Syria/Iraq Update 9/23/2019... UN Chief Announces Constitutional Committee Following Successful Talks With Syria (Videos)

UN Chief announces constitutional committee following successful talks with Syria

UN Envoy Pedersen says ‘progress’ made on constitutional committee ahead of Damascus meeting

UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen arrived in Damascus on Sunday ahead of a meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem to discuss progress on the formation of a constitutional committee.

Speaking outside the Four Seasons Hotel, Pedersen said that since his last visit he thinks he has made “some progress on the total package of work we are doing on the constitutional committee.”

Since the Norwegian diplomat’s last visit to the country in July, there have reportedly been advances made on the creation of the committee, which is intended to draft a new constitution for the country, with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commenting on Wednesday that all parties have now agreed on its composition.

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FarsNews Agency – Furious Tribesmen Start Attacking US-Backed SDF in Northeastern Syria

Popular protests have increased in Eastern and Northeastern Syria against the Kurdish militias, specially the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

The Arab tribesmen of the town of Tal Hamis, North-East of Hasaka in Northeastern Syria attacked an SDF patrol vehicle, but let free the militants on board.

The Kurdish militias came under attack after they continued to forcefully recruit the youth in Tal Hamis and dispatched them to the battlefronts.

The residents of Tal Hamis showed protest by massive protests in support of the Damascus government while chanting slogans in condemnation of the SDF, which ended in clashes between the local population and the Kurdish militias.

The Arabic-language al-Watan newspaper reported that Tal Hamis residents have raided and seized an SDF vehicle.

The al-Akidat tribe also declared that the SDF has murdered two young tribesmen and called for expulsion of SDF militias from the areas under their control.

Meantime, the pro-militant Jisr News Website announced that about 100 well-known figures and sheikhs of al-Akidat have held an emergency meeting in the town of Ziban in Deir Ezzur countryside.

Jisr noted that the meeting was held to review the death of two young tribesmen from al-Akidat tribe, namely Majid Jamil Jadan al-Hafl and Ghias Fuzzi Abd al-Mohsen al-Hafl.

The tribesmen attending the meeting issued a statement to condemn the killing of the two young tribesmen by the SDF.

A number of armed al-Akidat tribesmen attended the meeting and called on their tribesmen to drive the Kurdish militias out of those regions.

In a relevant development last week, the SDF backed by the occupying US Army troops conducted a series of arrests in Eastern Syria, and abducted a large number of civilians to make them join the fight against the Syrian Army.

The SDF has arrested or kidnapped many more Syrian citizens in areas under its control in Hasaka and Deir Ezzur provinces, the Arabic-language SANA news agency quoted local sources as saying.

The sources noted that the SDF’s measures have been taken on the pretext of fighting terrorism or with the goal of forced recruitment of soldiers by the Kurdish militia to take part in the upcoming battle against the Syrian Army.

Residents of Deir Ezzur and Hasaka have, in response, held protest rallies against the SDF’s measures and presence there.

In a relevant development earlier in September, the residents of Deir Ezzur held massive rallies against the Kurdish militias in Eastern Syria, calling for the expulsion of the SDF from the region, the Arabic-language media outlets and sources said.

The local sources in Deir Ezzur province reported that a large number of residents of al-Moizlieh and al-Azabeh in Northeastern Deir Ezzur closed the roads and protested against the SDF and the US.

The Arabic-language al-Watan newspaper reported that the civilians called on the Kurdish militia commanders to hand over the areas under their control to the indigenous population before protests spiral out of control.

The residents of Deir Ezzur also took to the streets for protest after the US Army troops attacked the town of al-Kasar in al-Basirehh region in Eastern Deir Ezzur, abducting four members of a family and transferring them to an unknown place.