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SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi to Asharq Al-Awsat: Our Forces Cannot Be Dismantled

Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi warned against “comprehensive normalization” between Ankara and Damascus. In an interview to Asharq Al-Awsat, he said such an approach serves the interests of the Ankara government and will lead to many risks on the lives of the Syrian people. The approach…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Airstrikes Hit Hezbollah Airport, Battalion in Syria

Israel carried out an airstrike on military posts in the suburbs of the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday despite it usually carrying out attacks at night.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria Cancels Lebanese Delegation Visit to Discuss Maritime Border Delineation

Syria's government has cancelled a planned visit this Wednesday to Damascus by a Lebanese delegation that was planning to discuss delineating the two countries shared maritime border, a diplomatic source told Reuters on Monday. The Syrian government sent a letter on Monday to the Lebanese foreign ministry saying "the time…

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Türkiye Renews Call for Reconciliation in Syria

Türkiye has renewed its call for reconciliation between the regime in Damascus and opposition factions in Syria. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has reaffirmed his country’s support for Syria remaining unified and undivided.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cholera Outbreak in Syria Provokes Warnings of ‘Health Disaster’

The cholera outbreak in Syria is affecting all regions, regardless of the forces in control.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria Says it Intercepted Israeli Strikes

Syria intercepted Israeli missiles over the capital Damascus and its southern suburbs Friday, the defense ministry said, the first such attack in more than a month. "The Israeli enemy carried out airstrikes from the northeastern direction of Lake Tiberias, targeting some points near Damascus," said a ministry statement, adding that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian air defenses confront Israeli missile attack over Damascus and southern region -state media

Syrian air defenses intercepted an Israeli missile attack over the capital Damascus and the southern region late on Friday and explosions were heard in the capital's vicinity, state media reported.

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Hamas Announces from Damascus 'Turning the Page of Past'

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received on Wednesday a Palestinian delegation that included several factions, including the Hamas movement, which announced turning the page on the dispute with the Syrian regime. The movement, which had closed its offices in Damascus in 2012, stressed that its decision to return to the country…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO Syria boss accused of corruption, fraud, abuse, AP finds

Staffers at the World Health Organization’s Syrian office have alleged that their boss mismanaged millions of dollars, plied government officials with gifts -- including computers, gold coins and cars -- and acted frivolously as COVID-19 swept the country

The Independent UK

Militant Hamas group back in Damascus after years of tension

Two senior officials from the Palestinian militant Hamas group have visited the Syrian capital of Damascus for the first time since they were forced to leave the war-torn country a decade ago over backing armed opposition fighters

The Independent UK

Hamas leaders meet Assad in Damascus to 'turn the page'

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad met a delegation from Hamas on Wednesday, with the Sunni Palestinian Islamist faction saying the meeting could help "turn the page" after shunning Damascus for a decade.

Reuters

Hamas Delegation to Visit Syria after Shunning Assad for Years

Hamas leaders will visit Syria on Wednesday, in a move by the Palestinian group to rebuild ties after shunning President Bashar al-Assad for years over his violent crackdown on protests. Normalizing ties with Assad's government could help restore Hamas's inclusion in a so-called "axis of resistance" against Israel, which also…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hamas delegation to visit Damascus on Wednesday

Leaders of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas will visit Syria on Wednesday, its first high profile trip there since it departed Damascus more than 10 years ago.

Reuters

Envoy Says UN to Push for Nationwide Ceasefire in Syria

The United Nations will push for a nationwide ceasefire in Syria even after bursts of fighting in the last opposition-held region have punctured a two-year truce there, killing hundreds, a UN envoy said Monday. Geir Pedersen, the UN special envoy for Syria, spoke to reporters after meeting the foreign minister…

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45 Casualties in Bombing of Syrian Army’s 4th Division in Damascus Countryside

At least 18 Syrian soldiers were killed and at least 27 wounded on Thursday when an explosive device detonated on a military bus belonging to the Syrian army’s Fourth Division in the Damascus countryside. It represents one of the deadliest attacks in months against Syrian government troops not on an…

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Syria: 18 soldiers killed in explosion near Damascus

The explosion was caused by a device that had been previously affixed under the bus, said the report, citing a military source. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Deadly bus attack kills 18 Syrian soldiers in Damascus countryside -Sham FM

At least 18 soldiers were killed and 20 wounded on Thursday when an explosive device detonated on a military bus in the Damascus countryside, local outlet Sham FM said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hamas Revives Ties with Syria

The Palestinian Hamas movement that rules Gaza is reviving relations with the Iran-backed regime in Damascus after a decade-long rupture sparked by the outbreak of Syria's bloody war. Analysts say the shift pushes Hamas deeper into the fold of the Iran-led "axis of resistance" against Israel that includes Syria as…

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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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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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