Daily Archives: July 23, 2022

2022-07-23: News Headlines

Staff (2022-07-23). UNSC must end Israel's constant crimes against Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani on Friday censured a brutal missile attack by the Israeli regime targeting the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus, earlier in the day.

Jason Ditz (2022-07-23). Turkish Drone Strike Reported in East Syria, Three Killed. news.antiwar.com A Turkish drone strike destroyed a car in a residential area near Qamishili on Friday, The Syria Observatory for Human Rights reported this as the fourth Turkish drone strike in the area in the past two days. The attacks seem to be targeting cars, but it's not 100% clear why. | The area is under at least partial control of the Kurdish YPG, so it's possible their members are being targeted. That would be in keeping with Turkish policies. | This isn't…

Editor2 (2022-07-23). Global Unions Demand Immediate Release of Syrian Journalist Kidnapped by SDF. orinocotribune.com By Steve Sweeney Jul 19, 2022 | SYRIAN journalist Mohammad al-Saghir must be released by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), global unions said today as he started a hunger strike in protest against his treatment. | The correspondent for the al-Ikhbariyah news channel has been held by the Kurdish-led authorities in Syria's Hasakah province since June 2019 when it is alleged he was abducted. | Fears have been raised over his health with his colleagues concerned over his safety while his family say he has suffered a number of strokes while in jail. | Friends and colleagues have alleged that Mr Saghir has been…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-23). Fire reported in southern suburb of Beirut (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) — A fire broke out in the south of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, according to local Lebanese media on Saturday.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-23). IRGC Commander Visited Syria Before Last Wave Of Israeli Strikes On Damascus Report. southfront.org Vice commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Hossain Salami. | Major General Hossein Salami commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) paid a secret visit to Syria before the According to the Saudi-sponsored UAE-based news channel, Salami met with Syrian officials to d…

Staff (2022-07-23). Syrian army builds 3 new bases to counter Turkish threats. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) — In order to counter Turkey's threats to start operations in northern Syria, the Syrian army is strengthening its positions and equipping its forces in the border areas.

Staff (2022-07-23). US troops continue to steal Syria's natural resources. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) — Local Syrian media said Saturday that a US convoy of 35 oil trucks loaded with stolen Syrian oil transferred their shipment into Iraq.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-23). Greater Idlib Militants Shell Government-Held Towns, Kill Or Wound Seven Civilians (Videos). southfront.org On July 22, two civilians were killed and five others were wounded when militants based in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib shelled the government-held towns of al-Suqaylabiyah, al-Baraka, Nobol Elkhatib and Jurin with artillery and multiple rocket launchers. | The three towns are located in the northwestern countryside of Hama. The militants' rocket and artillery strikes targeted several other government-held towns in the northern Lattakia countryside, the southern Idlib countrys…

Staff (2022-07-23). China supports Iran's membership in SCO: envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) — Chinese Ambassador to Iran Chang Hua said that his country supports the membership of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

Contributing Writers (2022-07-22). Syria cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine. marktaliano.net Syria was the first country apart from Russia to recognize the independence of the republics of Donetsk and Luhansk July 20 2022 The Syrian foreign ministry announced on 20 July that Damascus is formally breaking diplomatic ties with Ukraine in response to a similar move by Kiev. "The Syrian Arab Republic has decided to break …

Jason Ditz (2022-07-22). Russian Airstrikes Kills Seven in North Syria's Idlib. news.antiwar.com Details are emerging on a new Russian airstrike against rebel-held Idlib in northern Syria. Seven were reported killed, with the All White Helmet claims are taken with a pinch of salt, as they tend to offer statements that designed to carry a very specific pro-war narrative . | In this case, not only did they attack a rebel-held neighborhood, the statement claims Russia attacked an olive farm and that children were among the slain. | The area attacked is one of the last rebel-held areas in Syria, so its not surprising Russia is…

Jason Ditz (2022-07-22). Israeli Airstrikes Kill Five Syrian Soldiers Near Damascus. news.antiwar.com Overnight Thursday into Friday, Syrian officials say, Israel carried out a flurry of airstrikes against Syria, hitting areas around the capital of Damascus, Details are still coming in on what happened. Syrian state media reported that the missiles were fired over the Golan Heights, and that most of them were intercepted by air defenses. | Syrian media also reported damage c…

Jason Ditz (2022-07-22). Israeli Airstrikes Kill Three Syrian Soldiers Near Damascus. news.antiwar.com Overnight Thursday into Friday say Israel carry out a flurry of airstrikes against Syria, hitting areas around the capital of Damascus, Details are still coming in on what happened. Syrian state media reported that the missiles were fired over the Golan Heights, and that most of them were intercepted by air defenses. | Syrian media also reported damage caused, in and around the strike, but did not clarify what was hit. Israel, as usual, did not of…

_____ (2022-07-22). Astana Process Renews Demands For US Withdrawal From Syria. popularresistance.org Syrian foreign minister Faisal Mekdad, who was visiting Iran, said on Wednesday, July 20 that his country welcomed the joint statement issued at the end of Astana peace summit a day earlier which talked against all kinds of external aggression in his country. During his meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Amir Abdollahian Mekdad noted that "we are against any interference of Turkey in Syrian lands and establishment of any settlements and attempts of Turkification of Syria." | On Tuesday, during the first day of his two-day visit to Iran, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the summit of the Astana format…

Staff (2022-07-22). Iran calls for lifting unilateral sanctions imposed on Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) —Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN while paying heed to the territorial integrity, independence and political sovereignty of Syria called for removal of unilateral sanctions imposed against Syria.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-22). Russian Airstrikes Hit Two Christian Towns Occupied By Al-Qaeda In Syria's Greater Idlib (Video). southfront.org A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On July 22, a series of airstrikes which were reportedly carried out by warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit the towns of Jdayde and Yacubiyeh in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | Jdayde and Yacubiyeh, which are located in the western countryside of Idlib, are currently occupied by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Gre…

Anonymous669 (2022-07-22). US-led Coalition Has Returned To Syria's Raqqa: Monitoring Group. southfront.org The US-led coalition has allegedly returned to the northeastern Syrian governorate of Raqqa more than two years after it withdrew from it to facilitate a Turkish military operation against its own proxy, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the coalition is in the process of occupying the 17th Division base, which is located a few kilometers to the east of Raqqa city. | According to the London-based monitoring group, the US-led coalition deployed on July…

Anonymous669 (2022-07-22). Syrian Intelligence Conducted Operation Against Al-Qaeda Militants In Key Daraa Town. southfront.org FILE IMAGE: Sputnik/ Iliya Pitalev. | On July 22, the Syrian Military Intelligence Directorate (MID) conducted a security operation in the town of al-Yadudah in the western countryside of Daraa. | A heavily-armed force of the MID stormed al-Yadudah in the early morning to arrest a number of wanted militants including former members of al-Qaeda's al-Nusra Front which is now known as Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) | Two of the wanted militants were Obeida al-Diri and Iyad Jaara, who were both field commanders of al-Nusra F…

Staff (2022-07-22). Syria calls on UNSC to condemn Israeli regime's invasion. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) — The Syrian foreign ministry, in a statement, called on the United Nations Security Council to condemn the Israeli regime's invasion of the Syrian territories.

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