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BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s embassy in Lebanon suspended consular services Saturday, a day after two relatives of deposed Syrian President Bashar Assad were arrested at the Beirut airport with allegedly forged passports. Also on Saturday, Lebanese authorities handed over dozens of Syrians — including former officers in the Syrian army under Assad — to the new Syrian authorities after they were caught illegally entering Lebanon, a war monitor and Lebanese officials said. The embassy announced on its Facebook page that consular work was suspended “until further notice” at the order of the Syrian foreign ministry. The announcement did not give a reason for the suspension. Two Lebanese security officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said the suspension was ordered because the passports belonging to Assad’s relatives — the wife and daughter of one of his cousins — were believed to have been forged at the embassy. Assad’s uncle, Rifaat Assad — who has been indicted in Switzerland on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity — had flown out the day before on his real passport and was not stopped, the officials said. The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Saturday that 70 Syrians, including former army officers, were handed over by a Lebanese security delegation to the security forces of the new Syrian government, led by the former insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS. Three Lebanese judicial officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the report. Regional countries have been quick to establish ties with Syria’s new rulers. Delegations of Libyan and Bahraini officials arrived in Damascus on Saturday on official visits. HTS leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, has largely succeeded in calming fears within and outside of Syria that his group would unleash collective punishment against communities that supported Assad’s rule or attempt to impose strict Islamic law on the country’s religious minorities. However, in recent days, sporadic clashes have broken out between the HTS-led security forces and pro-Assad armed groups. The country’s new security forces have launched a series of raids targeting officials affiliated with Assad and have set up checkpoints in areas with significant populations of the Alawite religious minority to which the former president belongs to search for weapons. There have also been ongoing tensions and clashes in northeastern Syria between Kurdish-led forces and armed groups backed by Turkey. Many Kurds have viewed the new order in Damascus, which appears to have strengthened Turkey’s hand in Syria, with anxiety. Ankara sees the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces — a key U.S. ally in the fight against the Islamic State group — as an affiliate of its sworn enemy, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, which it classifies as a terrorist organization. The U.S. State Department said Saturday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken had spoken with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to “discuss the latest developments in Syria.” “Secretary Blinken emphasized the need to support a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political process that upholds human rights and prioritizes an inclusive and representative government,” the statement said, adding that they “also discussed the shared goal of preventing terrorism from endangering the security” of Turkey and Syria. On Saturday, hundreds of protesters convened by Kurdish women’s groups participated in a demonstration in the northeastern city of Hasaka to demand women’s rights in the new Syria. Perishan Ramadan, a participant from Hasaka, said the new government “is worse than Bashar” and that its leaders are Islamist extremists who “don’t accept any role for women.” While the country’s new leaders have not attempted to impose Islamic dress or other conventions, it remains to be seen what role women will have in the new order and whether they will hold political or government positions. "Women must be present in the new constitution for Syria,” said Rihan Loqo, spokeswoman for the Kongra Star women’s organization. "... Women’s rights should not be ignored.” Associated Press writers Hogir Abdo in Hasaka, Syria, and Ellen Knickmeyer in Washington contributed to this report.Hartwater Aesthetics® Expands TeamPitchBook Releases 2025 Outlooks Highlighting Key Investment Trends Across Private Markets
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Josh Allen, Bills crush Jets, secure No. 2 seed in AFCFour days before the Jan. 10 national championship between Michigan and Washington, the country’s top recruit, Belleville five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood, committed to LSU in a ceremony at his high school, located just 18 miles from Michigan Stadium. Underwood’s announcement marked the third straight recruiting cycle where a high-profile quarterback recruit in Michigan would be leaving the state to play college football, joining Detroit Martin Luther King’s Dante Moore in 2023 (signed with LSU but since transferred to Oregon), and Saline’s CJ Carr in 2024 (Notre Dame). At the time of Underwood’s verbal pledge to the Tigers, Michigan’s focus was on bookending a 15-0 national championship season, which it did with a 34-13 win over the Huskies. A mass exodus of players and staff followed, losing head coach Jim Harbaugh and 18 starters. Few expected Michigan to be national title contenders in 2024 with