SYRIA UPDATE
Syrian inventors win 15 medals at int’l exhibition in China
Head of the Syrian team Dr. Shadi al-Khatib said that this Exhibition was an opportunity to learn about the experiences of developed countries in the field of supporting innovation and invention. He pointed out that China is working to launch the project “Minds” to support innovation in developing countries and provide an environment conducive to investment inventions.
Speaking about his invention which won him a gold medal, al-Khatib said that his invention is an adjuvant treatment for the Leishmaniasis from the pistachios.
Erdogan: Russia, Turkey to Decide on Radical Groups to Leave Idlib Zone
"During negotiations on Idlib in Sochi we decided to establish a demilitarized zone between the territories controlled by the opposition and regime. The opposition will remain on the territories which it occupies. We will ensure that radical groups, designated by [Turkey] together with Russia, will not be able to operate in the region," Erdogan wrote in his article for Russia's Kommersant newspaper.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201809231068272020-russia-turkey-jointly-decide-idlib-groups/
Turkish-backed Groups Welcome Idlib Demilitarization Agreement
Despite of its positive attitude towards the agreement, the Turkish-backed groups said in its official statement that it doesn’t trust Russia. According to the NFL’s claims, the Russian side has not respected several previous agreements.
“Despite of our full cooperation with our Turkish ally to facilitate their efforts to spare civilians from the scourge of war, we will remain alerted and wary of any treachery from the side of the Russians, the regime and the Iranians,” the NFL statement reads.
https://southfront.org/turkish-backed-groups-welcome-idlib-demilitarization-agreement/
Russian Military Revealed Additional Details Of IL-20 Shootdown Off Syrian Coast
The presented objective data testifies that the actions of the Israeli fighter pilots, which led to the loss of life of 15 Russian servicemen, either lacked professionalism or were an act of criminal negligence to say the least. Therefore, we believe that the blame for the tragedy with the Russian Ilyushin Il-20 aircraft lies entirely with the Israeli air forces and those who made the decision to carry out such actions,” Konashenkov said.
The misleading information provided by the Israeli officer about the area of strikes did not allow the Russian Il-20 airplane to move timely to a safe area,” Konashenkov stated. “The actions of the Israeli fighter pilots, which led to the loss of life of 15 Russian servicemen, either lacked professionalism or were an act of criminal negligence, to say the least.” “This is an extremely ungrateful response to all that has been done by the Russian Federation for Israel and the Israeli people recently,” Konashenkov said. “In view of the above, the hostile actions committed by the Israeli Air Force against the Russian Ilyushin Il-20 aircraft cross the line of civilized relations,” Konashenkov emphasized.
https://southfront.org/russian-military-revealed-additional-details-of-il-20-shootdown-off-syrian-coast-video/
Russia Capable of Closing Syrian Airspace for Israel - Senior Russian MP
"The essence and meaning of our response is to completely eliminate the possibility of such incidents in the future. We, for example, have all the necessary resources to completely close the Syrian airspace for Israel, and this is only one of the options," Klintsevich said.
"In connection with this, I consider the statement of Israeli Defense Minister [Avigdor Lieberman], who said today that the attacks on Syria would continue, to be counter-productive. This rhetoric can only aggravate the situation, I do not think that this development of events meets the interests of Israel," the Russian lawmaker concluded.
https://sputniknews.com/russia/201809231068271086-russia-syria-israel-airspace-aircraft/
Israeli Air Force solely to blame for Il-20 crash - Russian Defense Ministry
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http://tass.com/politics/1022770