A Day in Syria: June 5th 2018
By Caroline Pearse & Harald Etzbach
- Today, Turkey announced via its Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the agreement with the United States concerning the Syrian city of Manbij will start being in application within ten days.
- The local council of Al-Bab City in the province of north Aleppo is planning to reach an agreement to open a branch of the Turkish University of Harran in the city. The agreement should be signed in about one month.
- People’s protection units YPG announced the withdrawal of their advisers and military leaders from the city of Manbij.
- The militias of the so-called Islamic State attacked positions of the Syrian opposition today in Al-Tanf, in the desert, and in the province of Deraa. According to the group « Jaysh Maghawir Al-Thawra » of the FSA the attacks were repulsed.
- The Syrian regime has increased military salaries by 30%. Prices have risen nearly tenfold since March 2011.
- My name was Anouar Abdul-Jalil Katroun. I came from the city of Jisr Al-Choughour. I was arrested four years ago by the Syrian regime. Since today, my name has been added on the list of victims of torture in detention at the prison of Saydnaya.
