US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack has reiterated Washington’s support to the new Syrian government despite the tribal conflict rocking the country’s southern province Sweida for the past week.
Iran has said it will host China and Russia on Tuesday for talks on its nuclear program amid European threats to reimpose sanctions.
European powers have agreed to resume talks on Iran’s nuclear program. Iran reached an agreement with UK, France and Germany to resume talks.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on Syrian authorities to curb ISIS and other jihadist groups from entering Sweida and carrying out massacres.
In light of the current dynamics in the region, attention to the Kurdish issue appears to be fading rapidly, as international and regional interests intersect with those of the new Syrian government in Damascus.
France hands over its last military bases in Senegal, marking a historic end to its 65-year military presence in the West African country.
Hamas stated today that Israel seeks to prolong military control of Gaza for the long term.
Israel is escalating its attacks today, Wednesday, targeting Syrian army headquarters in Damascus as well as government forces and their positions in Sweida province, southern Syria.
Foreign ministers of the European Union are meeting to discuss a range of actions against Israel for its alleged human rights violations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have ordered the military to strike the Syrian army who entered Sweida province in southern Syria. Accordingly, the Israeli army launched airstrikes on Syrian government forces, targeting heavy military-grade vehicles and weapons entering the Druze heartland.
