Tag: HTS
Sheikh Osama al-Rifai reappointed as Syria’s Grand Mufti
Sheikh Osama al-Rifai has been officially appointed as Grand Mufti of Syria, the country’s highest religious authority, after interim president Ahmad al-Shaara reinstated the position, [more…]
Syria denounces Israeli strikes on city of Daraa
Syria’s foreign ministry denounced Israeli strikes on the city of Daraa, which it said killed and injured civilians, Reuters reported on March 18th. The strikes [more…]
Israel launches ground operation in Syria after deadly airstrikes
Israeli forces launched a ground operation into Syria’s southern Daraa province, The New Arab reported on March 18th. Israeli forces invaded a village, located in [more…]
Syria condemns Israeli strikes on southwestern city of Daraa
Syria’s foreign ministry condemned Israeli strikes on the southwestern city of Daraa, which it said killed and injured civilians, Reuters reported on March 18th. The [more…]
Israel launches ground operation in Syria’s Daraa after deadly airstrikes
Israeli forces launched a ground operation into Syria’s southern Daraa province, reported The New Arab on March 18th. At dawn, Israeli forces invaded a village [more…]
Syria: UN Security Council condemns widespread ethnic violence
The United Nations Security Council has issued a statement denouncing the widespread violence in Syria’s coastal region, The New Arab reported on March 14th. The [more…]
Over 70 dead as Syria’s forces and pro-Assad militias clash
Over 70 people have been killed in clashes between Syria’s new government’s security forces and militias that have an allegiance to the former leader, President [more…]
Ammar Shamaileh: Federalist solution for Syria
In what has been a nightmarish decade for many throughout the region, the sudden and unexpected collapse of Bashar Al-Assad’s brutal Potemkinesque regime produced a [more…]
Israeli ministers “discuss division of Syria”
Israeli ministers have met this week to discuss plans to aid the division of Syria into provincial regions, the Middle East eye via Israel Hayom [more…]
US grants sanctions exemption for Syrian public services
The U.S. Treasury issued a six-month sanctions exemption on January 6th allowing specific transactions with governing institutions in Syria, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s [more…]
Syrian justice minister scrutinised after execution videos resurface
Syria’s interim justice minister has recently come under scrutiny after old videos resurfaced, showing him reading execution sentences in Idlib, as reported by Middle East [more…]
Syria school curriculum proposal sparks international concern
The new Syrian Government has planned to revise the national school curriculum, sparking widespread concern. Critics are arguing these new changes reflect a more Islamic [more…]
US diplomats head to Syria to meet new leadership
US diplomats are heading to Syria to meet Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of the group who toppled Bashar al-Assad [more…]
Mohammed al-Bashir appointed new Syrian Prime Minister
Mohammed al-Bashir, who previously ran the Syrian Salvation Government based in the country’s northwest, took charge of the country as caretaker Prime Minister on December [more…]
Israel strikes Syria and troops reportedly make advances
Israel has carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes in Syria as its troops push deeper into the country, a Syrian war monitor said on [more…]
Bashar al-Assad toppled in Syria
Syrian opposition groups said on December 8th that they have ended the 24-year rule of Bashar al-Assad, according to Reuters. Syria’s army command had notified [more…]
Syrian opposition groups close in on Homs
Syrian opposition groups said they took control of the southern city of Daraa on December 7th, according to Reuters. Daraa was the birth of the [more…]
Syria: Insurgents at the gates of Hama, population one million
Syrian insurgents captured four new towns on December 3rd and are now at the gates of the key city of Hama, while the government retook [more…]
Iraqi militias enter Syria to support government
Iraqi militias, affiliated with Iran, entered Syria overnight to support Syria’s army battling the group Tahrir al-Sham, two Syrian army sources said according to the [more…]
Syria war monitor says armed opposition group controls most of Aleppo
A Syria war monitor said on November 30th that armed opposition group Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, now controlled most of Aleppo city, according to The [more…]
