Wednesday News Bulletin from Hizb ut-Tahrir Radio, Syria Province
09/07/2025
Headlines:
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Latakia Governor Announces Control Over 3 of the Largest Fire Hotspots, with Fires Continuing Around Sheikh Hassan Village.
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Reports of a Meeting Starting Between the Leadership of (QSD) and Officials from the Damascus Government, and a Government Source Denies Al-Sharaa Meeting with Jewish Officials in Abu Dhabi.
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More than 105 Martyrs in 24 Hours in Gaza, and Netanyahu Speaks of an Opportunity for a Ceasefire.
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High Prison Sentences for Former Officials in Tunisia, and the International Criminal Court Issues Two Arrest Warrants for Two Taliban Leaders in Afghanistan.
Details:
A member of the Internal Security Forces was injured, and a suspect was killed, as a result of an armed clash that broke out yesterday, Tuesday, near the city of Binnish in the eastern Idlib countryside. The leader of the Internal Security Forces in Idlib, Brigadier General Ghassan Bakir, stated that as part of efforts to pursue those involved in the arms trade, the security forces monitored a car suspected of containing weapons and ammunition. Bakir explained in a statement that while trying to ambush the car, the people inside it opened fire directly at the patrol members, which required an immediate and direct response, noting the death of one of the car's occupants and the arrest of the other. He pointed out that a quantity of weapons and ammunition was found inside the car, confirming that initial investigations indicated the two suspects were linked to the "State" organization and were involved in selling and promoting weapons.
The Governor of Latakia, Muhammad Othman, announced today, Wednesday, that three of the largest fire hotspots had been brought under control, explaining that the fires are still raging around Sheikh Hassan village, and teams are working to prevent them from spreading to neighboring mountainous areas. Othman indicated that more than 14,000 hectares of forests and woodlands have turned to ashes, pointing out that the mines and unexploded ordnance left by the previous regime are hindering the efforts of the fire crews on the ground. He confirmed the participation of 80 local fire teams, along with teams from Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, working in joint air and land coordination. For his part, the director of the Syrian Civil Defense, Munir Mustafa, said that the field situation is "relatively good" after controlling several hotspots in the valley areas, Jabal Zahia, Al-Farnalaq, and Sheikh Hassan. Mustafa added that more than 92 teams participated in the field, and the forces were able to protect six villages after evacuating them in a timely manner. He stressed that the speed of the winds and the topography of the mountainous area increased the complexity of the operations. In the context, the Minister of Interior, Anas Khattab, confirmed that the ministry has begun investigating some of the operations and suspicions it has received related to the possibility of fabricating the fires that have been raging on the Syrian coast for days, without mentioning any details related to that.
Media outlets close to the "Autonomous Administration" confirmed the start of the meeting between the leadership of the "Syrian Democratic Forces" (SDF) and a delegation from northeastern Syria with officials from the Syrian government in Damascus. The media said that the meeting began with the participation of the US envoy to Syria, Thomas Barak, and representatives of the French government. Earlier today, the "North Press" agency reported that a political and military delegation from northeastern Syria arrived in Damascus to meet with officials in the Syrian government, under US and French sponsorship.
An official source from the Syrian government denied the validity of the news circulating about President Ahmed al-Sharaa meeting with officials from the entity of the Jews, during his visit to the Emirates. In statements to the Syrian News Agency "SANA", a source in the Ministry of Information confirmed that there is no truth to what is being circulated regarding the holding of any sessions or meetings between President Al-Sharaa and officials from the entity of the Jews. Earlier, the Syrian website "Al-Jumhuriya" stated, quoting two sources it said were "familiar with the course of negotiations", that President Al-Sharaa met during his visit to the Emirates with the National Security Advisor of the entity of the Jews, Tzachi Hanegbi, in Abu Dhabi.
The investigation committee into the fate of the children of detainees and forcibly disappeared persons confirmed that it has evidence proving the involvement of the two former ministers of social affairs and labor, Rima Al-Qadiri and Kinda Al-Shamat, in legal violations related to the file of missing children, in the first official comment following their arrest last week. The committee said that the current phase of its work focuses on searching and investigating the facts to determine the fate of the missing children, pointing out that the investigations face great challenges as a result of the absence of official documents, and the existence of suspicions about the involvement of official employees and security agencies in concealment and exploitation operations.
On the 642nd day of the war of extermination on Gaza, sources in the sector's hospitals confirmed the martyrdom of 30 Palestinians in raids by the occupation entity on the sector since dawn today. The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced the martyrdom of 105 and the injury of 530 in raids on the sector during the past 24 hours. For its part, the (Hamas) movement said that Gaza will not surrender and that the resistance is the one that will impose the conditions as it imposed the equations. In a related context, US President Donald Trump described the situation in the sector as tragic, stressing the need to find a solution to the war. Meanwhile, the White House envoy to the Middle East, Stephen Witkoff, expressed his hope to reach an agreement to stop the fire in the Gaza Strip by the end of this week. While the Prime Minister of the occupation, Benjamin Netanyahu, told Fox Business that "he believes there is a good chance for a ceasefire in Gaza for 60 days, which will bring us closer to our goals." Netanyahu added, "We are talking about a 60-day ceasefire, during which half of the living and dead hostages will be returned." In the West Bank, the occupation army said that it is working in 3 main camps, which are Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur Shams in the northern West Bank, and that the goal is to change the features of the region to become open areas that are easy to access and fall under the control of the army. While the occupation forces arrested 30 Palestinians today, Wednesday, from different areas in the West Bank.
The Tunisian radio station "Mosaique FM" said that a court issued - Tuesday - prison sentences ranging from 12 to 35 years on senior politicians, including the head of the Ennahda movement, Rached Ghannouchi (84 years), the former prime minister, Youssef Chahed, and former security officials, in what is known as the "Conspiracy 2" case. The court sentenced Ghannouchi to 14 years in prison in the case in which 21 people are being tried. Ghannouchi's defense team said in a statement that the prison sentence was issued against him "after a remote trial that (Ghannouchi) refused to participate in in protest against the absence of the minimum conditions for a fair trial." It pointed out that its client "did not commit any of the acts attributed to him, and that all that he was accused of was based on a false denunciation... and false and contradictory allegations." Among those convicted of conspiring against the state in this trial are Nadia Akasha, the former director of the office of President Kais Saied, who fled the country, and was sentenced to 35 years in prison. Charges were brought against 21 people, 10 of whom are already in prison and 11 have fled the country.
The International Criminal Court issued yesterday, Tuesday, arrest warrants for two leaders of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan, on charges of persecuting women and girls. The court said that there are logical reasons that led it to believe that the leader of the movement, Hibatullah Akhundzada, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, the head of the Supreme Court during the administration of the Afghan government led by the Taliban movement, committed a crime against humanity consisting of persecution based on the human gender against girls and women and other people who do not adhere to the Taliban's gender policy. The court judges wrote in a statement: There are "reasonable motives" to suspect that Akhundzada and Haqqani "committed, through issuing orders and incitement, a crime against humanity consisting of persecution... for reasons related to gender." She added: "While the Taliban imposed certain rules and prohibitions on the population as a whole, girls and women were specifically targeted because of their gender, depriving them of their basic rights and freedoms."
