Syria’s armed forces said a military base near the Lebanese border came under artillery attack by the Lebanese militia Hezbollah.
The Syrian Oil Transport Company said that the Greek-flagged Nissos Christiana tanker was loaded on Monday.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights had previously said that around 157,000 went missing since March 2011.
U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh on Wednesday, a U.S. government representative confirmed.
The Syrian transitional government is also concerned about the question of how the proposed easing of the sanctions that were imposed against the former Assad government is progressing.
A statement from the Syrian presidential office said Mr Macron congratulated Mr Al-Sharaa on taking over the presidency and on “liberating the country.’’
Turkey has taken in the most refugees from Syria in the world, at around 3 million, according to official figures.
Investigating judges suspect al-Assad of complicity in murder and attacks on civilians.
Yusuf Nazik, a Turkish national who was sentenced to life in prison for planning the 2013 bomb attack, was also seized inside Syria by MIT in 2018.
The U.S. says it has eased some restrictions on Syria’s government to allow for humanitarian aid.
