This Week in Northern Syria

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#34: May 16 - May 22

May 24, 2023
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  • 05/16/23: Muhammed Haitham al-Zayn al-Shihabi was selected as the president of the al-Bab Local Council, replacing Mustafa ‘Othman who had replaced al-Shihabi in 2021. Al-Shihabi headed the city’s Civil Police in the past and currently represents al-Bab at the SNC. This comes several weeks after a controversy provoked by ‘Othman’s unilateral amending of…

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