products brought from rural Aleppo into the Idleb area, increasing the levies by up to 30 percent, according to the Shaam News Network.
Turkey on Thursday bashed statements issued by the Syrian parliament that called to “take” the southern Hatay province, according to the Daily Sabah.
The Bab al-Hawa border crossing department has disclosed the number of passengers traveling to and from Turkey in November, according to Baladi News.
The SDC has expressed its readiness to participate in a “genuine, constructive dialogue process” with the Damascus government, according to al-Watan.
