Self-Administration in north-east Syria: There is a verbal understanding with Damascus to integrate the SDF as a bloc and divisions into the Syrian army
Self-Administration in north-east Syria: The integration includes the SDF as well as the civil, service and political institutions in northeastern Syria
3 week agoLast night, a man displaced from Deir ez-Zur province and residing in Afrin (N. Aleppo) was shot in the head. He recently took part in protests calling on the Government to end the SDF control of his home region, so that he could return there. He's in critical condition
3 week agoSyrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa: Israel has carried out more than 1,000 airstrikes on Syria since the fall of Assad
3 week agoSyrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to WaPo: Israel has always claimed that it has concerns about Syria because it is afraid of the threats that the Iranian militias and Hezbollah represent. We are the ones who expelled those forces out of Syria
3 week agoOutlaw groups are targeting Tal Hadid and Tal Aqra in the Suwaida countryside with mortar shells and heavy machine guns, in violation of the ceasefire agreement.
Syrian Information Minister: Damascus expects to announce political cooperation with the international coalition to defeat ISIS
Trump, after meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa: "He's a very strong leader, he comes from a very difficult place, and he's a tough person." "I like him, I get along well with him. We'll do everything we can to make Syria successful."
3 week agoTurkey’s Fidan, Rubio and Shaibani held a gathering after Trump meeting with Sharaa at the White House, per Syrian Foreign Ministry statement : “to follow up on what was agreed upon between the two presidents and to establish clear implementation mechanisms” “both sides agreed to proceed with the implementation of the March 10th agreement” “The American side also affirmed its support for reaching a security agreement with Israel aimed at enhancing regional stability.”
3 week agoAhmed al-Sharaa and Donald Trump in the Oval Office
Syria is set to join the international coalition against ISIS after months of confidence-building, intelligence sharing, "tests," and at least six joint raids with US forces. This relationship is centered around the Syrian Ministry of Interior and the General Intelligence Directorate, not the Ministry of Defense.
3 week agoAhmed al-Sharaa leaves the White House after his meeting with Trump
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announces the suspension of enforcing Caesar Act sanctions on Syria, except for certain transactions related to Russia and Iran
3 week agoThe Security Forces, during raids against ISIS cells, uncovered a weapons and explosives cache in Souran (N. Hama). It contained anti-tank missile equipment, professional explosives (TNT) and IEDs made from anti-tank mines and artillery shells
White House: President Trump's meeting with Syrian President al-Sharaa has begun.
3 week agoThe closed-door meeting between Al-Sharaa and Trump has begun at the White House. Security matters, reconstruction/sanctions relief, and diplomatic relations are among the topics on the agenda.
A Pentagon official: Reports about the United States intending to deploy forces to an airbase in Damascus are false.
Clashes erupted on the western outskirts of Suwayda city, involving an exchange of heavy machine gun fire between Public Security forces and National Guard forces. Field sources told [the media outlet] that the clashes broke out after Public Security personnel targeted a citizen from the Hamidan family while he was on his land with a group of farmers west of Suwayda city, resulting in material damage to the bus they were traveling in.
A general strike is underway in the town of Rabla, in the Qusayr countryside of Homs, in protest against the killing of two young men, Hussein Issa Alloush and Fadi Elias Al-Atram. Shops have closed and schools have suspended classes amidst widespread public anger and calls for the perpetrators to be held accountable and for justice to be served
SDF says captured senior ISIS leader in al-Hol camp
245 schools in Aleppo and Idlib went on strike to protest low salaries and demanded a raise in teachers' pay in Syria.
Syrian security forces arrested 71 people and seized weapons in 61 raids targeting Islamic State cells, officials said
3 week agoAnti-ISIS operations continued today, with additional arrests and weapons seized across multiple provinces.The raids are ongoing as of tonight
Resident doctors in Damascus protest unpaid salaries for six months, urging authorities to resolve confusion between ministries
4 week agoSyria: on first day of the large scale anti-ISIS operation, 61 raids were conducted across different provinces and 71 individuals arrested. A number of medium and high-level IS figures were captured. Some of them were hiding in areas with Christian & Druze presence (Homs &Syria: photos showing the aftermath of today's raids against ISIS cells in several areas, including Idlib & Homs provinces. Seized equipment includes weapons, IEDs, grenades, ammunition and a thermal scope
Security forces, backed by the Intelligence services, launched this morning a series of raids against ISIS cells in the city of Homs
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has been removed from the list of U.S. Specially Designated Global Militants - Reuters
Syria denied a Reuters report on Thursday, November 6, that the United States was preparing to establish a military presence at an airbase in the Syrian capital, Damascus, to help facilitate a security agreement that Washington is working to broker between Syria and Israel.
1 month agoA US official told Reuters: We conducted reconnaissance missions regarding the base that will host our forces in Syria. The airbase runway in Syria is ready for immediate use by our forces.
The U.S. military is preparing to establish a presence at an airbase in Damascus to support a Washington-brokered security pact between Syria and Israel, sources tell Reuters. The move follows Syria’s realignment with the U.S. after Assad’s fall
