News for Sunday, 2024-12-15

The SFM News:

• The political office for The Syrian Future Movement issued a press release titled: On the Statement of the Aqaba Meeting and the U.S. State Department Statement with the Arab Contact Group.
• The political office for The Syrian Future Movement issued a press release titled: On the necessity of arresting intelligence officers and holding them accountable.
• The Syrian Future Movement’s media office published: From the memory of the Syrian revolution: 2013/12/15: On this day in 2013: Regime forces carried out a violent barrel bomb campaign on eastern Aleppo neighborhoods, targeting Al-Haydariyah, Ard Al-Hamra, Al-Sakhour, Tariq Al-Bab, Al-Marjah, Bab Al-Nayrab, and Al-Ansari, resulting in the deaths of dozens of civilians. According to the Syrian Observatory, the death toll reached 76 people, including 28 children and 4 women, while the Aleppo Medical Council reported over 100 fatalities and hundreds of injuries. The most devastating attacks occurred in Al-Haydariyah, where more than 25 were killed, and in Al-Marjah, where over 15 victims, including women and children, lost their lives. A later report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights documented 132 deaths, including 42 children and 13 women.
• The Syrian Future Movement’s media office published Syria Revolution Cartoon No. 180.

Internal News:

• Russia: After withdrawing military equipment and officers, acknowledges evacuating diplomats from Syria.
• France: A diplomatic mission visits Damascus for the first time in 12 years.
• Israel: A new plan to expand settlements in the occupied Golan Heights.
• Salmiyya: A solidarity protest for detained individuals, demanding justice.
• Snamin, Daraa: War remnants result in the deaths of two children.
• Syrian Civil Registry: Reveals the fate of missing individuals and detainee victims.
• Pedersen from Damascus: The change after Assad’s fall is massive and significant.
• Israel: New activities in the Golan and Daraa, including road blockages and calls for disarmament.
• SDF: Conducts an arrest campaign in the Al-Ghweiran neighborhood following anti-SDF protests.
• Iranian Revolutionary Guard: Events in Syria serve as a bitter lesson for everyone.
• Syria: Schools, universities, and government departments resume work.
• Israel: Destroys 20 sites belonging to Syria’s Information Technology Corps.
• Syrian National Army: Preparing to control the eastern regions of Syria.

Related News:

• European Union: Lifts sanctions on Syria with conditions.
• Turkish Defense: Ready to collaborate with the new Syrian leadership after Assad’s removal.
• Response Coordinators: Describes an ongoing “humanitarian disaster” in Syria, calling for urgent solutions for war remnants.
• Axios: Secret talks between Israel and Jordan address common concerns about Syria.
• Turkey: Ready to provide military training to Syria if requested by the new administration.
• Daraa: Six civilians killed in a mine explosion left behind by the previous regime.
• Zelensky: Calls on the Ukrainian government to create a mechanism to supply food to Syria.
• Germany: Warns Assad supporters not to hide within its territory.
• Turkish Foreign Minister: Confirms continued support for the Syrian people.

International News:

• Associated Press: Assad’s fall ends Hezbollah support and aids regional stability.
• Gaza Strip: Five new massacres result in 181 dead and wounded.
• Saudi Arabia: Condemns Israel’s decision to expand settlements in the Golan Heights.
• Netanyahu’s Government: Approves plans to expand settlements in the Golan Heights.