🇸🇾-Scenes from the inside of As-Suwayda

🇸🇾- the latest control map

🇸🇾🇸🇦- the Syrian president Ahmad Al-Sharaa, meets with a delegation of businessmen from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, headed by Mohammed Abunayyan and Suleiman Al-Muhaidib, at the People’s Palace in Damascus.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed prospects for economic and investment cooperation between the two countries and ways to strengthen partnerships in various fields.

🇸🇾- the latest control map of As-Suwayda

🇸🇾- Busses were sent to transfer and secure the civilians of As-Suwayda

🇸🇾-Syrian Minister of Information states:

• The state of chaos in As-Suwayda is not new and has been ongoing for months.

• The events in As-Suwayda were the result of an atmosphere of chaos created by armed groups and elements.

• Social tensions between the Bedouins and the Druze in As-Suwayda have been longstanding since the early days of the Syrian state.

🇸🇾-Syrian Minister of Information states:

• The context and circumstances in which the violations occurred must be understood, and those responsible will be held accountable.

• The government has nothing to hide and acknowledges what is happening but emphasizes the need to assert state control.

• Security forces are deployed in the countryside As-Suwayda to break up clashes and prevent their recurrence.



🇸🇾-Syrian Minister of Information states:

• The government will hold
accountable all those who committed violations during the events in Sweida from all sides.

• A group in Sweida tried to portray the intervention and presence of the government as the problem.

• The presence of the government is the solution, and its absence is the problem.

• It is the government that saves the situation, restores stability, and provides essential services in Sweida, as this is its duty.

• An emergency committee has been formed from various ministries to provide assistance in all fields.

• Government forces will work to enforce the law, end the clashes, and release detainees from both sides.

🇸🇾-Syrian Minister of Information states:

• The government calls on everyone to prioritize reason and the national interest and to act responsibly.

• Syria is going through a transitional phase; we are not yet a fully sovereign state, and the Assad regime has capitalized on social divisions.

• A national solution is the right path for all Syrian forces to contribute to shaping the future of Syria.

• The Syrian government acknowledges that the transitional process is difficult, including achieving a unified army.

• Implementation of the agreement depends on completing each stage individually, as each phase is linked to the next.

• The expected timeframe to end the clashes in As-Suwayda is 48 hours.

• The presence of tribes in As-Suwayda is longstanding, and they will overcome issues related to coexistence and civil peace.

• The government is keen to keep weapons solely in its hands and to integrate groups into forming a unified national army for all Syrians.

🇮🇱🇸🇾-The Jerusalem Post, quoting the Israeli Defense Minister: The area in southern Syria will remain demilitarized.

🇸🇾🇺🇸- U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack discusses with Mazloum Abdi practical steps toward integration into a unified Syria.

U.S. Embassy in Damascus states :

• Tom Barrack discussed with Mazloum Abdi the current situation in Syria and the need for urgent steps to restore calm and stability.

• The discussion focused on practical steps toward integration into a unified Syria.

• Tom Barrack and Mazloum Abdi agreed that the time has come for unity.



🇸🇾-The Syrian Ministry of Interior announces the evacuation of all tribal fighters from the city of As-Suwayda and the cessation of clashes.

🇸🇾- The head of the Syrian Tribes and Clans Council, Abdul Muneim Al-Nasif:

• We announce the withdrawal of all our fighters from the tribes and clans outside the city of As-Suwayda.

• Any breach of the agreement by lawless gangs will be met with a harsh response from the tribes and clans.

🇸🇾-Some Arab tribes have reportedly rejected the orders regarding the ceasefire

🇸🇾-The Syrian Presidency states:

• President Ahmad Al-Sharaa receives the final report of the National Committee for Investigation and Fact-Finding regarding the events of last March on the Syrian coast.

• The report was received after the committee had completed its work.



🇸🇾- The Syrian Presidency states:

• We request the National Committee for Investigation and Fact-Finding regarding the events of last March on the Syrian coast to hold a press conference to present its findings if it deems that appropriate.

• We will carefully and thoroughly examine the results contained in the report.

• The investigative committee was established to ensure a path where no violations or attempts to obscure the truth form part of Syria’s future.

🇸🇾-Syrian Minister of Health:

Al-Hijri refused the entry of a government delegation accompanying a humanitarian convoy into Sweida.

🇮🇱🇸🇾🇺🇸- Six U.S. officials to Axios:

"Concern in the White House about Netanyahu and his regional policies despite the ceasefire in Syria."

• A U.S. official to Axios:

"President Trump and the White House were surprised by the Israeli strikes on Syria."

• A U.S. official to Axios:

"U.S. officials, including Tom Barrack and Witkoff, complained about Netanyahu's behavior."

• An Israeli official to Axios:

"We only intervened in Syria after intelligence indicated the Syrian government's involvement in attacks against the Druze."

• An Israeli official to Axios:

"Our actions in Syria were not driven by internal pressures."

• An Israeli official to Axios:

"The United States wants to maintain the stability of the new Syrian government."

• An Israeli official:

"We tried to explain to the Americans that our actions in Syria are part of our commitment to the Druze community in Israel."

• A U.S. official to Axios:

"Israel should not be able to decide whether the Syrian government can exercise its sovereignty over its citizens and territory."

• A U.S. official to Axios:

"Israeli policy will lead to instability in Syria, and both the Druze community and Israel will lose."