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US politicians speak to Druze leader Sheikh Al Hajari as anti-Assad protests continue

The National 21 Sep 2023
Druze demonstrations in Syria expand as pro-Assad ethno-religious support appears weakened ... “As the co-chair of the Friends of a Free, Stable, and Democratic Syria Caucus, I enjoyed the opportunity to speak briefly with Sheikh Hikmat Al Hajari on Tuesday I urge my other colleagues in the House and Senate to do the same,” he added.
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Türkiye "neutralizes" 5 YPG members in N. Syria

Xinhua 20 Sep 2023
Turkish army launched "Operation Euphrates Shield" in 2016, "Operation Olive Branch" in 2018, "Operation Peace Spring" in 2019, and "Operation Spring Shield" in 2020 in northern Syria in order to create a YPG-free zone along its border within the neighboring country ... Syria.
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Biden: Americans released from Iran endured 'agony, uncertainty, and suffering'

The Hill 18 Sep 2023
"Today, five innocent Americans who were imprisoned in Iran are finally coming home," Biden said in a statement. Biden thanked U.S ... "The Levinson family deserves answers." ... taxpayer dollars were not part of the agreement ... The president vowed to continue efforts to free Americans he said are being unjustly held in Russia, Venezuela, Syria and elsewhere.
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White House Defends Prisoner Swap With Iran

Beijing News 14 Sep 2023
The Iranian funds were frozen under U.S ... Kirby insisted the transfer is not a ransom payment or a blank check ... "And not to be funneling this money for any support of militant groups that Iran has under its flag, whether in Iraq and Syria and Lebanon or elsewhere." ... The United States will also free five Iranians as part of the agreement ... ....
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The West appears to be preparing another regime change ‘uprising’ in Syria

Russia Today 12 Sep 2023
UN officials are calling for resolution 2254 which is effectively regime change and political interference in the political process in Syria.” The resolution she is referring to, adopted in 2015, called for “free and fair elections” under UN supervision to be held in Syria within 18 months, among other things.
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Shooting down drones isn’t enough to stop Jordan’s crystal meth problem

Al Jazeera 08 Sep 2023
Fighters from a Syrian opposition faction known as the Syrian Free Army (SFA), who patrol segments of the Jordan-Syria border within the “deconfliction zone” near the United States’ al-Tanf base, also said they confiscated their first-ever seizure of crystal meth this January, according to a spokesperson, Abd al-Razak Khider.
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Saudi deputy FM expresses concern at termination of Sudanese talks

Arab News 06 Sep 2023
Speaking on Syria’s return to the Arab League, he asserted that the move would contribute positively to efforts to restore stability to the country and the wider region ... He also expressed the Kingdom’s demand for the withdrawal of foreign forces and armed militias from Syria.
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The Druze in Israel

Cleveland Jewish News 05 Sep 2023
Today this population of 27,000 Golan Druze has largely retained allegiance to and citizenship in Syria ... They had practical reasons—expectations that Israel would return the Golan to Syria, families and sometimes marriages among the Druze across the border in Syria, government benefits like free university education in Damascus.
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US seeking to resurrect Daesh terrorist group in Syria after defeat: MP

Press TV 04 Sep 2023
The United States is working on a scheme to set free thousands of Daesh terrorists incarcerated in US-run detention centers in Syria in order to resurrect the terrorist group, says a Syrian lawmaker ... The Iraqi political faction affirmed that the presence of US forces in Syria is aimed at supporting terrorist groups there.
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Syrian FM: Illegal presence of American, Turkish forces will eventually end

Press TV 04 Sep 2023
Turkey deployed forces in Syria in October 2019 in violation of the Arab country’s territorial integrity ... The US is working on a scheme to set free thousands of Daesh terrorists incarcerated in US-run detention centers in Syria in order to resurrect the terrorist group, says a Syrian lawmaker.
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Syrians rally in Suweida against Assad, economic decline

The New Arab 02 Sep 2023
"Bashar out, Syria free!" shouted a large crowd in the southern Druze city of Suweida. "Syria is not a farm, we are not sheep," read another poster ... Syria is in a deep economic crisis that saw its currency plunge to a record 15,500 Syrian pounds to the dollar last month in a rapidly accelerating free-fall.
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Syrians rally in south against Assad

Dawn 02 Sep 2023
“Bashar out, Syria free!” shouted a large crowd in the southern Druze city of Sweida. “Syria is not a farm, we ... Syria is in a deep economic crisis that saw its currency plunge to a record 15,500 Syrian pounds to the dollar last month in a rapidly accelerating free-fall.
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US urges end to deadly clashes in east Syria

Dawn 02 Sep 2023
The United States called on Friday for an end to deadly fighting between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Arab armed groups in a region of eastern Syria ... In a statement, it urged a renewed focus on efforts to bring “peace and stability in northeast Syria, free from the threat of Daesh”.
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Kurdish-led authorities announce curfew in restive east Syria

The New Arab 02 Sep 2023
"The violence in northeast Syria must cease," said the US military's Operation Inherent Resolve, which supports the fight against remnants of IS. In a statement late Thursday, the Operation urged a renewed focus on efforts to bring "peace and stability in northeast Syria, free from the threat of Daesh," another name for IS.
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Syrians rally in south against Assad, economic decline

Business Day 01 Sep 2023
“Bashar out, Syria free!” shouted a large crowd in the southern Druze city of Sweida. “Syria is not a farm, we are not sheep,” read another poster. Syria is in a deep economic crisis that saw its currency plunge to a record 15,500 Syrian pounds to the dollar last month in a rapidly accelerating free-fall.

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