#SyriaWeekly
This week was hugely significant for #Syria's new gov't -- with official visits to #WashingtonDC & #NewYork resulting in a surge in diplomacy, new finance deals & investment openings.

#SyriaWeekly covers every meeting & outcome:

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Syria Weekly: April 22-29, 2025
Syrian Ministers come to the US & surge diplomacy; SDF-Damascus accord falters; sectarian tensions intensify; ISIS launches deadliest attack of 2025; & more.
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April 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Since I started #SyriaWeekly 10 months ago, I've been blown away by the interest.

With ~50,000 views per month, we have subscribers in 109 countries around the world, including officials from 41 governments.

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April 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
NEW #SyriaWeekly -- Ahmed al-Sharaa travels to #Turkey, #UAE & #Qatar; #Saudi pays off #Syria's World Bank debts; Ahmed al-Awda's 8th Brigade dissolves in #Daraa; and #SDF-#Damascus de-escalation continues.

All the details & much more: www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...
Syria Weekly: April 8-15, 2025
President Sharaa travels to Turkey, UAE & Qatar; Saudi pays off Syria's World Bank debts; Ahmed al-Awda's 8th Brigade dissolves in Daraa; and SDF-Damascus de-escalation continues.
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April 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
NEW -- #Syria's gov't started work this week, with a new Central Bank governor, ambassador reshuffles & a surge in #Druze engagement in #Suwayda.

#SyriaWeekly covers everything, in the latest newsletter:

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Syria Weekly: April 1-8, 2025
Syria's new government starts work; Druze engagement intensifies; Israeli escalation spikes; ISIS attacks increase; and much more.
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April 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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GOT THAT #Iran Backed Pro ASSAD General leads revolt in #Latakia today!
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March 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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NEW -- the EU has suspended all sanctions on #Syria related to air, land & sea shipping, as well as banking & energy for 12 months.

A good step, following on from US actions. A short 🧵:
January 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
As I wrote in #SyriaWeekly on Jan 13:

- "Ahmed al-Sharaa isn’t Bashar al-#Assad and #HTS isn’t #Assad’s regime. Sanctions on one cannot simply be transferred over to the other."

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As Syria Reaches Forward, Sanctions are Holding it Back
With needs higher than ever before, Syria's transition hangs on a knife edge
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January 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
#SYRIA .. here sorry I forgot about #CharlesLister .. and his #SyriaWeekly
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"While the lead role being played by #HTS in #Syria's transition undoubtedly raises many challenging questions, Ahmed al-Sharaa isn’t Bashar al-#Assad & #HTS isn’t Assad’s regime. Sanctions on one can't simply be transferred to the other."

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As Syria Reaches Forward, Sanctions are Holding it Back
With needs higher than ever before, Syria's transition hangs on a knife edge
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January 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
To say a lot has happened in/around #Syria over the past week would be an understatement.

Today's NEW #SyriaWeekly update will catch you up on everything -- and this one is FREE access for all.

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Syria Weekly: Dec 30 2024 -Jan 7, 2025
Syria's HTS-led transition goes international -- while conflict & transitional instability persists.
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January 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NEW -- #SyriaWeekly has the latest comprehensive guide to #Syria's #HTS-led transition, as well as everything else that's happened across #Syria over the past week.

There's a lot.

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Syria's Transition Surges Ahead
Plus More
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December 23, 2024 at 2:40 PM
NEW -- "#Assad’s Regime Ends & An Uncertain Transition Begins"

- #SyriaWeekly has the ultimate, comprehensive guide on the fall of #Damascus & the rapidly moving transition now underway in #Syria.

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Assad’s Regime Ends & An Uncertain Transition Begins
Dear readers,
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December 16, 2024 at 9:33 PM
NEW -- Day 3 summary from #SyriaWeekly, as #Aleppo's fall appears imminent.

Meanwhile, #Saraqeb is taken, Maarat al-Numan is under attack & the #Turkey-backed SNA is moving towards Tel Rifat.

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Day 3: Syria's armed opposition advances into central Aleppo
The fall of Aleppo appears inevitable, as the SNA joins the fray
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November 30, 2024 at 12:07 AM
NEW -- Day 2 #SyriaWeekly report on the #HTS-opposition offensive, with 25 villages captured today & a new front opened on #Saraqeb in southern #Idlib.

Opposition forces are now 3.5km from #Aleppo city -- and still moving.

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Day 2: Opposition offensive on Aleppo continues to advance
M5 highway cut, as the frontline reaches 3.5km to Aleppo city
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November 28, 2024 at 6:19 PM
@Charles_Lister

#Syria's armed opposition launched a major offensive today, capturing 18 villages & a regime military base, reaching within 6km of #Aleppo city.

What happened? What does it mean? What happens next? Read #SyriaWeekly for all details:

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Armed opposition launches surprise offensive on Aleppo
After 9hrs, fighters had reached to within 6km of Aleppo city.
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November 27, 2024 at 8:39 PM
#Syria's armed opposition launched a major offensive today, capturing 18 villages & a regime military base, reaching within 6km of #Aleppo city.

What happened? What does it mean? What happens next? Read #SyriaWeekly for all details:

www.syriaweekly.com/p/armed-oppo...
Armed opposition launches surprise offensive on Aleppo
After 9hrs, fighters had reached to within 6km of Aleppo city.
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November 27, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Tensions have been spiraling in NW #Syria for weeks now -- rumors have swirled since early-Oct that a major offensive (either by #Assad's regime or the opposition) was imminent.

See #SyriaWeekly analysis from Oct 12, here:

www.syriaweekly.com/p/is-northwe...
Is northwest Syria on the brink of major conflict?
News reporting, leaks & regime movements trigger concern, but major escalation remains unlikely
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November 27, 2024 at 1:33 PM
NEW #SyriaWeekly is out & it's been an extraordinarily violent & unstable week across #Syria.

- 158 people killed in 210 violent incidents in 7 days:
Details on everything, here:

www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-nove...
Syria: November 19-26, 2024
SDF launch deadliest attack on SNA in years; Israeli strikes on Palmyra deadliest ever; ISIS attacks surge; multiple mysterious deadly attacks in Homs; & more.
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November 26, 2024 at 4:22 PM
新しい #SyriaWeekly がリリースされ、 #シリア 全体で非常に暴力的で不安定な 1 週間であったことが示されました。

7日間で210件の暴力事件が発生し、158人が死亡:
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Syria: November 19-26, 2024
SDF launch deadliest attack on SNA in years; Israeli strikes on Palmyra deadliest ever; ISIS attacks surge; multiple mysterious deadly attacks in Homs; & more.
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November 26, 2024 at 3:44 PM
NEW from #SyriaWeekly:

- Dozens killed in #Israel strikes on #Palmyra -- the deadliest Israeli strikes in #Syria to date, which hit #Iran proxy housing, weapons depots & an #Assad Military Intelligence command center.

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Dozens killed in Israeli strikes on Palmyra
Israel conducted its deadliest ever strikes in Syria today (November 20), striking several targets in the central city of Palmyra in Homs.
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November 20, 2024 at 3:54 PM
NEW #SyriaWeekly is out, covering ~250 developments across #Syria (incl. 231 violent incidents), plus detailed analysis:

- Iranian-Syrian engagement surges, despite claims of weakening ties

Read & subscribe -- www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-nove...
Syria: November 12-19, 2024
Iranian-Syrian engagement surges; Israeli action escalates; Saudi seizes $200 million of captagon; new tranche of US sanctions; and more.
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November 19, 2024 at 4:22 PM