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Macron continued his scheduled visit despite the nearby blasts and agreed with Syrian interim President Ahmed al Sharaa to reinstate ambassadors. Macron also offered French assistance with rebuilding Syria.
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Macron continued his scheduled visit despite the nearby blasts and agreed with Syrian interim President Ahmed al Sharaa to reinstate ambassadors. Macron also offered French assistance with rebuilding Syria.
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Israel struck a building associated with Iran in Damascus, killing seven Iranian military advisers, including three generals. Israel characterized the site as a military building rather than a diplomatic facility.
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Macron and al Sharaa agreed to reinstate ambassadors, and Macron offered French help rebuilding Syria.
Macron continued his scheduled visit despite the nearby blasts and agreed with Syrian interim President Ahmed al Sharaa to reinstate ambassadors. Macron also offered French assistance with rebuilding Syria.
Open source reportMultiple bomb blasts injured at least 18 people in Damascus yesterday morning.
Multiple explosions injured at least 18 people in Damascus on 7 July. This the second attack in the Syrian capital within two weeks; the blasts occurred near the hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was staying.
Open source reportA bombing killed at least nine people at a crowded cafe in central Damascus today. Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah - a little-known jihadist group - claimed the blast, but Syrian authorities think Islamic State was actually responsible for it.
A bombing at a crowded cafe in central Damascus killed at least nine people. Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah claimed responsibility while Syrian authorities suspected Islamic State.
Open source reportAl Sharaa and the SDF would probably be content to maintain the status quo, and Damascus recently sent the SDF a proposal that would essentially formalize the separate arrangement they currently enjoy.
Damascus and the SDF would prefer the status quo, while Turkey will probably continue pressing President Ahmed al Sharaa to adopt a harder line. Damascus sent the SDF a proposal formalizing much of the current arrangement.
Open source reportHe specifically implored regional banks and the Syrian diaspora to help recapitalize and modernize Syria's financial sector, and asked the IMF and World Bank for funding as well as capacity-building and policy support.
Central Bank Governor Abdulkader Husrieh urged regional banks and the Syrian diaspora to help recapitalize and modernize Syria’s financial sector, while requesting funding and institutional support from the IMF and World Bank.
Open source reportJordanian and Qatari diplomats visited Damascus to court Syria's new leaders... they now see Syria's transition as a chance to rebuild relations with the new government.
Visits by Jordanian and Qatari diplomats to Damascus as Arab governments consider rebuilding relations with Syria following the end of Bashar al-Assad’s rule.
Open source reportrebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani (who has now rebranded himself "Pres. Ahmed al Shara" on Telegram) met Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi Jalali yesterday to begin transition planning. They jointly appointed Mohammed al-Bashir to form a new transition government.
Abu Mohammed al-Golani met Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi Jalali to plan a political transition and that they selected Mohammed al-Bashir to form a transitional government. Al-Golani adopted the name and title “Pres. Ahmed al Shara” on Telegram.
Open source reportThe strongest of the rebel factions is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), whose leader is trying to rebrand as a statesman
HTS leader Ahmed al-Shara’s use of his civilian name and pledges regarding Christians and women is an effort to rebrand himself as a political leader.
Open source reportAccording to NYT interviews after the fact, Israel didn't expect its April 1 strike on an Iranian embassy complex in Damascus to lead to the escalation that unfolded from it, and didn't even warn the U.S. about it until moments before it happened.
Israel did not expect its strike on an Iranian diplomatic complex to trigger the ensuing escalation and notified the United States only shortly beforehand.
Open source reportIsrael seems to be escalating its covert war on Iranian targets in a manner calculated to hinder Iran's offensive operations without drawing it and its proxies into all-out war.
Damascus strike is part of an Israeli effort to disrupt Iranian operations without triggering an all-out regional war.
Open source reportIsrael carried out a brazen strike on Iran's consulate in Damascus, Syria, killing seven Iranian military advisors - including three generals. Israel acknowledged the strike but rejected the notion that the building was a diplomatic facility and said it was a military building instead.
Israel struck a building associated with Iran in Damascus, killing seven Iranian military advisers, including three generals. Israel characterized the site as a military building rather than a diplomatic facility.
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