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Damascus Prepared to Receive Only ‘Resistance’ Members of Hamas

Damascus has drawn a distinction between the “resistance” and the “Muslim Brotherhood” wings of the Palestinian Gaza-based Hamas movement. The regime-affiliated Al-Watan daily reported that the Syrian capital is prepared to receive a Hamas delegation composed of resistance representatives, however, it is not ready to receive Brotherhood representatives of the…

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Damascus Accuses US Forces of Plundering Syrian Oil

Syria’s Foreign and Expatriates Ministry reiterated accusations against the United States that it was plundering Syrian oil and sending them to Iraq. It condemned the practice as “piracy”, a “return to colonial practices” and violation of international law and United Nations conventions. It called on the UN Security Council to…

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Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Says Syria ‘Serious’ About Facilitating Refugees’ Return

Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdel Karim Ali announced on Friday his country's 'serious' endeavors in addressing the return of Syrian refugees, noting that Syria does not obstruct their return back home. The Ambassador said that Damascus has informed the concerned countries about that. “Syria is serious about receiving them…

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Washington Accuses Damascus of Retaining Hidden Chemical Weapons Stockpile

The United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs called on Syrian authorities to again provide clarifications over 20 significant areas to completely resolve its chemical weapons file in line with Security Council Resolution 2118. Syria must change its attitude and cooperate fully with the body charged with verifying its compliance…

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Erdogan: Turkish Intelligence Contacts with Damascus will Determine 'Ties Roadmap'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country’s contacts with the Syrian regime were currently limited to the intelligence service, based on which Türkiye would set the road map for its relations with Damascus. Erdogan repeated the threat of a military operation in northern Syria, calling on Russia and…

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Syria and the Kurds

Kurdish leader has said that one of their negotiating counterparts in Damascus questioned whether the registration of Kurdi, the Kurdish language, in the Syrian constitution could one day lead to establishing whistled languages in Syria. The Syrian-Kurdish negotiator said there shouldn’t be an issue with whistled languages if they could…

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Kurdish Progressive Party to Asharq Al-Awsat: Damascus’ Opting for Military Solution Led to Foreign Meddling

The Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party, one of Syria’s oldest Kurdish parties, believes that efforts to normalize relations between the Damascus regime and Ankara came at Russia’s request and Iranian encouragement in wake of the summit held between Russia, Türkiye and Iran in July.

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Iranian support vital for Hamas after ties restored with Syria

As Turkey and more Arab countries restore ties with Israel, Hamas is left with fewer allies in the region, say analysts.

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Kurds fear 'everything will change' if Syria, Turkey reconcile

A decade into their experiment in self-rule, Syria's Kurds fear an apparent rapprochement between Damascus and their foe the Turkish government could cost them their hard-won way of life.

Reuters

HTS-Backed Gov’t Issues IDs for Civilians Under its Rule

The Syrian Salvation Government (SSG), the civilian arm of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) which controls Idlib and parts of the governorates of Hama, Aleppo and Latakia in northwestern Syria, has begun accepting applications for photo identity cards from citizens living under its rule. Issuing the personal IDs is viewed as…

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WHO Sends Supplies to Syria to Deal with Cholera Outbreak

A plane carrying medical supplies to deal with the spread of a deadly cholera outbreak in war-torn Syria landed in the capital of Damascus on Monday, the World Health Organization said, and another one will follow. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO’s regional director, told The Associated Press in an interview during a…

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The Tadamon Massacre: Two researchers secretly investigate mass murders in Syria

Addressing reporters on 17 August, the French National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office said that it had received “significant documentation relating to possible crimes committed by Syrian regime forces… during the Tadamon massacre in Damascus in 2013”. The French foreign affairs ministry continued, “the alleged facts are likely to constitute the most…

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‘Russian Vacuum’ in Syria, ‘Messages of Fire’ & Normalization

Day after day, signs of normalization of ties between Damascus and Ankara are building up. Day by day, Iran’s incursions into Syria are growing. Also, the range of Israeli raids on Iranian and military sites in Syria is expanding with more US involvement in these attacks.

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Syria, Türkiye Discuss Roadmap for Safe Return of Syrian Refugees

Head of Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) Hakan Fidan and Syrian intelligence chief Ali Mamlouk have recently met in Damascus. Daily Sabah newspaper that is close to the Turkish government revealed details of the meeting, which it said was an attempt to form a roadmap for the safe return of…

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‘Russian Vacuum’ in Syria, ‘Messages of Fire’ & Normalization

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Five Syrian Soldiers Killed in Israeli Strike on Damascus

An Israeli airstrike near Damascus airport killed five Syrian soldiers on Saturday, Syrian state media said. "The aggression led to the death of five soldiers and some material damage," Syria's official news agency Sana quoted a military source as saying. The strike carried out at approximately 00:45 am (2145 GMT…

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Syria says five killed in Israeli air attack on Damascus airport

Israel has intensified missile attacks on Syrian airports saying the strikes target Iranian forces and military assets.

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Hamas Revives Ties with Syria, Completes ‘Network of Iranian Alliances’

The Hamas Movement expressed its “appreciation for the leadership and people of the Syrian Arab Republic, and for its role in standing by the Palestinian people and their just cause,” announcing the official resumption of relations with Damascus after nearly 11 years of rupture. Hamas's stance seemed like an apologetic…

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Reuters

Factbox-Foreign armies in Syria and how they came to be there

Turkey's intelligence chief has held multiple meetings with his Syrian counterpart in Damascus in the last few weeks, a sign of Russian efforts to foster a thaw between states on opposite sides of the Syrian war, four sources said. [L8N30M1RX]

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Exclusive-With a Russian nudge, Turkey and Syria step up contacts

Turkey's intelligence chief has held multiple meetings with his Syrian counterpart in Damascus over the last few weeks, a sign of Russian efforts to encourage a thaw between states on opposite sides of Syria's war, four sources said.

The Independent UK

UN: Israeli hit on Damascus airport stopped aid deliveries

The commission of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria says an Israeli airstrike on the airport of the Syrian capital Damascus in June that forced it to close for two weeks led to the suspension of humanitarian activities during that period

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With Help from Hezbollah, Syrian Officers Arrested for ‘Collaborating with Israel’

The Syrian air and military intelligence kicked off a wide wave of arrests against regime officers in Damascus and Aleppo on charges of “collaborating with hostile parties”, revealed the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The crackdown was launched in early September. Sources said dozens of the detained were held on…

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Syrian Airport to Resume Work Days after Israeli Strike

Syria's international airport in Aleppo is to resume business on Friday after the facility was put out of commission by an Israeli missile attack, the country's transport ministry said. The ministry said in a statement carried by state media that the damage has been fixed and called on airline companies…

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Over 124 Suicides Confirmed in Syria in 2022

The suicide of a man who threw himself off the fourth floor of a building in central Damascus barely made a blip in the news. Another report spoke of the suicide of an official in Jable city. He was found dead from a gunshot to the mouth. News of suicides…

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New School Year Begins in Syria amid Stifling Crises

On the first day of the new school year this Sunday, more than 3.65 million students from various educational levels will attend 13,660 schools and institutes in the areas controlled by the Syrian regime, according to a statement by the Ministry of Education. The academic year begins amid a significant…

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