(2023-06-04). Military Situation In Syria On June 3, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On June 4, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On June 4, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kansafra; | On June 4, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Benin; | On June 4, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in al-Bara; | Fateh al-Mubin Operations Room claimed that five SAA servicemen were killed and two oth…
(2023-06-04). Syria's Top Diplomate Holds Talks In Iraq On Joint Challenges. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | Late on June 3, Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrived in Iraq for talks with senior officials, including Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani. | The visit comes weeks after the Arab League agreed to readmit Syria to the 22-member bloc. Iraq was one of a very few Arab countries that maintained relations with Syria after the outbreak of the war. | During a press conference with Mekdad in Baghdad on June 4, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein emphasized tha…
(2023-06-04). Syrian Army Deploys Floating Bridge On Western Euphrates Bank In Deir Ezzor (Photos). southfront.org 
(2023-06-04). Syrian Authorities Launch New Reconciliation Process In Daraa (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | On June 3, Syrian authorities launched a reconciliation process in Daraa in an attempt to improve the security situation in the southern governorate. | The new reconciliation process offers amnesty for Daraa locals who are wanted for certain offenses, including avoiding military service. A reconciliation center was established in Daraa city. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency, the center will remain open until May 8. | Abdul Nasser al-Harir, a m…
(2023-06-03). Editorial] Targeting health care in conflict: the need to end impunity. thelancet.com On the morning of May 26, a Russian missile destroyed Dnipropetrovsk City Hospital No 14 in Dnipro, Ukraine, killing at least two people and injuring more than 30. Later that same day, the BBC reported that attacks on medical facilities and staff in Sudan might constitute war crimes. As described in a World Report, such attacks continue in Sudan, including most recently the looting and occupation of centres run by Médecins Sans Frontières, denying Sudanese civilians much needed medical care. From the deliberate targeting of hospitals in Syria and the destruction of the health system in Yemen, to the arrest and ab…
(2023-06-03). Syria's invitation to the Arab League is a defeat for U.S. imperialism. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders May 29, 2023 The following is the message Sara Flounders was invited to deliver to the May 28 meeting of the International Arab Forum to Break the Siege on Syria. Greetings and warm solidarity to the International Arab Forum to Break the Siege on Syria. I'm Sara Flounders, Co-director of International Action Center and member of the International Relations Committee of Workers World Party. Demonstration in 2019 in Philadelphia. Credit: Joe Piette It is an honor to join you in celebrating the breaking of the unjust siege imposed on Syria. This siege was part of a global war, led by U.S. imperiali…
(2023-06-03). Syria and WFP review cooperation in recovery phase. plenglish.com Damascus, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) Saturday's talks between Foreign Minister Faisal Al-Mekdad and World Food Program (WFP) Regional Director Corinne Fleischer focused on joint and coordinated actions to boost reconstruction and early recovery projects.
(2023-06-03). Che Guevara's daughter highlights Syrian people's resistance. plenglish.com Damascus, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) Aleida Guevara, daughter of the heroic guerrilla Ernesto Che Guevara, praised the resistance and firmness of Syrians, in a message addressed to the people of this African nation released by the national news agency SANA on Saturday.
(2023-06-03). Weekly news round-up — Kosovo, Health sector, Syria, Israel and more. thealtworld.com
(2023-06-03). Colombia: Petro Removes Ambassador Benedetti From Government. orinocotribune.com 
(2023-06-03). Iran Releases Three European Citizens In Deal Involving Oman, Belgium. southfront.org 
Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi who was freed by Belgium. | On June 2, Iran freed two Austrian and one Danish citizens in a follow up to a recent Oman-brokered prisoner swap deal that saw the release of an Iranian diplomat by Belgium. | Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said he was "very relieved" that Kamran Ghaderi and Massud Mossaheb were being brought home after "years of arduous imprisonment in Iran." | From his side, Denmark's foreign minister, Lars Là∏kke Rasmussen, s…