Druze leadership in Syria’s southern Suwayda province has rejected a roadmap to address the province's crisis, a plan that was backed by Syria, Jordan, and the United States. The rejection comes following deadly violence in July that resulted in over 2,000 fatalities, predominantly Druze civilians. This development occurred over the past hour and a half, during which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights' headquarters was confirmed unchanged in Rami Abdulrahman's basement, according to a social media post from @deemashqi. Earlier in the reporting window, between 1:21 PM UTC and 1:33 PM UTC, Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin reportedly met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus. Additionally, the City Market in Aleppo's Dhahret Awad district officially reopened on September 17th, 2025, after extensive rehabilitation efforts aimed at stimulating local economic activity. This reopening signifies a milestone in the revival of the city's devastated eastern areas, which faced significant damage from bombings between mid-2012 and 2016. Earlier this week, a 13-member Jewish delegation from the United States visited Damascus, engaging with Syrian government ministers and senior officials. This visit included a prayer service not held in decades and took place amidst ongoing discussions for an agreement between Israel and Syria.
