News:
-Commercial Bank branches return to work and inventory begins to feed ATMs and put them into service.
-The return of school and university hours and work in government and private institutions and facilities.
-The head of the Syrian Engineers Syndicate, Malek Haj Ali, issued a decision to reinstate engineers whose names were removed from the Syndicate’s records for security reasons, due to the injustice and persecution they suffered. According to the decision, the period of cancellation is calculated for practicing the profession and engineering ranks. Security-cleared engineers visit their branches to settle their status.
Statements from Foreign Leaders/Organizations:
-UN Special Envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen: We are monitoring the situation and looking forward to what will happen regarding the political transition. We work with different segments of the Syrian people and state institutions must start working fully while ensuring their security. We hope to see a quick end to sanctions on Syria and for the recovery process to begin soon. We do not want any revenge operations in Syria and state institutions must start working fully with security guaranteed for them.
-French Foreign Minister: A French diplomatic mission will visit Damascus on Tuesday.
-Iraqi Prime Minister: We emphasize non-interference in internal affairs and helping the Syrians overcome this difficult stage.
-Qatari Foreign Ministry: During our meetings with the interim government in Syria, we confirmed our support for the Syrian people to achieve their security. We discussed with the Syrian side ways to enhance the flow of Qatari humanitarian aid, and the needs of our Syrian brothers at this important stage. Resuming work of our embassy in Syria starting Tuesday.
-UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs: UAE condemns Israeli government’s decision to expand settlements in occupied Golan.
-Iraqi Foreign Ministry: The decision of the Zionist entity’s government to expand its settlement policy in the occupied Syrian Golan represents a flagrant violation of international law and international legitimacy resolutions. The Foreign Ministry affirms Iraq’s firm and supportive position on the rights of the Syrian Arab Republic to regain its full sovereignty over its lands. The Golan is an occupied Syrian territory and any measures aimed at changing its legal and demographic status are null and void. The Foreign Ministry calls on the international community to take a firm stance to condemn the Zionist entity’s ongoing violations and to work seriously to protect the unity and sovereignty of Syrian lands and ensure the achievement of security and stability in the region.
-U.S. State Department: The security situation in Syria remains volatile and unpredictable, so US citizens should leave Syria if possible.
Statements from Syrian Leaders:
-Ahmad al-Shar’a: A study is underway to raise salaries by 400% in Syria. All factions will be dissolved and there will be no weapons except in the hands of the state. The first priorities are to rebuild the destroyed homes and return the displaced to the last tent. There will be no compulsory military service, except for some specialties that will be compulsory for short periods.
Primary Sources:
General Command of Syria:
Ahmad al-Shar’a: A message to the Kurds in Syria
An excerpt from the meeting of Ahmad al-Shar’a with a group of “free journalists and media professionals“
“There will be no compulsory conscription in Syria” – Ahmad al-Shar’a
Central Bank:
Central Bank of Syria issues a decision regarding foreign exports and foreign exchange pledges
The Central Bank of Syria issues a decision regarding importers and the mechanism for financing their imports of materials permitted to be imported for the purpose of placing them for local consumption.
Military Operations Department:
Announcement of recruitment to the Military Operations Department
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research:
Meeting of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the caretaker government, Dr. Abdel Moneim Abdel Hafez, with the cadres of the Ministry of the ousted regime
Ministry of Interior:
The Ministry of Interior announces recruitment for the police to join the Police Academy in Homs
Ministry of Transport:
Announcement of the activation of the Deir al-Zour – Homs – Aleppo line
Political Affairs Department:
Visit of Bashir al-Ali, Director of the Sects Affairs Directorate in the Political Affairs Department, to al-Duwaileh neighborhood in the capital, Damascus
Ariha:
Performing the funeral prayer in absentia in the mosques of Ariha city for the souls of the martyred detainees who died in the prisons of the criminal regime
Damascus:
A massive demonstration by Damascus University students in Umayyad Square to celebrate the victory
Meeting of the Directorate of Sports and Youth with the Sports Federation in the Syrian capital Damascus
al-Zajl Company starts its work in the Syrian capital Damascus
Dara’a:
Attendance of the Military Operations Department at the Reconciliation Authority Conference in the Hauran and Golan
Homs:
The Military Operations Department calls on all free revolutionaries to end military manifestations within the city
The Military Operations Department ends the curfew throughout the city
Latakia:
Military Operations Department meets with Christian community leaders to reassure them, preserve their property and protect them
Syrian Jihadism 