SYRIA UPDATE
Qara 4 well put into service with capacity of 120,000 cubic meters daily
Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said that Qara 4 well has been put into service with a production capacity of 120,000 cubic meters of gas per day and about 100 barrels of condensates.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=147335
Moscow: Al-Nusra is supplying armed groups in Syria with chemical weapons
Russian Foreign Ministry said that it has information that Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization is supplying armed groups in Syria with chemical weapons, including sarin gas.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=147329
Hezbollah Leader: Israel Working To Prevent Syrian Army From Achieving Missile Capabilities
“Israel lies when it says that the purpose of the attack was weapons intended for Hezbollah. The Israeli aggression in Syria is intolerable and must be stopped immediately,” Nasrallah said during a televised speech to mark the Muslim holyday of Ashura, according to the Israeli Jerusalem Post.
All your attempts to prevent Hezbollah from possessing accurate missiles are foiled … We have accurate missiles that if used in any future war will change the entire equation,” said Nasrallah. We will stay there (in Syria) even after the settlement in Idlib. Our presence there is linked to the need and the consent of the Syrian leadership … The quietness of the fronts and less number of threats will naturally affect the current numbers (of Hezbollah fighters),” the Reuters news agency quoted Nasrallah as saying.
https://southfront.org/hezbollah-leader-israel-working-to-prevent-syrian-army-from-achieving-missile-capabilities/
SDF Liberates Key Town In Euphrates Valley From ISIS
Our forces managed today, 20 September 2018, to complete the liberation of the town of al-Baghuz and expelled the mercenaries from it, thus our forces liberated the most important town where the terrorist organization was hiding,” the SDF media center said in a short statement.
https://southfront.org/sdf-liberates-key-town-in-euphrates-valley/
Shaaban: War on Syria refuted claims on objectivity and neutralism of Western media
Shaaban said that the US administration has become aware of the role of media in the military operations since its war on Vietnam as it has sought in its wars to mobilize whole media systems to promote its military schemes.
Shaaban talked about the dimensions of media war waged on Syria, indicating that since the first days of the war Western ambassadors and correspondents of news agencies have been withdrawn and media offices were closed, and they have been replaced with persons under pseudonyms such as “eyewitnesses” and they haven’t adhered to the professional ethics.
“The aim behind that has been targeting Syria and justifying the war against it,” Shaaban said, noting that most of the international resolutions against Syria have been based on what is promoted by those.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=147296
Syrian Army Is Building New Helicopter Base In Northern Hama
The Syrian pro-opposition SMART news agency confirmed the al-Masdar report saying that the SAA is even building an air traffic control (ATC) tower, which suggests that the new base may be also used to operate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
https://southfront.org/syrian-army-is-building-new-helicopter-base-in-northern-hama/
Russia In Talks With US On Evacuating Refugees From Syrian Camp
“The US side suggests settling the Rukban problem through evacuating the refugees to the territories controlled by the government of the Syrian Arab Republic. The details of a possible operation have not been discussed so far. We will continue closely working with the Americans to solve this issue,” Burtsev told a meeting between the Russian and Syrian headquarters on returning the refugees.
https://southfront.org/russia-in-talks-with-us-on-evacuating-refugees-from-syrian-camp/
Assad Sends Telegram To Putin Saying Israel Is To Blame For IL-20 Incident
“I express my sincere condolences on behalf of the Syrian people in connection with the crash of the Russian Il-20 military aircraft in the Mediterranean Sea, which led to the death of Russian military heroes who performed the valiant task of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the fight against terrorism in Syria,” SANA News Agency cited the telegram.
“This sad incident is the result of the arrogance and reckless violence of Israel, which constantly uses the dirtiest methods to achieve its sinister goals and to carry out aggression in the region,” Assad stressed.
https://southfront.org/assad-sends-telegram-to-putin-saying-israel-is-to-blame-for-il-20-incident/