Tuesday, 25 May, 2021 - 10:15
A man walks past a banner depicting Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, ahead of the May 26 presidential election, in Damascus, Syria May 22, 2021. REUTERS/Yamam al Shaar Qamishli - Kamal Sheikho
The Syrian Democratic Council (Masad) announced that it would not participate in the presidential elections on Wednesday, rejecting to play a role in an event that contravenes the spirit of UN Security Council Resolution 2254.
The Syriac Union Party called on the Assyrian people and all Syrians to boycott the elections, while the Democratic Union Party said that holding presidential elections would not contribute to resolving the crisis, adding that half of the Syrians were refugees or displaced.
Assyrian Syriac powers looking to unify positions for future of Syria Along the lines of the inter-Kurdish talks, Syria’s Syriacs and Assyrians appear to be joining hands in holding an internal dialogue to unify their vision and national discourse in the country.
The Assyrian Church of the Virgin Mary, which was destroyed in 2015 by the Islamic State, in the village of Tal Nasri, south of the town of Tal Tamr, northeastern Hasakah province, Syria, Nov. 15, 2019.
April 19, 2021
A few months ago, three Syriac Christian groups launched an inter-Syriac dialogue in a bid to unify their national Syriac and Assyrian discourse and offer a common vision for the future of Syria.
Nearly a dozen individuals have been detained near Stockholm following a protest at the Syrian embassy.
Tuesday morning saw members of the Syriac Union Party group break into the official Syrian diplomatic facility in Danderyd. Police arrived at the embassy just after 10:00 and reported that around 40 people were involved in the protest, although it’s not clear how many managed to enter the building.
Sven–Erik Olsson of the Stockholm police told the Aftonbladet news agency, “It seems as if people have got into the embassy. It can’t be ruled out that it is rowdy in there.”
Police continued to patrol the neighbourhood on Tuesday by car and helicopter. Officials said that arrests were made both inside and outside the embassy.