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Syria Alleges Israeli Strike Wounded Two

  • The Syrian government has accused Israel of an airstrike that wounded two civilians in the southern city of Tartous; Israel has not commented on the attack (Al Jazeera)

France Repatriates Sixteen Wives of ISIS Fighters and Thirty-Five Children

  • France repatriated sixteen wives of fighters belonging to the so-called Islamic State, along with thirty-five children from Syria; this move breaks with France’s longstanding policy of refusing to repatriate adult women, which human rights groups and security experts have long called for (New York Times)

U.S. Drone Strike Kills Senior Terrorist Leader in Syria

  • A U.S.-led drone strike in Idlib, Syria killed Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, a senior leader of the al-Qaeda affiliated Hurras al-Din group (Axios)

IS Kills Nine Pro-Regime Fighters in Syria, Per UK Monitor

  • The self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) killed nine pro-regime fighters in eastern Syria, joining at least thirty regime and pro-regime fighters to be killed by the group in the past week (Voice of America).

Russia Notified United States of Strike in Syria, Per U.S. Government

  • U.S. officials said Russia notified the United States ahead of a strike on U.S. allies in southeastern Syria earlier this week; no one was killed in the strike, and the U.S. military warned Syrian fighters to move (CNN)

Main Syrian Airport Operations Suspended Following Israeli Strikes, Per Syrian Government

  • Syria’s main airport, located in Damascus, has suspended operations following strikes attributed to the Israeli military; though Israeli strikes are frequently reported by Syria, this marks the first occasion wherein Israeli strikes have resulted in an airport shutdown (Washington Post)

Syria Suspends Some Flights Following Airstrike in Damascus

  • Authorities suspended flights to and from Damascus following an air strike south of the capital; Syrian authorities said the attack came from Israel (Reuters)

Syrian Democratic Forces Say They Will Turn to Syrian Government Should Turkey Attack

  • The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said they plan to turn to the Syrian government for support if the government of Turkey decides to follow through on its threat to launch an operation against the SDF (Associated Press)

Syrian Health Ministry: Twenty-Nine Dead in Cholera Outbreak

  • The ministry reported 338 cases since an outbreak began last month, while the U.S.-based International Rescue Committee warned of underreporting and documented more than two thousand suspected cases; Syria’s decade-long war has left much of the population reliant on unsafe water sources (Reuters)

Syria: Israel Launches New Attack Near Damascus

  • State-run Syrian media said that Israel had launched an attack near Damascus, reportedly resulting in a fire near the Damascus International Airport (Washington Post)

Rocket Attack Kills Ten Syrian Soldiers

  • A rocket attack on a military bus in northwest Syria killed ten soldiers and wounded nine others (Al Jazeera)

Syria Accuses Israel of Missile Attack in Quneitra Governate

  • Syrian state media reported that Israel had launched a missile attack in Syria’s southern Quneitra governorate, resulting in only physical damage (Reuters)
  • Separately, Turkey increased pressure on Russia’s military presence in Syria by closing its airspace to Russian civilian and military planes carrying troops to the region until July 2022 (Voice of America)

EU Foreign Policy Chief: ‘Don’t Give Up on Syria’

  • International donors held a sixth pledging conference to support humanitarian efforts in Syria, now in its eleventh year of war; European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell urged donors to reject “fatigue” and contribute even as crises in Ukraine and elsewhere also demand attention (Agence France Presse)
  • U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced that the United States would provide more than $800 million in new humanitarian assistance to those affected by the Syrian civil war (CNN)

UN: 12.3 Million Syrian Children Need Aid

  • According to a new UN report, a record 12.3 million Syrian children are in need of assistance (Al Jazeera)

Turkey Announces Plan to Repatriate One Million Syrians

  • Turkey is building housing in Syria for migrants and refugees who fled Syria’s civil war and plans for one million people to return voluntarily, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said (Hurriyet)

Israeli Strikes Kill Four Syrian Soldiers Near Damascus

  • Israeli missile strikes on targets near Damascus killed four Syrian soldiers, Syria’s defense ministry said (Middle East Eye)

Two U.S. Soldiers Injured in Syria

  • Two U.S. troops were injured after shelling at a U.S. military base in eastern Syria (Wall Street Journal)

Syrian Government Forces Kill Four in Northwestern Syria

  • According to opposition activists, Syrian government forces shelled a rebel-held village in northwestern Syria, killing four students on their way to school (Associated Press)

Clash Between Islamic State, Kurds in Syrian Refugee Camp Kills Four

  • Four people, including one child, were killed during fighting between Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Islamic State cells in northeastern Syria’s Al-Hol camp (Al Jazeera)

Islamic State Names New Leader

  • The Islamic State named a new leader, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, after its former chief was killed in a U.S. raid in northwestern Syria last month (Associated Press)

Israeli Missile Strikes Reportedly Kill Syrian Civilians

  • Syrian state media reported that an Israeli missile attack killed two civilians on the outskirts of Syria’s capital, Damascus; Israel did not comment on the attack (Al Jazeera)
  • Separately, militants attacked a military bus in central Syria, killing thirteen soldiers (Associated Press)

Israel Strikes Border Positions Inside Syria

  • Israel reportedly fired missiles at positions in Syria’s southern Quneitra province. The Syrian military claimed that the strikes resulted in some material damage (Reuters)

Israel Reportedly Strikes Syrian Military Positions Outside of Damascus

  • Israel reportedly struck military positions south of Damascus with surface-to-surface missiles, causing material damage but no casualties (Associated Press)

UN Envoy to Syria Expects Constitutional Talks to Resume

  • The UN special envoy for Syria said he expects talks between the Syrian government and opposition on draft constitutional reforms to resume next month (Associated Press)

Six People Killed During Syrian Military Strike on Rebel-Held Village

  • Six people, including two children, were killed during a military strike in northwest Syria, according to opposition activists (Associated Press)