Syria in 2022

During the year 2022, the popular movement and the great state of tension in southern Syria dominated the Syrian scene, in addition to the fighting between the Turkish occupation mercenaries in northern Syria, also Russian efforts; To conclude a reconciliation between the Damascus government and the Turkish occupation.

Another year ended, and the crisis is still decimating the Syrians without any security, economic or political progress being achieved, as the bombing, security chaos and siege continued, in addition to the livelihood and economic collapse.

In the field... Tension in the south, battles in the north, and Israel continues its raids

On the field and military level in Syria, the situation did not differ in the remaining "De-escalation" areas (the countryside of Idlib, Aleppo, Hama, and Latakia), where the mutual shelling continued between the Damascus forces and the Turkish occupation mercenaries.

Daraa after "Settlements"... chaos, and the emergence of ISIS

During the past year in Daraa, the Damascus government forces and Russia failed; to impos control over it through military force and the implementation of "Settlements", which turned the province into area of tension and easy for ISIS mercenaries to infiltrate.

During the year, Daraa witnessed security incidents, assassinations, and almost daily kidnappings, that we will mention the most prominent of them:

On July 22, the Damascus government break into the town of Al-Yaduda in the western countryside of Daraa.

August 16, Damascus government forces entered the city of Tafass.

On August 31, military groups belonging to the Damascus government forces deployed in the vicinity of Jassim city in Daraa countryside.

September 18, unidentified persons targeted with bullets a leader in the "Military Security" of the Damascus government forces; As a result, he was killed instantly, in the city of Daa'el in the countryside of Daraa

October 3, an explosive device planted by unknown persons exploded, coinciding with the passage of a joint patrol of the Russian forces and the Damascus forces between the towns of A'alma and Al-Sura in the eastern countryside of Daraa.

November 12, unidentified gunmen targeted the head of Alma municipalities in the eastern countryside of Daraa with bullets, which led to his death.

November 14, a huge explosion occurred in the city of Daraa, caused by a booby-trapped vehicle, belonging to groups accused of belonging to ISIS mercenaries in the Hamadeen area of Al-Sad road neighborhood.

On November 30, the US military announced that the leader of ISIS mercenaries was killed a month and a half ago in Daraa province.

Al-Suwaydaa… Tension and uprising

Not far from Daraa, Al-Suwaydaa witnessed numerous confrontations between local opposition groups on one hand, and groups supported by the Damascus government, in addition to demonstrations and the Damascus government's attempt to repeat the "Settlements".

February 3, protests began against after the decision of the Damascus government judge; By removing the decision of supporting thousands of families

On February 11, the city of Al-Suwaydaa witnessed a massive demonstration in front of Ain al-Zaman shrine in the city center.

On February 18, protests were renewed, in which dozens participated, in front of the tomb of Sultan Pasha al-Atrash in the town of al-Qerayya, south of Al-Suwaydaa.

On July 26, local factions led by the "Rijal al Karama" Movement took control of the last headquarters of an armed group affiliated with the Military Intelligence in Al-Suwaydaa, southern Syria, led by Raji Falhout.

December 4, Al-Suwayda witnessed tension and massive protests against the deterioration of living and economic conditions in the country, and crowds attacked the governorate building in the city center.

The occupied Syrian regions.. Fighting and place for the leaders of ISIS and Al-Qaeda

On another area of ​​Syrian territory, the results of Turkey's occupation and its mercenaries of many Syrian regions appeared (Jarabuls - Al-Bab – A'azaz - Idlib - Afrin - Serêkaniyê - Girê Spî), and witnessed frequent and bloody fighting between mercenary groups, in addition to the transformation of these cities into safe areas; ISIS leaders and mercenaries.

On February 3, US forces, from Kobani and in cooperation with the Syrian Democratic Forces, targeted the leader of ISIS mercenaries, "Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi" in Idlib, which is under the influence of the Turkish occupation.

May 3, the President of the Turkish occupation, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announced the start of implementing a project in 13 occupied areas in northwestern Syria under the cover of the "voluntary return" of refugees.

On June 16, US officials announced that the international coalition had arrested the leader of ISIS mercenaries, "Hani Ahmed al-Kurdi," formerly known as the governor of Raqqa; And that in an airdrop in Jarabuls occupied by Turkey.

On June 18, fighting broke out between the mercenaries of "Al-Jabha al Shamiya and Jaysh al-Islam", and the mercenaries of "Ahrar al-Sham". The mercenaries of "Tahrir al-Sham" intervened in favor of Ahrar al-Sham, and took control of many areas in the vicinity of Afrin.

