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DAMASCUS, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Syria said on Sunday it had detained a group behind recent rocket attacks on the Mezzeh military airport in Damascus, with investigators tracing the weapons to Iran-backed Hezbollah.

The interior ministry said security units arrested all members of the group, which it said had carried out several strikes on the airport in recent months, after surveillance of suspected launch sites in several areas of the capital.

The weapons used in the attacks originated from Lebanon’s Hezbollah, an ally of former President Bashar al-Assad that once had a large military presence across Syria supporting Assad’s army, the ministry said.

Hezbollah denied the allegations and said it had no activity or ties with any group inside Syria.

Authorities said they also seized a number of drones the group was preparing to use in further operations.

شهد عدد من المحافظات السورية خلال الساعات الأربع والعشرين الماضية، هطولات مطرية متفاوتة الغزارة كان أعلاها 33 مم في منطقة صلنفة بمحافظة اللاذقية.

وحسب النشرة الصادرة عن وزارة الزراعة، بلغت كميات الأمطار الهاطلة المستويات التالية:

حمص:
الناصرة 2 مم، مرمريتا 3 مم، شين 2 مم، قلعة الحصن 3 مم، العريضة 2.5 مم، تلكلخ 21 مم، حمص المدينة 1مم.

حماة:
الرصافة 18مم، وادي العيون 17.5مم، مصياف 21 مم، عين حلاقيم 16مم، ربعو 13 مم، الحميرة 4.5 مم، محردة 6.8 مم، كفر زيتا 4 مم، حماة 0.6 مم، صوران 3 مم.

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اللاذقية:
صلنفة 33 مم، المزيرعة 21 مم، القرداحة 20 مم، الحفة 23 مم، القطيلبية 28 مم، جبلة /حميميم 17 مم، بوقا 32 مم، البهلولية 24 مم، مدينة اللاذقية 10مم، كسب 17مم، قسطل معاف 14مم، ربيعة 21 مم، وادي قنديل 28 مم.

دمشق-سانا

بحث وزيرا الداخلية أنس خطاب، ووزير التعليم العالي السوري مروان الحلبي، آفاق التعاون والتنسيق المؤسسي بين الوزارتين، بما يسهم في تبادل الخبرات والمعرفة، وتطوير البرامج الأكاديمية والتدريبية المشتركة، ومواءمتها مع متطلبات العمل الإداري والأمني الحديث.

وذكرت وزارة الداخلية على قناتها على التلغرام اليوم الأربعاء أن الوزيرين ناقشا خلال اللقاء الذي جرى في مبنى وزارة الداخلية بدمشق، إمكانية استحداث جامعة متخصصة بالعلوم الأمنية، تُعنى بإعداد الكوادر العلمية والمهنية، وفق أحدث المعايير، وتواكب التطورات المتسارعة في مجالات الأمن، والبحث العلمي، وبناء القدرات المؤسسية.

كما بحث الوزيران سبل تعزيز الابتكار في المجالات الأمنية، من خلال دعم البحث العلمي، وتطوير المناهج التخصصية، وتوظيف التقنيات الحديثة بما ينعكس إيجاباً على جودة الأداء المؤسسي، والخدمات المقدمة للمواطنين.

Afrin area, Aleppo, Syria

Damascus, Jan. 22 (SANA) The Command of Security and Military Police at the Defense Ministry said Thursday that it has begun taking legal action against military personnel who violated conduct regulations during operations in northeastern Syria. It emphasized that breaches affecting military discipline or public order would not be tolerated.

Damascus, Jan. 21 (SANA) Syria is set to welcome the first post-liberation edition of the Damascus International Book Fair, scheduled to open on February 5 at Damascus Exhibition City. The fair, under the patronage of President Ahmad al-Sharaa, marks a major step in restoring the country’s cultural presence on both the national and international stage.

The Ministry of Culture announced that the event will feature more than 500 publishing houses from 35 countries, showcasing over 100,000 titles spanning literature, history, and intellectual works. A program of more than 650 events will accompany the fair, including activities for children and youth, seminars, public forums, and sessions with over 500 writers, thinkers, and researchers.

The fair will also launch more than seven cultural awards, including prizes for the best Syrian, Arab, and international publishers, the best young publisher, children’s book publishers, and the “Personality of the Fair” award. Additional highlights include pavilions for Arabic calligraphy and the arts, a market for booksellers, a cultural salon featuring leading intellectual figures, and interactive technology and AI exhibits.

Damascus, Jan. 21 (SANA) Syria’s Minister of Defense, Major General Murhaf Abu Qasra, urged the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to stop arbitrary arrests of civilians in Hasakah Province, warning that these actions threaten the ceasefire agreement.

The Minister told SANA, “Less than a day after the ceasefire came into force, the SDF began carrying out arbitrary arrests in Hasakah Province,” adding that these detentions of dozens of local residents “pose a serious threat to the ceasefire as a whole.” He called on the SDF to “immediately cease these arbitrary arrests and release all detainees without delay.”

The Syrian Presidency announced Tuesday that a joint understanding had been reached between the Syrian government and the SDF on several issues related to the future of Hasakah Province. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense declared a ceasefire across all operational sectors of the Syrian Arab Army for four days in compliance with the understanding.

Damascus, Jan. 21 (SANA) The Syrian Arab Army’s Operations Command on Wednesday warned civilians in Raqqa, Deir Ezzor, and eastern Aleppo to stay away from former SDF positions and tunnels, citing the presence of booby traps and explosives left behind by the group and PKK terrorists.

The Command told SANA that PKK terrorists and SDF elements had rigged doors, corridors, tunnels, household furniture, vehicles, and even homes near public roads. Explosives were also hidden in rocks, bricks, and other everyday objects, creating a significant hazard for anyone entering these areas.

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The Command urged residents to report any suspicious objects immediately and to coordinate with nearby military and security units.

Hasakah, Jan. 19 (SANA) Syrian Arab Army units began entering al-Shaddadi town, south of Hasakah in northeast Syria, on Monday after the SDF released members of the ISIS terrorist organization from al-Shaddadi prison.

In a statement to SANA on Monday, the army’s Operations Command said army units will secure al-Shaddadi prison and its surroundings and conduct sweeping operations in the town and nearby areas to apprehend ISIS detainees who were released.

The Operations Command said al-Shaddadi prison and the city’s security facilities will be handed over immediately to the Ministry of Interior after security and sweep operations are completed.

It added that the army leadership had contacted mediators and SDF leaders with the aim of handing the prison over to internal security forces to secure it and its perimeter, but that the SDF leadership refused.

Damascus, Jan. 19 (SANA) The Syrian government said on Monday that it has followed a statement issued by the so-called “autonomous administration” on Jan. 17

In a statement released today, the government said it “categorically rejects any attempt to use the terrorism file as political or security blackmail,” adding that warnings cited in the statement regarding prisons holding ISIS detainees amount to a political exploitation of terrorism and a form of pressure.

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The government said its military and security institutions are fully prepared to carry out their duties in combating terrorism within international efforts to eradicate ISIS and other terrorist organizations. It pledged to secure all detention facilities in line with internationally recognized standards and to prevent the escape of ISIS detainees, citing responsibilities toward Syria’s national security, regional security and international peace and security.