Many in Syria are celebrating a stunning and unexpected political turn that caught much of the world off guard. Follow for live updates.
nearly 500 times in just two days, hitting most of the country’s strategic weapons stockpiles and destroying its navy fleet. The UN’s special envoy for Syria urged Israel to“will recognize and fully support”
“People are exhausted from war so the country is not ready for another one and it’s not going to get into another one,” Jolani added. On Monday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would open a border gate with Syria to allow the safe and voluntary return of Syrian migrants, adding that Ankara would “work day and night” to ensure Syria reaches “permanent peace and stability.”
“In line with international law and standards on refugee protection, asylum claims must be processed promptly and effectively. European countries must also continue to consider the individual circumstances of each asylum seeker on a case-by-case basis.” An SDF commander said on Tuesday that troops had agreed to withdraw from the Kurdish-controlled city of Manbij in northern Syria, near the border with Turkey, after reaching a ceasefire agreement through US mediation. However, SDF fighters continued their “resistance” in the city, he added.
Thousands of prisoners have already been freed from notorious regime jails after rebels toppled longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad, who fled to Russia. But for many families, the search goes on. A Syrian woman still searching for her detained husband said government forces told her he had died, but his body was never given to her.
a 43-second video emerged online that showed Tice in the captivity of what his family describe as an “unusual group of apparent jihadists.”The US has long believed Tice, a US Marine Corps veteran and former Georgetown law student, was being held by the Syrian government, though the regime never acknowledged it.One US official told CNN there is a “full-court press” to find Tice and the US is “leaving no stone unturned.
Tice’s family, meanwhile, told CNN they know Tice is alive and in Syria but did not disclose their source. He indicated that strict measures are in place to prevent “random entry of Syrians to Lebanon,” and that only those with legal residency in Lebanon, and those who can prove they are only transiting through, are allowed to enter. He also confirmed that no security personnel from the former Syrian regime have entered the country.
The Israeli Air Force conducted approximately 350 manned aircraft strikes targeting airfields, anti-aircraft batteries, missiles, drones, fighter jets, tanks and weapon production sites in Damascus, Homs, Tartus, Latakia and Palmyra, the Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday. CNN reported this weekend that the US had reached out to the Syrian opposition forces about Tice, hoping to learn more about his whereabouts.
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