Damascus declares curfew in Aleppo following clashes with SDF
Syria’s government declared Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh a closed military zone as fighting with SDF escalated, with civilian deaths reported and mass evacuations underway.
Syria’s government declared Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh a closed military zone as fighting with SDF escalated, with civilian deaths reported and mass evacuations underway.
In a video, protesters can be heard shouting "Marg bar Khamenei," which translates to "Death to Khamenei."
Hours after its leader's unexplained absence, the Southern Transitional Council said he was in Aden overseeing military and security operations.
Separately, several Iranian Kurdish opposition parties issued a joint statement urging a general strike also on Thursday to support the protests.
Entangled in a decades-long shadow war with Israel, Iran has executed many people it has accused of having links with Israel's intelligence service and facilitating its operations in the country.
At least four people were killed as clashes broke out in Aleppo, with Syrian forces and the Kurdish led SDF trading blame amid stalled integration talks.
Iran's National Defense Council issued a statement that warned that any encroachment on its security or national integrity would be met with an “appropriate, targeted, and decisive response.
Aden and adjacent areas are currently controlled by the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC). The leader of the STC had been residing in the palace, but his current whereabouts are unknown.
Israel maintains that it has both a moral and strategic obligation to ensure the security of the Druze, especially following the massacre there last year.
“The new Syrian government harbors no hostile intentions toward Israel, and seeks a relationship based on respect and coexistence," The American envoy told The Post.
Furthermore, it was agreed to begin talks between Jerusalem and Damascus in civilian areas, including medicine, energy, and agriculture, The 'Post' has learned.