(2023-04-26). Turkish Official Says Condition for Syria Withdrawal Is End of 'YPG Threat'. news.antiwar.com A Turkish official has said the condition for a Turkish withdrawal from Syria is the end of the "YPG threat" in the country, referring to the primary military component of the SDF, the Kurdish-led group that is backed by the US. The comments came after Syrian and Turkish officials held talks in Moscow on Tuesday …
(2023-04-26). Syria Comes in From the Cold. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-26). Erdogan regime jails Kurdish nationalists. wsws.org Less than three weeks before the Turkish elections, the Erdoğan government launched a police raid on Kurdish politicians, journalists, lawyers and artists, as it emerged that Ukraine planned to attack Russian forces through Kurdish militias in Syria.
(2023-04-26). Israeli Drone Crashes In Southern Syria Days After Strikes (Videos). southfront.org 
St. Inigoes, Md. (June 27, 2005) — A "Skylark" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) on display at the 2005 Naval UAV Air Demo held at the Webster Field Annex of Naval Air Station Patuxent River. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain. | A drone of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) crashed in Syria's southern region, Syrian and Israeli news sources reported on April 26. | The sources didn't identify the type of the drone or locate the site of the crash. The IDF, which u…
(2023-04-26). SDF Commander Killed In Turkish Drone Strike On Northern Syria (Video). southfront.org 
A Bayraktar TB2 combat drone. Source: Baykar. | On April 25, a commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) was killed in a Turkish drone strike on Syria's northern region. | The Kurdish-led group said in an initial statement that a vehicle belonging to one of its members was targeted by a combat drone to the south of the town of Kobane, which is located in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo. | Later, the slain member was identified as Sabri Abdullah, a field commander of the SDF who was known…
(2023-04-25). The Syrian Problem on Course to a Positive Resolution. journal-neo.org 
(2023-04-25). Withdrawal of Turkish Troops from Syria Discussed in Moscow Talks. news.antiwar.com The Syrian Defense Ministry said Tuesday that the issue of withdrawing Turkish troops from northern Syria was discussed during talks in Moscow between the defense ministers and intelligence chiefs of Syria, Turkey, Russia, and Iran. The talks are part of a Russian effort to broker a normalization deal between Syria and Turkey, which started in …
(2023-04-25). Scott Ritter: Syria Comes in From the Cold. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-26). 19 Countries Want to Join BRICS. orinocotribune.com On Monday, Bloomberg South Africa's ambassador to BRICS stated that Iran and Saudi Arabia are among the nations that have formally asked to join the group. We also know that Algeria, Egypt and Indonesia have applied to join. The ambassador further named Argentina, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrai…
(2023-04-25). BRICS Nations Push to Expand Global Influence to Counter the West's 'Destructive Actions'. infobrics.org The BRICS nations are focusing on increasing their international roles and "enhancing coordination on key multilateral platforms," Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs reportedly revealed after a meeting with BRICS ambassadors. He stressed "the need for joint efforts to counter destructive actions aimed at destroying the established security architecture."
(2023-04-24). Foreign Ministry: China respects sovereign status of all countries. ecns.cn China has always respected the sovereign status of all former Soviet republics and this position has not changed, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday, after recent remarks on the issue by Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye.
