Syria Daily News Briefing for 2025-10-15

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• 🏛️ President Ahmad Al-Sharaa visited Moscow and met President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin to discuss strengthening cooperation in economy, tourism, energy, and reconstruction. Talks covered infrastructure, wheat, medicines, Russia’s role in Syria, and humanitarian and military issues. Both sides reaffirmed the strategic partnership. President Al-Sharaa also met the Syrian diaspora and emphasized their role, stating close relations with Russia and the need for skilled personnel in Syria. He condemned the Israeli shelling of the presidential palace as provocation. - [Source 1], [Source 2], [Source 3], [Source 4], [Source 5], [Source 6], [Source 7], [Source 8], [Source 9], [Source 10], [Source 11], [Source 12], [Source 13], [Source 14], [Source 15], [Source 16], [Source 17], [Source 18], [Source 19], [Source 20], [Source 21], [Source 22], [Source 23], [Source 24], [Source 25], [Source 26], [Source 27], [Source 28], [Source 29], [Source 30], [Source 31], [Source 32], [Source 33], [Source 34], [Source 35], [Source 36], [Source 37], [Source 38], [Source 39], [Source 40], [Source 41], [Source 42], [Source 43], [Source 44], [Source 45], [Source 46], [Source 47], [Source 48], [Source 49], [Source 50], [Source 51], [Source 52], [Source 53], [Source 54], [Source 55], [Source 56], [Source 57], [Source 58], [Source 59], [Source 60], [Source 61], [Source 62], [Source 63], [Source 64]
• 🏛️ President Ahmad Al-Shara said in an interview with CBS that Syria has extensive experience in fighting ISIS and that the US does not need to rely on the SDF. - [Source 1], [Source 2]
• 🚨 Sarmada Police Center in Idlib arrested a person involved in stealing motorcycles and spare parts, seized weapons and official clothing, and referred him to the judiciary. - [Source 1], [Source 2]
• 🚨 Daraa province apprehended one of those involved in the assassination of an Internal Security Forces member after about a month of disappearance; the detainee confessed to the abduction and killing, and authorities continue investigating others involved. - [Source 1], [Source 2]
• 🚨 The Internal Security Directorate in Daraya raided an abandoned house in Maadamiyat al-Sham, seizing weapons, ammunition, explosive devices, and wireless equipment. - [Source]
• 🚨 Syrian Coast Guard units thwarted illegal maritime smuggling attempts to Turkey, detained dozens of migrants and smugglers, seized boats, tightened border protection and anti-human trafficking measures, and detained migrants in two separate incidents near the Syrian coast. - [Source 1], [Source 2], [Source 3], [Source 4], [Source 5], [Source 6]
• 🚨 A landmine explosion from remnants of the former regime in Minyan, Aleppo killed two people, and three engineering team members were injured while clearing mines near Deir Ezzor airport. - [Source 1], [Source 2]
• 💰 The Central Bank of Syria issued the official exchange rates for Arab and foreign currencies against the Syrian pound for Wednesday, 15 October 2025. - [Source]
• 🚨 The Anti-Narcotics Department in Damascus arrested three drug dealers and seized about 186,000 Captagon pills prepared for distribution. - [Source]
• 🚨 Traffic police in Idlib launched a campaign to confiscate violating motorcycles. - [Source]