SYRIA UPDATE
Syria participates in China International Import Expo
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday announced the opening of China International Import Expo in Shanghai with the participation of more than 130 states including Syria.
In a speech delivered during the opening ceremony, President Xi described the expo as a pioneer step in the history of developing the international trade.
He affirmed that China’s initiative to broaden the imports isn’t just a temporary experiment, but it is a long-term initiative towards the world and the future which aims at enhancing the joint development.
https://sana.sy/en/?p=150429
US-led coalition targets Deir Ezzor countryside with internationally –banned bombs
The assault on al-Shaf’a comes less than 48 hours after a massacre carried out against Hajin town by the international coalition, causing the martyrdom of 15 civilians , mostly women and children.
In the same context, civil sources at Hajjin town , 110 km east of Deir Ezzor confirmed that internationally –banned white phosphorus weapons bombs were dropped by the aircrafts of international coalition on al-Souq al-Jadeed in the town.
https://sana.sy/en/?p=150453
Al-Jaafari: Syria condemns any use of chemical weapons or any kind of WMD
He added that western states stir up the terrorist groups to use chemical, toxic substances against civilians in Idleb and fabricates evidence to accuse the Syrian government of using them.
Al-Jaafari stressed that the discovery of more mass graves in Raqqa city has brought the number of the dead bodies discovered to 4000 as a result of the Int’l Coalition’s bombs.
https://sana.sy/en/?p=150468
About 1,200 Members Of Turkish-backed Militant Groups Deploy Near Positions Of US-backed Forces In Northern Syria
According to reports in from other militant-affilated sources, this increased an approximate number of members of the Turkish-backed miltiant groups near the area of Manbij to 3,000.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Democratic Forces, which consist of mostly Kurdish militias, also redeployed a number of its units to northern Syria. These units were moved from a front against ISIS near the Hajin pocket in the province of Deir Ezzor.
https://southfront.org/about-1200-members-of-turkish-backed-militant-groups-deploy-near-positions-of-us-backed-forces-in-northern-syria/
Military Situation In Northwestern Syria On November 5, 2018 (Map Update)
On November 5, the tensions in the northwestern part of Syria, particularly the Idlib de-escalation zone, decreased in comparison to the previous days.
On November 4, limited violations of the ceasefire regime took place in northern Hama, northern Lattakia and southwestern Aleppo. However, no notable clashes were reported. On the next day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported at least one violation of the ceasefire regime registered by the Russian-Turkish observation points in northern Lattakia.
Some sources link the current de-escalation in the area with withdrawal of at least 1,200 Turkish-backed militants from the area to a frontline with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the area of Manbij. Most of Turkish-backed groups are only formally supporting the de-escalation agreement and in-fact assist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other radicals in their actions.
https://southfront.org/military-situation-in-northwestern-syria-on-november-5-2018-map-update/
Iran: No Long-Term Presence in Syria
Major General Hossein Salami, said: “The Iranian presence in Syria came at the request of the Syrian government. There is no long-term strategy to remain. Iran does not at all want to get into a conflict with the Russians, and what has been circulated in the media is untrue.”
http://syrianobserver.com/EN/News/35012/Iran_No_Long_Term_Presence_Syria