first-year head coach Sherrone Moore and mass turnover on the roster and staff. But the glow of a national championship quickly dimmed in Ann Arbor, with Michigan sputtering out of the gates and now fighting for bowl eligibility instead of postseason championships. The Wolverines have used an array of quarterbacks to try and replace J.J. McCarthy, but the results have been uninspiring. With Michigan ranking among the worst passing offenses in the country all season, it became clear the program needed an influx of talent on the offensive side of the ball, namely at quarterback. Brice Marich, a recruiting reporter for the Michigan Insider, said Moore reconnected with Underwood in the spring, but the communication ramped up this fall given the Wolverines’ struggles on offense. Moore and his newly-hired general manager, Sean Magee, began working more collaboratively with collectives to become more of a player in the name, image and likeness space – a significant shift in the university’s previous “transformational over transactional” approach. Michigan’s efforts paid of Thursday as Underwood announced he was flipping his commitment to the Wolverines in a bombshell decision. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound dual-threat signal-caller becomes just the second No. 1 overall recruit to commit to Michigan, joining Rashan Gary in 2016. “Looking at how the season has unfolded, it’s kind of been a blessing and a curse because if they went like 8-4, 9-3, I don’t know if you would see Michigan be as intense and aggressive in their approach,” Marich told MLive. “I think, because of how dire this program has looked and how empty the roster is going to be after this season, (Moore) understands he’s got to reload, and he’s got to reload fast. I think Michigan fans see that talent drop off, and the only way to get that talent back on the roster is to recruit talent from the high school ranks and in the portal, and you’re going to see both this offseason.” Underwood’s recruitment has featured several twists in recent weeks, but Michigan never curtailed its pursuit of a generational prospect right in its backyard. As reports started to surface regarding the Wolverines’ fierce interest in Underwood, MLive attended Belleville’s playoff opener against Ann Arbor Pioneer on Nov. 1. LSU offensive coordinator Joe Sloan was in attendance, standing at midfield during warmups and on the sideline for the whole game in a 68-0 rout. After the game, Underwood signed autographs for a slew of young fans. But he and those closets to him were keeping his recruitment tight to the vest. He, his father, and Belleville coaches all declined interviews after the game. Bryce Underwood, popular guy pic.twitter.com/rYfpjBsw4i A week later, Underwood took an official visit to LSU, and many recruiting insiders reported that the Tigers were in pole position to hold onto him heading into signing day Dec. 4. Even last week, he posted on his Instagram page a graphic of him in LSU gear that said he was “likely to decline” a Michigan NIL offer worth around $10 million. The post was deleted shortly after, but it appeared the Wolverines still had an uphill battle to flip him. They reached the summit Thursday by securing his commitment. Underwood made multiple “secret” visits to Ann Arbor this week and shadowed Moore as the team prepares for Saturday’s home finale against Northwestern. “I think this is honestly program- saving, game-changing type of land,” Marich said. “He’s a generational talent. He’s the hometown hero, so to speak. There’s a lot to like about him. He been playing since he was a freshman at Belleville. He’s won state titles. He’s a winner. He can run the ball, he can throw the ball. It’s a reason why so many schools were after him. For Michigan to keep chipping away, keep chipping away, and then finally knock over that wall and land a talent like him, that speaks volumes. I don’t say there was a lot of pressure, but from the outside’s perspective, I felt like this is one that Sherrone needed to have, and he got it.” Even though Michigan was one of seven finalists for Underwood when he committed to LSU in January, the Wolverines weren’t viewed as a top contender. They offered him early in his high school career, which ended last week with a playoff loss to Detroit Catholic Central, but Marich said Underwood didn’t feel like a priority to the previous coaching regime. Moore and his staff had work to do to try and repair a splintered relationship. A more unified message from coaches and collectives also was beneficial in landing Underwood. Multiple reports of Underwood’s multi-year NIL package being worth in the $5-10 million range are unconfirmed, but a source told MLive the value is substantial. “This has been a very sensitive and fragile recruitment,” Marich said. “One that is probably the most fragile recruitment I’ve ever covered. There was a lot of moving parts. There’s a lot of layers to this recruitment. There’s a lot of hands in this pot. But Sherrone Moore took charge in this recruitment. He was like, ‘This is my baby.’ I’m going to be all hands on deck, and we’re going to go down swinging. I want to be the guy to take that swing and hit this home run,’ and he knocked it out the park.” Underwood’s commitment can’t become official until Dec. 4, but he will be the centerpiece of the Wolverines’ 2025 class that should finish in the top 10. It now has 19 verbal pledges this cycle, including five top-100 prospects with potentially more on the way. It signed one top-100 recruit the previous two cycles combined.
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