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- United Nations chief Antonio Guterres is said to be deeply concerned by “the recent and extensive violations of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”.
- Syria’s new administration invites citizens to apply to join the police force and pledges to institute the “rule of law” after years of abuses under overthrown President Bashar al-Assad.
- Israel’s air force continues to pound Syria, striking ports and missile warehouses in Latakia and Tartous, as their ground troops move deeper into the Syrian Golan Heights, effectively expanding their occupation.
- Rights groups sound the alarm over worsening conditions in the northeast, where fighting between Turkish-backed forces and Kurdish forces has displaced more than 100,000 people.