SYRIA UPDATE
A new batch of citizens return from camps in Jordan
A new batch of returnees returned Wednesday from refugee camps in Jordan through Nassib-Jaber border crossing with Jordan to their towns and villages liberated by the Syrian Arab Army from terrorism.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=158394
Member of antiquities smuggling gang arrested in Daraa
Head of Daraa Criminal Security Branch said that after receiving information about a group of people secretly excavating, collecting and selling antiquities to be smuggled outside the country, the branch arrested one of the gang’s members and confiscated thousands of archeological pieces.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=158400
Syrian Army Pounds 11 Opposition-Held Towns In Idlib And Hama
The strikes foiled the militants’ attacks and infected heavy losses on their fighters and equipment”
https://southfront.org/syrian-army-pounds-11-opposition-held-towns-in-idlib-and-hama/
Lavrov: Sochi agreement on Idleb temporary, terrorism cannot remain in it
During a press conference with Lesotho Foreign Minister Lesego Makgothi on Wednesday, Lavrov said that Jabhat al-Nusra terror organizations control 90% of Idleb province, stressing that the agreement reached in September regarding Idleb in Sochi is temporary.
He said that establishing a de-escalation zone in Idleb as per the aforementioned agreement doesn’t mean allowing terrorist hotbeds to remain in it; rather they must be eradicated.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=158390
Russia vows to continue assisting Syrian government, army in liberating country
"I would like to reiterate that we will continue to make every possible effort to assist the Syrian government and armed forces in liberating the country," Lavrov said.
http://tass.com/politics/1044425
Syrian Government And Turkish-Backed Militants Swap Prisoners
As the second project of the Working Group on the Release of Detainees/Abductees, Handover of Bodies and Identification of Missing Persons … Several persons detained by the opposition groups and the regime were mutually and simultaneously released … The Working Group will continue its activities in the coming period,” a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey reads.
https://southfront.org/syrian-government-and-turkish-backed-militants-swap-prisoners-video/
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