Five children drown in Syria flash floods: Minister

The floods have caused major material damage, with floodwaters inundating residential homes, schools and camps of internally displaced persons (IDP), blocking roads, and destroying infrastructure.

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Two injured in clash between families affiliated with Suwayda’s National Guard

Syrian state media reported that members of a family called “Abu Sarhan” opened fire on a lawyer from the “Radwan family” over a personal dispute involving a gasoline depot.

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Two children die in Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor flash floods 

One of the children died after drowning in flash floods in the town of Hammar al-Ali, western Deir ez-Zor, while another drowned in a valley near the village of Hunayda, in the Raqqa countryside.

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YPJ says must maintain ‘autonomy’ as Syria integration talks continue

“Within the framework of integration, the YPJ must take its rightful place in the ministry as a special forces unit, keeping its command structure and its autonomy as a women's unit,” said Roksan Mohammed.

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French jihadists vow ‘revenge’ after Idlib clashes with govt forces

“We will not leave this land before taking revenge,” the group said. 

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Iraqi PM donates $10 million to key mosques in Syria

The donation included $5 million to the Umayyad Mosque and another $5 million to the shrine of Sayyida Zainab, according to Zaidi’s office.

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Syrian security forces kill French jihadist in Idlib clashes

While pursuing the group, armed jihadists opened fire on the security forces, triggering clashes that “resulted in the death of one member of the armed group and the injury of a civilian,” security forces said. 

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PM Zaidi, Sharaa discuss oil exports through Syria’s Baniyas

The Haditha-Baniyas pipeline dates to 1925, according to Syria’s state-owned SANA news agency. It was damaged during the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 and went out of service.

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Syria condemns deadly Jordanian strikes in Daraa, denies coordination

The Syrian foreign ministry expressed its “strongest condemnation and rejection” of the Jordanian strikes, it said in a statement, describing the attack as an “unacceptable violation and incursion into Syrian airspace without any prior coordination.”

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