SYRIA UPDATE
Lavrov: Determined to uproot terrorism in Syria
ussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov affirmed that work will continue to eliminate terrorism in Syria and return displaced Syrians to their homes.
In a joint press conference on Friday with Italian counterpart Enzo Milanesi, Lavrov said that guarantor states for the Astana process (Russia, Iran, and Turkey are working to eliminate terrorism and return displaced Syrians to their homes, and that Russia is working towards forming the committee to discuss the Syrian constitution as per the agreement reached at the intra-Syrian dialogue congress in Sochi.
Lavrov said the next Astana meeting will be held on November 28-29.
In the same context, Lavrov said during the 4th Mediterranean Dialogues forum that the crisis in Syria must be resolved according to resolution no. 2254, and this is what the Astana meetings and the Sochi congress are based on.
https://sana.sy/en/?p=151810
Cleansing rugged Tuloul al-Safa area is a knockout blow to terrorism and its makers
The General Command of the Army and Armed Forces announced the entire southern region free of terrorism after the elimination of the last terrorist gatherins of Desah in Tuloul al-Safa area deep inside Sweida eastern Badiya (Desert).
Speaking to SANA, a field commander said that” the army units carried out a string of accurate and focused military operations in the area which is extended on a volcanic crater on an area of 400 kilometers with rocky cliffs and large ruins, which impedes the movement of vehicles. “we depended on the infantry and the special forces, which were able to clear the area from Deash terrorists in a short time where most of the terrorists were killed while the remnants fled away .
https://sana.sy/en/?p=151783
Israeli Defense Minister Met With Syrian Operatives During In Course Of Conflict
Maj. Gen. Gershon Hacohen, a former Israeli military General Staff Corps commander, revealed that Moshe Ya’alon, Israel’s former Defense Minister, had met with Syrian operatives as a part of Israel’s involvement in the war torn country.
“They came and Bogie wanted to understand who they were. He asked one of them, ‘Tell me, are you a Salafist?’ And he said, ‘I really don’t know what a Salafist is. If it means that I pray more, then yes. Once I would pray once a week, on Fridays, now I pray five times a day. On the other hand, a Salafist isn’t meant to cooperate with the Zionists. I’m sitting with the defense minister of the Zionists. So I don’t know.’ This means that identity components are very fluid. They don’t tell you where the person is going.” Maj. Gen. Hacohen said at an Israel Democracy Institute conference, the Israeli Haaretz newspaper reported on November 23. Maj. Gen. Hacohen claimed that the Syrians who met Ya’alon were “activists.” However, the fact that the Israeli defense minister met with them suggests that they were military commander of the FSA.
Israel’s cooperation with the FSA in southern Syria is well-documented. Last year, the Syrian opposition news agency SMART published a video of FSA fighters using 107mm rockets that was supplied by the Israeli military. Both sides even planed to establish a “safe zone” in southern Syria, according to a report of the Intercept.
https://southfront.org/israeli-defense-minister-met-with-syrian-operatives-during-in-course-of-conflict/
Terrorists target Soran with shells .. Army responds and destroys launching pads
Terrorist groups linked to Ḥurras ad-Din (Guardians of Religion) terrorist organization led by Jabhat al-Nusra on Friday fired several rocket shells that landed in the vicinity of Soran city, 18 km north of Hama city, causing material damage only, SANA reporter said The reporter added that units of the Syrian Arab Army working in the northern countryside responded to the sources of rocket shells with artillery and rocket fire, destroying a number of launching pads and leaving terrorists killed and wounded .
On Thursday, The army units thwarted attempts by terrorist groups to infiltrate towards military points in the vicinity of villages of Lahaya, Ma’rkebbeh, al-Jabin, al-Mougheir and Moaskar Bridiege in the northern countryside of Hama, inflicting losses upon terrorists and forcing them to fled away.
https://sana.sy/en/?p=151799
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