On June 28, the US military said it had targeted in an airstrike a senior official of an extremist jihadist group close to al-Qaeda; "Abu Hamza al-Yemeni" in Idlib countryside.

On July 12, the US Department of Defense announced that it had killed the leader of ISIS mercenaries in Syria, called "Maher Al-A'aqal", in a strike carried out by a drone; While he was on a motorbike, near the Turkish occupied town of Janderes.

On October 11, fighting broke out between the mercenaries groups affiliated with the Turkish occupation in the occupied al-Bab, after the killing of a media activist. The fighting extended to Afrin, and later the mercenaries of Tahrir al-Sham intervened, taking control of many sites in Afrin and imposing their security control there.

Israeli raids are the most devastating and extend to the Syrian coast

During the year, the intensive Israeli raids on Syrian territory continued, but they included areas on the Syrian coast and close to the Russian bases, and they were more destructive.

February 9, the Israeli army launched air strikes against military sites in the vicinity of Damascus; It killed one soldier and injured five others.

April 24, 4 soldiers were killed and 3 others wounded in Israeli strikes on the outskirts of the capital, Damascus.

June 10, Israel targeted Damascus International Airport; What caused great damage to the airport and as a result of these damages; Incoming and outgoing flights through the airport have been suspended.

July 22, SANA reported that 3 soldiers were killed and 7 others wounded; As a result of an Israeli air strike that targeted the vicinity of the Syrian capital, Damascus.

On August 15, the Damascus government forces announced that 3 soldiers were killed and 3 others were wounded in two simultaneous Israeli attacks in the south of Tartus governorate, and another in the capital Damascus, while intelligence and Syrian military sources said that Israel bombed Iranian targets near the main military bases of Russia in Syria on the Mediterranean Coast.

On October 24, the Ministry of Defense of the Damascus government announced that Israeli air strikes had taken place in the vicinity of the capital, Damascus.

Politically... failure in international meetings, and eye on Damascus and Turkish occupation negotiations

On the political level, nothing new happened about the international meetings related to resolving the Syrian crisis, and no significant progress was achieved in the Arab normalization with the Damascus government, but it carried important developments regarding the relationship between the Turkish occupation and the Damascus government.

On March 18, Bashar al-Assad visited the UAE, his first move to an Arab country since the Syrian war that broke out in 2011.

On March 25, in the Swiss city of Geneva, the meetings of the seventh round of the so-called "Syrian Constitutional Committee" ended, and the parties did not reach any agreement. The discussions included items related to "the symbols of the state and its identity".

On June 3, the work of the eighth round of "Syrian Constitutional Committee" was concluded in Geneva, without achieving any results.

On June 16, the "Astana 18" talks on Syria concluded in the Kazakh capital, Nur Sultan, without achieving any agreement on the "constitutional committee" or anything else other than anti-autonomous project.

On July 19, a tripartite summit (Iran, Russia and Turkey) was held at the level of heads of state in the Iranian capital, Tehran.

August 6, meeting of the presidents of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and the Turkish occupation state, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, concluded in Sochi, Russia. The head of the Turkish occupation state, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, revealed that his counterpart, Vladimir Putin, offered him during the talks a solution to the crisis, in cooperation with the Damascus government.

On August 12, Turkish Foreign Minister Chawish Oglu stated, "We must make the regime and the opposition reconcile in Syria, otherwise there will be no lasting peace.

On September 16, the Turkish Hurriyet newspaper reported that Erdogan said in a meeting of the Justice and Development Party that he would have wanted to meet Bashar al-Assad if he had attended the Shanghai summit.

On October 19, Bashar al-Assad received a delegation from Hamas, after a decade-long break with Damascus.

On November 23, the 19th round of the "Astana" meeting concluded with a statement that did not carry anything new, as it launched an attack on AANES.

Economic and livelihood collapse in the areas of the Damascus government

And the economic and living collapse continues in the areas of the Damascus government, amid popular discontent with the failure of the Damascus government to confront it.

On August 6, the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection of the Damascus government issued 2 decisions to raise the price of gasoline by 130% and reduce its allocations, and this is the third time that the ministry has raised fuel prices since the beginning of the year.

And with the beginning of October, the Syrian lira recorded a significant deterioration, as it crossed the 5 thousand.

At the beginning of December, most areas of the Damascus government entered a state of paralysis and a major economic and living collapse; Due to the depletion of fuel, that protests broke out in Al-Suwaydaa, and spread to the countryside of Damascus and Homs.

December 5, the Damascus government announced the suspension of public agencies, on Sundays 11-18, and that other measures be taken within the framework of easing movement; Because of the fuel crisis.

On December 10, the Syrian lira deteriorated, crossing the 6,000.

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ANHA