For today, links to reports from the Cradle, National Public Radio, and the Anadolu Agency; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE, GAZA and IRAN entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.  SYRIA 4-11-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM APRIL 11  Israel signals support for ‘limited’ Turkish military presence in Syria. From the Cradle. Israel is “very optimistic” about ongoing deconfliction talks with Turkiye, which may allow Ankara to maintain a “limited” military base in Syria, the Times of Israel reported on Friday. Israeli and Turkish officials spoke positively . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 11  Druze population resists Syrian government’s push to disband militias. Reported by Jane Arraf | NPR  In a challenge to Syria’s new government, an influential religious minority rejects calls to integrate its militias. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM APRIL 2  Israel suspends entry of Druze workers from southern Syria over security concerns, by Abdelraouf Arnaout and Rania Abu Shamala | Anadolu Agency  JERUSALEM / ISTANBUL  Israel suspended the entry of Druze workers from villages in southern Syria into the occupied Golan Heights following an objection by one of its security agencies, local media said on April 2. READ MORE . . .

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