Three Indications of a New Russian-Kurdish Rapprochement
A Kurdish-Russian rapprochement is ongoing, as Turkey threatens to intervene militarily in Northeast Syria, according to Enab Baladi.
A Kurdish-Russian rapprochement is ongoing, as Turkey threatens to intervene militarily in Northeast Syria, according to Enab Baladi.
Activists launched an online campaign on social media to prevent the deportation of Syrian journalist Majed Shamaa, who was arrested as part of the “banana issue”, according to al-Tareek.
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.
The Syrian People’s Assembly has condemned the decision by the Turkish parliament to extend the operation in Syria, which Damascus sees as an aggression on its territory, according to SANA.
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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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.
Russian forces conducted airstrikes in northern Syria on Saturday in the vicinity of refugee camps near the Syrian-Turkish border, al-Araby al-Jadeed writes.
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 Russian Reconciliation Center announced that several militiamen conducted attacks in the countryside of Aleppo and Lattakia areas despite the de-escalation zone, according to North Press.
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