SYRIA UPDATE
40 Arab and foreign countries participate in Executive Committee of World Peace Council meetings in Damascus
Delivering a speech, Maria do Socorro Gomes, President of the World Peace Council, said: “We are gathering today in Syria to express our solidarity with the Syrian people who have endured the worst terrorist war against a sovereign state for more than seven years.”
Gomes affirmed that holding the Executive Committee of the World Peace Council meeting in Syria sends a message to all countries to condemn the foreign interference in the states’ affairs and denounce the terrorist organizations’ attacks which tried to destroy Syria, a country which loves peace and is known for its security and safety throughout history.”
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=149771
Putin: Syria peace process a priority, but remaining terrorists must be destroyed
“While the degree of violence in Syria has been greatly reduced, elimination of all the radical elements is still an important task,” President Vladimir Putin said, speaking after the four-way Syria summit with leaders of Turkey, France and Germany. “We cannot allow the battle-hardened bandits to carry on with their illicit activities, to create “sleeper cells” in our countries, recruit supporters and spread extremist ideology and terror.” “The fate of the country must be ultimately decided by the Syrian people,” he added.
https://www.rt.com/news/442444-istanbul-summit-press-conference/
Nebenzya warns Western states against attempting to escalate the crisis in Syria
During a Security Council session on the situation in the Middle East, Nebenzya said that it’s impossible to impose the constitutional committees with conditions that contradict the Syrians’ will, and that there are no basis to set arbitrary dates for forming this committee.
He hoped that de Mistura would realize the degree of responsibility he has at this critical time before the end of his mandate, and that he would exert his best efforts to achieve the desired results regarding the political process within his jurisdiction and in a manner that fully respects Syrian sovereignty.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=149743
Radical Part Of “Opposition” Continues To Violate Deconfliction Agreement In Northern Hama
The rockets were reportedly launched from the militants’ positions in the town of al-Lataminah, which is considered a part of the demilitarized zone around the northern governorate of Idlib. Under the deconfliction agreement, all heavy weapons and radical militants should withdraw from the zone. However, this is yet to happen.
A source in the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) told SouthFront that the army responded to the rocket attack by shelling the militants’ positions in the towns of al-Lataminah, al-Tamanah, Murak, Khan Shikhun Khan Shaykhun and Lahaya in the northern Hama countryside.
https://southfront.org/radical-part-of-opposition-continues-to-violate-deconfliction-agreement-in-northern-hama/
Israel Accuses “Assad Regime”, Iran’s Quds Force Of Gaza Escalation, Kicks Off New Round Of Airstrikes
It’s also interesting to note that Israel accused the “Assad regime” and Iran’s Quds Force of being behind the recent escalation in Gaza. While the Quds Force is indeed a special forces unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps responsible for extraterritorial operations, it still remains unclear how the Damascus government deeply involved in counter-terrorism operations across its own country could be behind any tensions in Gaza…… In fact, the increased US support to Israel contributed to the escalation in the region because it allowed the Tel Aviv leadership to employ force more freely in order to crack down on the Palestinain resistance to its actions.
https://southfront.org/israel-accuses-assad-regime-irans-quds-force-of-gaza-escalation-kicks-off-new-round-of-airstrikes/
Military Situation In Northwestern Syria On October 27, 2018 (Map Update)
https://southfront.org/military-situation-in-northwestern-syria-on-october-27-2018-map-update/
NOTE: Russia said yesterday they have proof of the states that provided the chemical weapons to the white helmets in Idlib. Nice move the day before Putin meets with 3 of those states leaders!