AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoSyria’s private-sector workers push back: Workers at a ceramics factory south of Damascus staged a strike over pay, healthcare, safety, and basic respect, and the unrest spread to other firms—an early sign that post-Assad civic space is turning economic anger into collective action. ISIS-linked returns to Australia: Australia granted the final “ISIS bride” a permit to return from Syria with her child after a temporary exclusion order expired, with Tony Burke saying the woman will face intense monitoring and strict reporting rules. Lebanon-Syria prisoner handovers: Lebanon transferred a second batch of 128 Syrian convicts to Damascus under a judicial cooperation deal, following a March handover and aimed at completing remaining sentences in Syria. Jewish heritage diplomacy in Damascus: American Rabbi David Saperstein visited key Damascus Jewish sites, including Jobar Synagogue and the Jewish cemetery, as diaspora members seek to document damage and pursue property preservation after years of restrictions. U.S. strike hits ISIS in northwest Syria: CENTCOM said an airstrike killed senior ISIS leader Ali Husayn al-‘Ulaywi, as the group continues operating through cells despite losing territory.
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