Nouri al-Maliki, candidate for the presidency of the Iraqi government, stated over the past hour on January 25, 2026, that Syria is under Turkish and Israeli administration and ruled by terrorists, asserting that terrorists cannot rule a country like Syria, according to an X post by kolo_mahmod. Al-Maliki said: "Syria is under Turkish and Israeli administration and is ruled by terrorists. We had prisoners in Iraq, and terrorists will certainly not be able to rule a country like Syria." In Damascus, the Governorate Maintenance Directorate conducted comprehensive cleaning work on the Tura River, a branch of the Barada River, in the Rabwah area during this period, as reported by the official DamascusGov1 X account. Heavy machinery was used to remove plankton, waste, and dust from the riverbed to preserve waterway safety and improve the environmental and health situation. The directorate called on citizens to keep the river clean and avoid throwing dirt into it.
