SYRIA UPDATE
More displaced Syrians return home from Lebanon
New batches of displaced Syrians returned on Thursday morning from the Lebanese territories via al-Dabbousyia, al-Zamrani and Jdeidet Yabous border crossings.
The return of the displaced came due to the joint efforts exerted by the Syrian Government in cooperation with the Lebanese side for the return of all the displaced to the homeland.
https://sana.sy/en/?p=150574
Thousands of corpses from US-led airstrikes found under Raqqa rubble, says diplomat
The bodies of over 8,000 Syrians killed in bombing raids by the US-led coalition have been found in mass graves in Syria’s Raqqa after the rubble was partially cleared away, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.
http://tass.com/politics/1029851
Turkish court hands down prison sentences for SANA correspondent in Turkey
Istanbul Criminal Court sentenced Mahali to one year, 18 months and 25 days in prison on charges of “insulting the state and the Turkish government”, for exposing Erdogan government’s support for terrorist groups in Syria and allowing the foreign terrorists to enter Syria via its borders.
https://sana.sy/en/?p=150621
In Special Operation: Syrian Army Frees Remaining Al-Suwayda Hostages From ISIS
“In a heroic and precise operation, a group of heroes of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) clashed, in the area of Hamimah east of Palmyra, with a group of ISIS terrorists, who had abducted women and children from the governorate of al-Suwayda weeks ago … after fierce battle our heroes managed to free all the hostages and killed all the terrorists,”the SANA said in a short press release.
https://southfront.org/in-special-operation-syrian-army-free-remaining-al-suwayda-hostages-from-isis-video/
Russian Special Forces, Syrian 4th Division Arrive In Al-Suwayda To Launch Attack On ISIS In Al-Safa
A unit of the Russian Special Forces has arrived in the southeastern governorate of al-Suwayda in order to support the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) operation against the remaining ISIS fighters in the area of al-Safa, a military source told the Syrian pro-government blog al-Masdar News on November 8.
https://southfront.org/russian-special-forces-syrian-4th-division-arrive-in-al-suwayda-to-launch-attack-on-al-safa/
It’s Too Early To Speak About End Of Work On Demilitarized Zone In Idlib: Russia
“The implementation of the Russian-Turkish memorandum of September 17 on stabilization in the Idlib de-escalation zone continues. Despite practical success in forming a demilitarized line along the borders of this zone stipulated by the memorandum, it is too early to speak about the end of the necessary work,” Zakharova stated.
https://southfront.org/its-too-early-to-speak-about-end-of-work-on-demilitarized-zone-in-idlib-russia/
Pentagon Says US Military Presence In Syria, Iraq To ‘Defeat ISIS’ Will Be Needed For Decades
According to a new report released by the Pentagon, a total defeat of ISIS take “years, if not decades.”
“Systemic weaknesses remain, many of which are the same deficiencies that enabled the rise of ISIS in 2014,” Military Times quoted the quarterly Department of Defense Inspector General report on the US-led operation against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
“In effect, this means that the Iraqi senior leadership is dependent on the Coalition for information about their own military’s operations,” the report claimed. “This strategy risks an enduring coalition presence in Iraq for years to come.”
https://southfront.org/pentagon-says-us-military-presence-in-syria-iraq-to-defeat-isis-will-be-needed-for-decades/
Humanitarian aid delivery completed at al-Rukban Camp in al-Tanf area
The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) organization and the UN have completed the delivery of medical and relief supplies which are enough to meet the needs of 50 thousand persons at al-Rukban Camp in al-Tanf area, southeast Homs Countryside on the Syrian-Jordanian borders.
https://sana.sy/en/?p=150568