News:
-It was announced that the official holiday for employees in all ministries and public bodies in the Syrian Arab Republic is Friday and Saturday, and ministries and public bodies whose nature or circumstances require the continuation of work shall take this into account.
Statements from Foreign Leaders/Organizations:
-The Lebanese Foreign Ministry condemns Israel’s occupation of the buffer zone on the side of the occupied Syrian Golan and the adjacent territories. This occupation is an additional attack on the unity and sovereignty of Syria and a flagrant violation of international law and international legitimacy resolutions.
-Lebanese General Security: Our elements carry out missions at all crossings in accordance with Lebanese laws and instructions issued by them, and in accordance with the directives of the political authority. No person wanted by international or local justice is allowed to pass. The Masnaa crossing is witnessing an influx of a large number of Syrian arrivals, and the army and public security are taking measures to prevent their arrival at the border before ensuring that they meet the conditions for entry into Lebanon, which has caused traffic congestion on the international road for several days. The crowding is not chaos and anarchy, but rather a result of the strict measures taken before reaching the public security center.
-Egyptian Foreign Ministry: We condemn in the strongest terms the systematic Israeli targeting of military infrastructure inside Syrian territory
Statements from Syrian Leaders:
-Member of the Executive Office in Damascus Governorate, Qais Ramadan: The governorate council will continue to perform its duties in a way that contributes to restoring services to their normal state. A cleaning campaign has begun in all neighborhoods of Damascus Governorate, accompanied by civil volunteer campaigns, and an improvement in the cleanliness situation will be seen over the next two days. Providing cars with gasoline and means of transportation with diesel without an electronic card, and an official filling price will be determined within hours. A percentage of stations have returned to work, and the rest of the stations will return to work soon. Work is ongoing to improve the electricity situation, and improvement is expected to be seen within the next two days. The maintenance workshops at the Electricity Corporation have begun repairing the centers that have suffered malfunctions, including the Central Region Center in the governorate. Selling bread directly without the need for an electronic card.
Ahmad al-Shar’a: We congratulate our people in Deir Ezzor on the liberation of their country after years of patience and migration. This liberation comes as a way of thanking the honorable people of the Eastern Province, the people of help and support.
Military Operations Department: Our dear people in the city of Damascus and its countryside, we inform you that the Military Operations Department has cancelled the curfew in the city. We also call on our people to return to their work and institutions and contribute with us in building the new Syria.
Primary Sources:
General Command of Syria:
al-Jawlani’s full interview with CNN, in which he spoke about his vision for the future of Syria and the role of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham in it
We will not pardon those involved in torturing detainees
Meeting between the Military Operations Department and the Southern Operations Room
General Transport Authority:
The General Transport Foundation announces the activation of the Bab al-Hawa-Idlib-Damascus line
Military Operations Department:
An important warning from the Military Operations Department to all military formations and our civilians in the Syrian coastal region
A statement from the Military Operations Department: Our dear people in the city of Damascus and its countryside, we inform you that the Military Operations Department has cancelled the curfew in the city. We also call on our people to return to their work and institutions and contribute with us in building the new Syria.
Homs:
A massive demonstration in the center of Homs city on Hamra Street, celebrating the fall of the criminal regime
Regarding the preservation of private and public property in Homs Governorate
In order to ensure the safety of the people of Homs Governorate, and in light of the public interest
Syrian Jihadism 