SYRIA UPDATE
UN renews demand that “Israel” should abide by resolutions related to occupied Golan
The United Nations (UN) renewed its demand that the Israeli occupation authorities should abide by the resolutions related to the occupied Syrian Golan, particularly resolution No. 497 for the year 1981 which considers its decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan as null and void and without international legal effect. The resolution demanded that the Israeli occupation authorities should immediately cancel the decision on annexing the Golan .
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=152996
After eight year absence, Christmas tree lit up in Daraa
he Christian denominations in Daraa lit up the Christmas tree and opened the cave of Jesus inside the church of St George in Azra’, marking the Barbra Day and celebrating Christmas after an absence of eight years during the crisis in Syria.
The festivity was organized by the Church of St George, during which the locals in Azra’ recited Christmas carols and lit the Christmas tree with the martyrs’ photos dotting it.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=153064
After 4 years of hiatus, al-Sheikh Maskeen power transmission plant in service
Director General of the General Establishment for Electricity, Ghassan al-Zamel, told SANA that this achievement will improve the situation of electricity in the province which, in turn, will reflect positively on all aspects of economic life.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=153054
FSA Exposes ‘Sneaky Iranians’ Disguising As Russians To Trick Israel
Colonel Mustafa Bakkor, a spokesman for Jaysh al-Izza, claimed that Iranian forces in northern Hama are raising Russian flags over their positions in order to “protect themselves from Israeli bombardment.”
“All the military positions of the Assad regime in the norther Hama countryside are hosting Iranian militias from the 313 Brigade –Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)- especially in Halfaya, Khattab’s base, the College of Veterinary Medicine, al-Shalyut, al-Zilaqiyat and Hama airbase,” Bakkor told the Syrian pro-opposition news outlet Enab Baladi on December 8.
Back then, Syrian pro-government activists debunked these claims and said that almost all forces in Syria, including some of the FSA, are using the same uniform. The activists also clarified that the SAA soldiers and officers stopped wearing their patches since late 2011 for security reasons.
https://southfront.org/fsa-exposes-sneaky-iranians-disguising-as-russians-to-trick-israel/
Syrian Army Employs Armed Drones Against Turkish-backed Militants In Northwestern Hama
The pro-opposition outlet claimed that the armed drone took off from the Russian Hmeimim airbase in the western governorate of Lattakia. However, experts believe that the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) carried out the attack with a mini drone, which had been modified to carry and drop small-diameter projectiles.
https://southfront.org/syrian-army-employs-armed-drones-against-turkish-backed-militants-in-northwestern-hama/
Military Situation In Southeastern Syria On December 8, 2018 (Map Update)
https://southfront.org/military-situation-in-southeastern-syria-on-december-8-2018-map-update/
Military Situation In Northwestern Syria On December 8, 2018 (Map Update)
This map provides a general look at the military situation in northwestern Syria:
The US State Department has come with a creative statement accusing the Assad government and the Russians of staging a chemical attack in the city of Aleppo on November 25. According to the State Department, the goal of the attack was to justify an offensive on Idlib. MORE HERE
The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) have deployed additional armoured vehicles and battle tanks at its observation posts in northern Hama where sporadic clashes between the Syrian Army and militants erupt on a constant basis.
https://southfront.org/military-situation-in-northwestern-syria-on-december-8-2018-map-update/
Charities warned that sending aid to Syria's Idlib could be a 'terror offence'
UK regulator tells charities to consider suspending aid via Bab al-Hawa because crossing is controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/idlib-bab-al-hawa-british-charities-2130671451