World Service - From appointing ministers and judges to managing economic and security institutions, the majority of powers in the new Syria have been vested in the president, and this has raised concerns about the future of democracy.
Syrian Service - The Ministry of Defense of the interim government of Syria announced the death of two of its forces during an armed attack near the city of Manbij in northern Syria.
World Service - About a third of the newly formed Kurdish brigades of the Syrian Ministry of Defense, consisting of former SDF forces, were sent to northern Damascus for formal training courses.
