SYRIA UPDATE
I may do another if things develop further.
Arab and Expatriate Businessmen Forum affirms importance of expat investment in Syria’s reconstruction phase
The participants called for the development of plans and programs to stimulate the return and employment of expat capital funds and direct them towards reconstruction projects, and to develop and expand of cities and industrial zones and encourage environmentally-friendly industries.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=146782
Filming of staged chemical attack in Syrian Idlib begins - Russian MoD
https://www.rt.com/news/438158-staged-chemical-attack-idlib/
Turkey Seems Adamant In Its Attempts To Rescue Terrorists In Syria’s Idlib Province
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia and Iran that an attack by Syrian government forces and their allies on Idlib Province, the last militant stronghold in country, would result in a “massacre,” as he wrote in an article posted by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
“Any attack launched or to be launched on Idlib will result in a disaster, a massacre, and a very big humanitarian tragedy,” said Erdogan. “We never want Idlib to turn into a bloodbath.”
“If we can announce a cease-fire today here, I believe this will be one of the most important steps of this summit,” he said. “This will bring comfort to civilians. I think making such an announcement will be a victory for this summit.”
https://southfront.org/turkey-seems-adamant-in-its-attempts-to-rescue-terrorists-in-syrias-idlib-province/
Moscow warns western states of launching any new aggression on Syria under pretext of chemical weapons
“A number of western states are preparing to carry out a military intervention in Syria and launch strikes on governmental sites under the pretext of responding to the alleged use of toxic substances by Damascus,” Russian permanent envoy to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=146812
US-backed Forces Initiate Ground Operations To Eliminate ISIS-held Pocket In Euphrates Valley: Coalition Spokesman
The ISIS-held village of Hajin and the nearby villages in the Euphrates Valley are now the last ISIS major stronghold in Syria. An intersting fact is that it’s located on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, which the coalition has delcared its zone of responsibility and has fiercely defended this striking Syrian Army units attempting to advance into it.
https://southfront.org/us-backed-forces-initiate-ground-operations-to-eliminate-isis-held-pocket-in-euphrates-valley-coalition-spokesman/
US, France, and UK In Direct Talks Over Possible Syria Strikes
“That has to be, in the history of propaganda in the 20th and 21st centuries, one of the most outrageous claims that I can think of,” John Bolton stated in response to Moscow’s charge that anti-Assad insurgents in Idlib are preparing a chemical false flag in order to hasten a US attack on Damascus, according to a new Wall Street Journal report.
“Along with the United States and France, we have been clear that we will respond swiftly and appropriately if the Assad regime repeats its appalling use of chemical weapons,” he vowed, echoing statements the national security advisor began making weeks ago during a trip to Jerusalem.
https://southfront.org/us-france-and-uk-in-direct-talks-over-possible-syria-strikes/
Army hunts down al-Nusra terrorists in Hama, advances in Sweida countryside
Units of the Syrian Arab Army carried out operations against dens of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists in the northern countryside of Hama, inflicting heavy losses upon them in personnel and equipment.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=146759
Syria Map Update: Military Situation In Northern Hama & Southern Idlib
https://southfront.org/syria-map-update-military-situation-in-northern-hama-southern-idlib-2/