The Syrian Democratic Council says that confidence-building measures are essential to move forward with a political solution in Syria.

The Council supports full implementation of the January 29th understandings& welcomes the release of dozens of detainees in Al-Hasakah
It calls for:
-A comprehensive release of all detainees without discrimination.
-Prisoner exchanges between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian government.
-An end to arbitrary arrests across Syria.
-Transparent legal procedures respecting human rights and the rule of law.
The Council welcomes the return of about 400 displaced families to Afrin, but stresses that returns must be safe, voluntary, and dignified, with property rights protected.
It calls for reopening internal roads and crossings, especially around Kobani and Hasakah, to improve humanitarian and economic conditions.
The SDC stresses that agreements must be implemented simultaneously and fairly by all parties, with regional and international support.

In the town of Dhiban in the eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside, clashes erupted between tribes due to long-standing blood feuds.

3 attacks were carried out by ISIS in Deirezzor today, 2 of them simultaneously.

1. Assassination of a Syrian Government Soldier in Al Bukamal

Simultaneous:
2. Raid on a checkpoint of the Syrian Government in Al Baghouz
3. Headquarter building in Al Susah was subjected to extensive fire via a hit and run attack by ISIS fighters

ISIS claimed responsibility the attack in Al-Abukamal saying they assassinated a Syrian internal security forces officer.

Tribes in Deir ez-Zor refuse to pay taxes to the government and threaten to escalate the situation if collection insists.

Urgent

Coalition aircraft are flying over Palmyra and its surroundings in the Syrian desert

The prisoner exchange is a pressing issues in Syria.
While all parties remain confident that it will happen, 2 issues are noteworthy:

1. The SDF did not release their prisoners as a „gesture of goodwill“ - instead, the SDF released the prisoners as part of the agreement while the Syrian Government stalls the process of releasing their prisoners which must be viewed as the Syrian Government not being committed to implementing the agreement; a direct violation of the US&French guaranteed agreement.

2. The Syrian Government is stalling the process of releasing the prisoners because
A) The prisoners are a token card in their view, which is being used to apply further pressure on the SDF
B) Releasing the prisoners will reveal that the Syrian Government has lied to the public, International guarantors and the SDF that the long list of prisoners are alive when they have actually been executed during the clashes.
^this is a real problem for the Syrian Government thus they are trying to stall the process as much as they can so that the issue will slowly move out of the focus of the public; basically in hopes that the public will be satisfied with the release of the prisoners and that thereby the significant portion of the dead-prisoners will not become a lasting issue between the Syrian Government and the SDF (+Guarantors USA/France).

Syria - Deirezzor, Al Bukamal

For observers wondering why the Islamic State seems to gain more popularity across Syria - it is worthwhile to take a look at what is happening in Syria outside of the narratives pushed by STG media and its supporters.

This the central market in Al Bukamal where the residents are fighting each other over the rights to sell their goods at the market.
The economic collapse of Syria under the Syrian Government is causing a significant tensions among residents of Syria; here they translated into literal brawls over the rights to sell goods at the market to secure their livelihoods.

The Islamic state is exploiting these circumstances; promising the residents a secured livelihood under Islamic laws. An escape from the crisis - when hunger strikes and the crisis unfolds, people will go with the alternatives offered.

This isn’t an isolated incident - such brawls have been reported from all major cities and areas across Syria; it’s simply not reported in the media.