News Bulletin for Tuesday from Hizb ut-Tahrir Radio, Syria Province
2025/06/17
Headlines:
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The Jewish entity penetrates the western countryside of Quneitra and demolishes 15 houses, and Iranian drones are shot down over Daraa.
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Aleppo activists denounce the state of "assimilation" shown by the judiciary in the governorate towards documented lawsuits against the media personnel of the former regime.
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The Jewish entity intensifies its massacres in Gaza, targeting aid seekers, and arrests dozens in the West Bank.
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With the continued exchange of shelling between Tehran and Tel Aviv, Trump confirms that he is looking forward to full submission from Iran.
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The army of the Jewish entity shot down Iranian drones over the Yarmouk Basin in the Daraa countryside today, Tuesday. Activists reported that the occupation army shot down three Iranian drones over the town of Al-Qusayr in the Yarmouk Basin in the western Daraa countryside. Sources indicated intensive flights of the Jewish entity's helicopters along the fence with the occupied Syrian Golan in the Quneitra countryside, amid a recurring scene for the fifth day in a row with the escalation of confrontations between the occupying entity and Iran. According to activists, the downing of the drones caused material damage to homes and farms of civilians in the governorates of Daraa and Quneitra.
The forces of the Jewish entity advanced this morning on the Al-Mantara Dam road in the western countryside of Quneitra, and closed all the side roads leading to it from the eastern side. A local source explained that the occupation forces strengthened their presence in the vicinity of the road, amid the continued closure of the corridors leading to the villages of Al-Qahtaniyah and other neighboring areas, after they had previously allowed access to them. This incursion comes hours after the occupying entity carried out demolition and bulldozing operations that affected more than 15 houses in the village of Al-Hamidiyah, which sparked a state of tension and alert in the region.
Two people were killed today as a result of a landmine explosion while they were traveling on a motorcycle near Tel Abu Ghanem in the Badiyah of Sweida. Local sources said that the explosion of a landmine resulted in the death of two civilian young men who were riding a motorcycle on the Tel Abu Ghanem road, east of the Qaa al-Banat area in the Badiyah of Sweida. The sources revealed that the victims came from a new village in Eastern Ghouta in the countryside of Damascus. They explained that the two young men were apparently on a trip searching for antiquities, before the mine exploded as they passed through the area. In a similar incident that occurred yesterday, two civilians from the city of Al-Sukhna in the eastern countryside of Homs were injured as a result of a landmine explosion near the Bir Fayez area, on the Rawd al-Wahsh road, about 10 km west of the city, and the injured were taken to Al-Walid Hospital in the city of Homs.
Media and human rights activists have denounced what they described as a state of "assimilation" shown by the judiciary in the governorate of Aleppo towards documented lawsuits against media personnel who were working for the institutions of the former regime, despite the availability of evidence and documents that condemn them for committing crimes against humanity and serious media violations. The activists mentioned that the lawsuit, which has been going on for more than four months, includes full names attached with photos and videos documenting these media personnel's incitement to murder, falsification of facts, and promotion of hate speech, in addition to mentioning the media institutions to which they belong. Despite this, the plaintiffs were surprised by requests described as "crippling" from the Public Prosecution, which included information that had nothing to do with the essence of the case, such as the father's name, the mother's name, the phone number, and the full address, in a move that activists interpreted as an attempt to delay and deliberately procrastinate. In contrast, the activists pointed out that the judiciary in the city of Homs immediately responded to a lawsuit filed by the Shabiha "Heba Sabouh" against 12 media activists, despite the lack of basic information about the accused, and on its basis, media personnel were summoned based only on conversations via the "WhatsApp" application, on charges of defamation.
The General Authority for Land and Sea Ports in Syria has announced the adoption of a package of facilities for the return of Syrian refugees from Lebanon, based on the procedures announced by the Lebanese authorities. Mazen Alloush, Director of Public Relations at the Authority, explained that Syrians who entered Lebanese territory illegally during the years of the revolution can now leave Lebanon for Syria without paying any fees or being subjected to a future entry ban. Alloush added that Syrians who entered Lebanon legally from 2011 until the beginning of December 2024 can return to Syria after paying the legal fees due on them, while emphasizing that their names will not be included in the lists of entry bans later. As for the Syrians who entered Lebanon in an orderly manner after the first of December 2024, and their legal documents have expired, they have been allowed to leave Lebanese territory without incurring any financial fines, and without taking any measures that prevent their return to Lebanon in the future. Alloush confirmed that these exceptional facilities are valid until July 15, 2025, calling on all Syrians wishing to return to take advantage of this opportunity during the specified period.
The head of the European Union delegation to Syria, Michael Onmacht, welcomed today the presidential decree issued by Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara, which stipulated the formation of the Supreme Committee for Elections for the People's Assembly. Onmacht said, in a statement via the X platform, that the European Union considers the formation of the Supreme Committee for Elections an important step in determining the course of the next phase of political transition in Syria, and strengthening national governance that meets the aspirations of the Syrian people. He added that the transitional legislative authority will play a key role in achieving inclusiveness, and ensuring genuine and effective participation of all Syrians in shaping the future of their country, stressing the European Union's readiness to provide its expertise and support for this process.
On the 92nd day of resuming the war of extermination on Gaza, the occupation army committed a new massacre against those seeking aid. Sources in Gaza hospitals reported the death of 74 Palestinians by the occupation's fire since dawn today, including 56 of those waiting for aid. The early hours of Tuesday witnessed a series of air raids and heavy artillery shelling that resulted in the death and injury of dozens of Palestinians, the majority of whom were displaced persons and civilians. The Ministry of Health in the sector announced yesterday that the number of victims of aid seekers since May 27 has risen to 338 martyrs and 2,831 injured. In the West Bank, the occupation army, this morning, returned its forces to the Tarsala military site in the northern West Bank, which it had evacuated two decades ago, and launched a wide campaign of raids and arrests that affected 30 Palestinians in the West Bank, from yesterday evening until this morning, Tuesday.
On the fifth day of the war between the Jewish entity and Iran, US President Donald Trump said that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is an easy target and we will not eliminate him, at least not at the present time, stressing that his patience is running out. Trump had mentioned that he is looking forward to full submission from Iran, and that he wants a real end to the conflict, not just a ceasefire. At the same time, the Minister of Finance in the Jewish entity, Bezalel Smotrich, confirmed that Trump did not pressure officials of the Jewish entity to stop their military campaign against Iran. On the ground, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced the targeting of the military intelligence center of the Jewish entity in Herzliya and the assassination planning center in Tel Aviv. Iranian television announced that the tenth wave of Operation True Promise 3 had been launched. At the same time, the entity's army said that it had assassinated the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Army, Ali Shadmani, in a bombing in Tehran. In response to the assassination operations carried out by the Jewish entity in Iran, Fars News Agency quoted sources as saying that Tehran had prepared plans to manage sensitive centers in the event of assassination operations against the leaders, and that there are 10 replacements for each sensitive site.
Ukraine announced that the capital, Kyiv, was subjected to a Russian night attack with drones and missiles, at a time when Russian presidential security advisor Sergei Shoigu arrived in Pyongyang to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said - today, Tuesday - that Russia launched more than 440 drones and 32 missiles to attack his country during the night, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin "is doing this only because he is able to continue the war." Meanwhile, the Russian news agency TASS reported - today, Tuesday - that Russian presidential security advisor Sergei Shoigu is expected to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after arriving in Pyongyang on "special assignments" from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
