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Published on Feb 6, 2025

ISIS detainees in Syria require a solution

Amid reports that the US could consider withdrawing from eastern Syria, it is clear that one of the looming challenges will be the continued presence of a large number of ISIS detainees in eastern Syria. When ISIS was defeated in Syria in 2019, a large …

Source: The Jerusalem Post - Center-right
Published on 01:59 GMT

Farid Al-Madhan from Syria's Daraa is Caesar, the defected Syrian whistleblower

Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The identity of "Caesar," the defected Syrian whistleblower, is revealed as Farid Al-Madhan from the town of Sheikh Maskin in Syria's Daraa governorate, according to Okaz newspaper. Okaz had kept the name of …

Source: Saudi Gazette - Uncategorized
Published on 00:54 GMT

Syria government agrees on new contract with France shipping firm to operate Latakia Port

Syria has agreed on a contract with a French shipping firm to operate its Port in Latakia, amid the new interim government’s solidification of its rule over the country. In a statement on Wednesday by Syria’s General Authority for Land and Sea Ports, it …

Source: Middle East Monitor - Uncategorized
Published on 00:54 GMT

Former Iraq PM calls for Shia intervention into Syria to oppose the ‘great sedition’

Iraq’s former prime minister has called for an intervention into Syria by Shia militias, following the loss of Iran’s influence and the expulsion of Iran-backed fighters from the country. At the founding conference of the Karbala Tribal Council last …

Source: Middle East Monitor - Uncategorized
Published on Feb 6, 2025

Al-Sharaa visit Signals new phase in Saudi-Syria relations

The recent visit of Ahmad Al-Sharaa to Saudi Arabia marks a significant moment in the evolving dynamics of Syria’s post-Assad era. Saudi Arabia’s proactive engagement with the Syrian political landscape underscores its determination to shape the region’s …

Source: Weekly Blitz - Label Pending
Published on Feb 6, 2025

Iraqi letter to Syria’s Al-Sharaa on missing Yezidi women

2025-02-06T18:20:37+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraqi lawmaker Vian Dakhil issued a statement, on Thursday, urging Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa to prioritize the release of kidnapped Yazidi women held in Syrian territory. …

Source: Shafaq News - Uncategorized
Published on Feb 6, 2025

After clashes, Lebanon-Syria border detainee exchange begins

2025-02-06T20:52:53+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ An exchange of detainees has begun between residents of Lebanese border villages and Syrian forces at the Jousieh border crossing between Lebanon and Syria, local media reported. …

Source: Shafaq News - Uncategorized
Published on Feb 6, 2025

Syria’s Jihadi Leader Visits Pro-Hamas Turkey to Begin ‘New Era of Eternal Friendship’

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist organization, said during a meeting this week with Islamist Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan he seeks cooperation with Turkey on “all political, economic and …

Source: Breitbart - Right-wing
Published on Feb 6, 2025

Syria's 'Caesar' discloses his identity, calls for punishing 'criminal' Assad

Source: United Press International (UPI) - Neutral
Published on Feb 6, 2025

Government decision to change name and work system of Syria Trust for Development

The Syrian Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor issued a set of decisions regarding the work of the Syria Trust for Development, an organization linked to the wife of the ousted president, Bashar al-Assad, on Thursday, February 6. Decision “107” of the …

Source: Enab Baladi - Neutral