The U.S. retreat from the region would only benefit tyrants and fascist groups, particularly in Syria where it would allow Assad to eliminate rebels, Sam Hamdan writes for the New Arab.
What HTS leader al-Joulani said in an interview with the Turkish language The Independent is a clear sign of his ‘Afghanization’ of Idleb, according to al-Hal.
Qatar on Sunday has condemned the Syrian regime’s “brutal attack” on the southern part of the city of Daraa, saying it led to the displacement of dozens of families, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
President Bashar al-Assad received a Lebanese delegation of Druze dignitaries headed by Lebanese Democratic Party Chairman Talal Arslan, according to al-Watan.
A high-profile Lebanese delegation in Damascus, an Israeli attack on Syria, and a call by activists to save Syria’s Daraa. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.
Officials from the SDF have expressed their concerns about the eventual U.S. withdrawal from Northeast Syria, which prompts them to work for a political solution, according to al-Souria Net.
A meeting between petroleum and energy ministers from Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan next Wednesday will be held in Amman to discuss Lebanon’s request for help in transmitting gas and energy from its neighbors, according to SANA.
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.
The U.S. has expressed its concerns about the continuation of the bombing by Syrian government and Russian forces on Idleb, according to North Press.
An official told the al-Hurra TV Station that the U.S. military presence in Iraq and northern Syria will remain for the time being, according to al-Modon.
As the economic situation there worsens, Lebanon called on the United States for an exemption from the import and export ban through Syria, according to Athr Press.
Iranian media reported that the ship carrying Iranian oil, heading to Lebanon, entered Syrian territorial waters, according to al-Souria Net.
Just like it ‘secretly withdrew from Afghanistan, the U.S. army might also retreat from Syria, a country where Washington has no vital interests, according to the Daily Sabah.
The recent extension of cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria has proved to be in favor of Russia and the regime, according to Syria TV.
Figures of the opposition have condemned the recent kidnapping of Syrian activists at the regime’s embassy in Beirut, according to Nedaa Post.
As tensions in Daraa escalate, both sides are accusing each other of being behind the worsening of the situation, according to Baladi News.
Events in Northern Syria show that there exists secret complicity between Russia and Turkey, a military spokesman of the SDF said, according to North Press.
A massive oil spill caused by leakage from a power plant inside one of Syria’s oil refineries is spreading along the Syrian coast, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
An “unexplained” explosion occurred in an HTS training base around Idleb, killing at least 10, according to al-Souria Net.
Ali Asghar Khaji reiterated to Pedersen his country’s rejection of the unilateral coercive measures imposed by the U.S. administration on Syria, according to the Syria Times.
