The Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Asaad Al-Shaibani, stressed to his Afghan counterpart, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, during a phone call, “the importance of strengthening relations between the Syrian and Afghan peoples.”
SANA reported on its Telegram channel that Minister Mottaki “blessed the Syrian people for their victory over the defunct regime, wishing goodness and stability for the Syrians and the new leadership.”
He also affirmed “his country’s support for the wise steps taken by the new Syrian administration, which are in the interests of the Syrians.”
For his part, Al-Shaibani stressed the importance of “strengthening relations between the Syrian and Afghan peoples, and increasing coordination between the two countries in a way that serves the interests of the two peoples.”
The Governor of Damascus issues a clarification after his statements about peace between Syria and Israel
The new governor of Damascus, Maher Marwan, issued a clarification regarding his statements about peace and war with Israel.
The governor said: “It is my duty to clarify my meaning of what appeared on the air of one of the American radio stations. As governor of Damascus, I have never touched upon peace with Israel, and that is not within my powers at all. There is a Ministry of Foreign Affairs and there is a leadership.”
He added: “The context of my words was about peaceful, local, civil coexistence. The context of the conversation that remained for about an hour was about the fatigue of the Syrian people during the years of the revolution, and that they need internal peace and do not want external wars. It is possible that my expression was incomplete, but God is the One who watches over them.” “What I said and what I intended.”
Marwan said in an interview with the American National Public Radio NPR: “In recent times, Israel may have felt fear” because of certain “factions,” so it “advanced a little (in the buffer zone) and bombed a little,” indicating that these fears were “natural.” “.
He stressed that the new Syrian government “does not have any fear towards Israel” and that “our problem is not with Israel.”
He continued: “We do not want to tamper with anything that threatens the security of Israel or the security of any country,” and called on the United States, according to the report, to help improve relations with Israel. He said: “There are people who want coexistence and want peace, and do not want conflicts.” Adding: “We cannot be a match for Israel, and we cannot be a match for anyone.”
Reuters reveals the whereabouts of Rifaat, Bashar al-Assad’s uncle.
Two Lebanese security officials said that Rifaat al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad’s uncle, traveled from Beirut to Dubai in the past few days.
The two officials told Reuters that “many members of the Assad family traveled to Dubai from Beirut, while others have remained in Lebanon since the overthrow of Assad on December 8.”
The two officials added, “The Lebanese authorities did not receive requests from the International Police (Interpol) to arrest them, including Rifaat.”
The two Lebanese officials stated that they do not know whether Rifaat or other members of the Assad family intend to remain in Dubai or travel elsewhere.
Reuters reported that the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not yet responded to a request for comment sent via email.
It is noteworthy that “Rifat al-Assad” is at the end of his ninth decade and is a brother of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad. Rifaat led special forces that crushed a Muslim Brotherhood uprising in 1982 in the city of Hama, killing more than 10 thousand people, and in 2022, the network said, “ “Syrian Human Rights” (an independent organization) said that between 30 and 40 thousand civilians were killed in Hama, and “Rifat al-Assad” faces charges in Switzerland of committing “war crimes and crimes against humanity in His leadership framework for the bloody suppression of an uprising in 1982.”
Earlier this month, Swiss judicial authorities said they had proposed canceling the trial due to his poor health. Rifaat helped his brother, Hafez al-Assad, come to power in the 1970 coup, and served as vice president before he unsuccessfully challenged his brother for power and left to live. Outside the country, Rifaat al-Assad lived in Switzerland, Spain, and France, where a court convicted him in 2020 of buying real estate worth millions of euros using money transferred from the Syrian state, and in 2021 he returned to… Syria.
The two Lebanese officials said, “The wife and daughter of his son Duraid were detained for trying to travel from Beirut airport with expired passports that had been tampered with.”
“Abdel-Ati” intends to visit Damascus and meet “Al-Sharaa”
The Syrian newspaper Al-Watan reported that the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdel-Ati, is preparing to visit the Syrian capital, Damascus, to meet with the leader of the Syrian administration, Ahmed Al-Sharaa.
The Deterring Aggression Operations Room of the new Syrian administration said, “The visit came after Turkish mediation with Egypt.”
The Egyptian Foreign Minister stressed earlier that it is important that “there be a comprehensive political process in Syria that does not exclude anyone, and reflects the sectarian, cultural and religious diversity in Syria.”
The Syrian Military Administration denies circulating reports about its forces entering the Russian “Hmeimim” base
An official in the Public Relations and Information Office of the Syrian Military Administration denied the truth of the rumors circulating about “a force from the General Security Service entering the Russian Hmeimim base in Latakia, and leaving with a group of criminals whose names will be announced later.”
The “Aggression Deterrence Operations Room” channel reported on “Telegram” that “all the news that talks about the entry of the Military Operations Department forces into the Hmeimim base in the countryside of Latakia and the arrest of a number of officers of the defunct Assad regime are denied and untrue,” and added: “Military operations fighters installed barriers.” “Near the airport gate.”
The King of Jordan assures Macron of his country’s support for Syria in building a fully sovereign state
The Jordanian King, King Abdullah II, affirmed “his country’s support for Syria in building a free and independent state with full sovereignty that meets the aspirations of the Syrian people with all its components.”
During a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, the King of Jordan stressed “the importance of Syria’s security and stability as a fundamental factor for the stability of the region, stressing Jordan’s rejection of any violation of Syrian territorial sovereignty, according to a statement from the Jordanian Royal Court.”
Pedersen: The escalation in a number of Syrian regions is “worrying”
The United Nations Special Envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, said in a closed session of the Security Council that the escalation in a number of Syrian regions is “worrying.”
Pedersen stressed the need to “restore Syria’s sovereignty, unity and integrity and stop all acts of violence.”
He pointed out that “the basic principles of Security Council Resolution 2254 enjoy broad agreement.”
He added: “The political transition must be in Syria’s hands while ensuring reliable, non-sectarian governance, constitutional reform, fair elections, and women’s participation.”
Continuing clashes between the SDF and the Syrian factions in the north and east of the country, and American mediation to stop them
Clashes continue between the “Syrian Democratic Forces – SDF” and the Syrian factions supported by the Turkish army and recognized by the Syrian administration in Damascus, in all the lines of contact between them in the governorates of Aleppo, Raqqa, and Hasakah, in which all types of heavy weapons and drones are used.
Informed sources confirmed to Sputnik in Syria that “the clashes are continuing between the SDF and its affiliated military formations on the one hand, and the Syrian factions supported by the Turkish army on the other hand, and these clashes are more concentrated with heavy and medium weapons and rocket-propelled grenades in areas and villages on Ayn al-Arab.” Kobani) and the vicinity of Qarqozaq Bridge and Tishreen Dam in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, especially after the Syrian factions took control of the cities of Manbij and Tal Rifaat and on A large number of villages.”
The sources continued, “The Turkish statements and the leadership of the Syrian factions confirm during the past days their intention to control the city of Ain al-Arab and the Tishreen Dam with the aim of removing the SDF forces from the entire administrative geography of Aleppo Governorate.”
The sources explained that “the ongoing clashes between the two parties, which have been ongoing for 15 days, coincide with clashes and mutual bombardment using artillery, mortar shells and drones in the countryside of Tal Abyad and Ain Issa in the countryside of Raqqa Governorate, and Tal Tamr and Abu Rasin in the countryside of Hasakah Governorate, with human and material losses occurring.” Great for both parties.”
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