SYRIA UPDATE
Cabinet begins visit to Aleppo to inspect state of services, economy, and development sectors
The state of the industrial sector and restoring Aleppo’s luster as an economic city is one of the top priorities of the visit, reflecting the dedication to having Aleppo reclaim its important economic standing locally and internationally.
During the visit, the Ministers will inspect the state of services and development sectors, as well as progress in the projects that were launched, the activities in markets, production, the implementation of the new zoning plan for Aleppo city, and means to realize economic development across the province.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=150277
1000 trees to be planted on Damascus International Airport Road
Director of Damascus and Damascus Countryside Agriculture Department Ali Saadat told SANA that the directorate is working intensively to increase the green spaces and expand planted areas in an attempt to restore glamour and beauty to the international road which is considered as Damascus gate.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=150273
In Broad Daylight: ISIS Cells Assassinate Prominent Tribal Leader In Raqqa
We warn everyone who helped the apostates and was a supporter of them, the soldiers of the Caliphate are in the lookout for you, and you will be killed sooner or later, God willing,” ISIS said.
The Raqqa Civil Council, which is affiliated with the SDF, condemned the assassination of al-Huwaidi and called on local and tribal figures to warn from these attempts to disturb the peace in governorate of Raqqa.
“With great sadness and sorrow, we received the news of the assassination of Sheikh Bashir Faisal al-Huwaidi … He had a positive and active role in the life and the progress of the council,” the Raqqa Civil Council said in an official statement published by the Kurdish Hawar News Agency.
https://southfront.org/in-broad-daylight-isis-cells-assassinate-prominent-tribal-leader-in-raqqa/
Vital Crossing Between Opposition- And Government- Controlled Areas Reopens In Northern Hama
The crossing, which links the government-held and opposition-held areas in northwestern Syria, was closed three months ago due to the tension in the region. The decision to reopen the crossing was likely a result of the Russian-Turkish deconfliction agreement on the governorate of Idlib.
https://southfront.org/vital-crossing-between-opposition-and-government-controlled-areas-reopens-in-northern-hama/
Russian Military Deploys 6 Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicles At Observation Posts Near Idlib Demilitarized Zone
“We have repeatedly informed the public about attempts by radical militants and the White Helmets, notorious for their fakes, to organize provocations using chemical agents and accusing government forces of using chemical weapons against the local population,” Major General Konashenkov said.
https://southfront.org/russian-military-deploys-6-chemical-reconnaissance-vehicles-at-observation-posts-near-idlib-demilitarized-zone/
US Military Deploys Additional Troops, Equipment In Attempt To Ease Tensions Between Its Proxies And Turkish Forces
According to Head of the SDF Press Center Mustefa Bali, the US-led coalition is going to kick off patrols along the Turkish border in the areas controlled by the SDF. Local sources say that these patrols, which are obviously aimed at preventing further Turkish strikes on SDF targets, will be focused in the area of Ayn al-Arab (also known as Kobani) where clashes between the SDF and the TAF have recently erupted. The only problem with the statement of Derwish is that Turkey has officially declared that Manbij is currently controlled by the terrorists and it is going to eliminate them. Kurdish armed groups, mostly the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), are the core of the SDF and publicly dominate in its military and political command struture. Members of Kurdish aremd groups are also a major part of the “SDF members”.
According to Turkish experts, the SDF brand itself was created in order to hide US support to the YPG and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Syria. The PKK is a separatist armed group seeking to establish an independent state within Turkish territory. It has deep links to the YPG and is a designated terrorist group in multiple states, including Turkey and the US.
https://southfront.org/us-military-deploys-additional-troops-equipment-in-attempt-to-ease-tensions-between-its-proxies-and-turkish-forces/
Syrian War Report – November 2, 2018: Syrian Army Discovers ISIS Depot With US-supplied Ammunition
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https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-november-2-2018-syrian-army-discovers-isis-depot-with-us-supplied-ammunition/