SYRIA UPDATE
Syria demands finding int’l mechanism to probe into US-led Coalition’s repeated crimes
Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said Saturday that the heinous crime committed by the illegal US-led int’l coalition against civilians in Hajin village, 110 km to the east of Deir Ezzor, exposes once again the United States’ false claims of combating terrorism and demonstrates the coalition member countries’ reckless disregard for the lives of innocent people and the international laws.
This crime, the ministry added in two letters addressed to the UN Secretary-General and President of the United Nations Security Council, confirms that the US goal is killing as many Syrian people as possible and inflicting further destruction on infrastructure in the context of continuing the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the coalition. In other words, it aims at undermining Syria’s future, sovereignty and territorial integrity and hindering political settlement to the crisis in the country which constitutes a blatant breach of all UNSC resolutions on Syria.
On Friday, 9 November 2018, warplanes of the US-led coalition intendedly targeted the residential neighborhoods in Hajin town with tens of sorties claiming the lives of at least 26 civilians, most of them were women and children, in addition to injuring scores and causing huge damage to the houses, said the ministry. The ministry demanded the UN Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities through a serious and an immediate action to prevent the reoccurrence of such attacks and massacres and to take necessary measures to set an independent international mechanism to probe into these crimes, condemn them and to punish perpetrators.
https://sana.sy/en/?p=150739
Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham Claims Its Fighters Killed Seven Russian Service Members In Northern Hama
The Mujahedeen have many observed and ready targets and we will surprise the enemy in the right time and the right way,” Iba’a quoted al-Mahmoud as saying. The clashes ended with the failure of the terrorist attack after killing many members of the terrorist group and forcing the rest to run away leaving their weapons and equipment behind,” the SANA’s reporter in Hama said.
https://southfront.org/hayat-tahrir-al-sham-claims-its-fighters-killed-seven-russian-service-members-in-northern-hama/
Nasrallah: Syria still steadfast and has not changed its resistant positions
“We are committed to the weapon of resistance and the equation of (the army, the people and the resistance),” Nasrallah said, adding: “ We will not be intimidated by threats and sanctions.”
https://sana.sy/en/?p=150749
Military Situation In Syria’s Idlib De-Escalation Zone On November 10, 2018 (Map Update)
According to recent reports, militants shelled government positions in northern Hama and western Syria causing casualties among Syrian Army personnel and local civilians. Armed groups claimed that this shelling was a response to violations of the ceasefire regime by the Syrian Army.
At the same time, it’s interesting to note that in their recent shellings of govenrment positions, militants used heavy mortars and rocket launchers. These weapons are set to be withdrawn from the demilitarized zone near Idlib under the agreement backed by Turkey and Russia. So, it seems the so-called opposition is going to continue violating the agreement and to accuse the Syrian Army of violations. It is not likely that this approach will lead to any kind of de-escalation of the situation in northwestern Syria.
https://southfront.org/military-situation-in-syrias-idlib-de-escalation-zone-on-november-10-2018-map-update/
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