Syria Weekly: June 2-9, 2026

Sharaa visit to Tartus signals future Coastal role; FM historic trip to Algeria; Energy Minister in Washington; M5 Rastan Bridge reopened; SDF security integration moves forward; & a lot more.

SYRIA’S TRANSITION:

• Transition Meetings

• Appointments

• Political Developments

• Economic Developments

• Infrastructure Developments

• Education Developments

• Security Developments

• Humanitarian Developments

• Health Developments

• Justice Developments

• International Developments

CONFLICT & SECURITY:

• Israel

• ISIS

• Idlib

• Aleppo

• Tartus

• Hama

• Homs

• Raqqa

• Hasakeh

• Deir ez Zour

• Rif Dimashq

• Damascus

• Daraa

• Suwayda

• Quneitra

SYRIA’S TRANSITION:

Transition Meetings:

June 2:

• President Ahmed al-Sharaa hosted a meeting with notable Syrian cleric and intellectual Ahmed Muaz al-Khatib on June 2, amid speculation in Syrian media that was being positioned for a potential role in the upcoming parliament.

  

• A Syrian delegation led by Assistant Minister of Justice Mustafa Al-Qasim participated in a meeting with the UN’s Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section in Vienna, Austria on June 2.

• Later that day, the same Syrian delegation also met with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and its team dedicated to combating weapons and human smuggling.

• Governor of Hasakeh Nour al-Din Ahmed hosted a meeting with the Director of the Semalka Border Crossing, Hammoud Hammoud, on June 2, to discuss the ongoing integration process, operations at the crossing itself, and proposals to improve and increase its capacity.

• Later that day, Hasakeh governor Ahmed participated in a large meeting chaired by governorate Education Director Adnan al-Bari with school officials from across the region to plan ahead for the incoming examination period.

• Governor of Raqqa Abdulrahman Salama hosted a meeting with stakeholders from the region’s agricultural sector on June 2 — alongside the Director of Agriculture, the President of the Farmers’ Union, the Director of the Grain Foundation, and the Director of Emergency Services — to discuss mechanisms for marketing wheat crops, granting certificates of origin, and procedures for protecting crops from fires.

• Minister of Higher Education Marwan al-Halabi presided over the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Chinese biotechnology company ETWA on June 2 establish and operate a specialized center for research, innovation, and clinical applications in the field of cell therapy in Syria.

• Governor to Suwayda hosted a meeting with a delegation from Medicins Sans Frontiers in al-Mazraa on June 2 to discuss the organization’s work in the governor and the need to prioritize vaccination programs and urgent medical priorities.