SYRIA UPDATE
Syria Kurds Reach Deal On Return Of 31,000 Displaced Iraqis As Situation In Refugee Camps Continue To Deteriorate
A delegation from the Iraqi cabinet visited the autonomous administration to discuss the return to Iraq of displaced Iraqis, estimated to number 31,000, and an agreement was reached … So far 4,000 people have signed up and we are waiting for the Iraqi government to open up the Iraqi border to start,” Kurdish official Mahmud Kero told AFP.
https://southfront.org/syria-kurds-reach-deal-on-return-of-31000-displaced-iraqis-as-situation-in-refugee-camps-continue-to-deteriorate/
Western Spies Among the Jihadis in Idlib
There are spies among the Jihadis in Idlib. Movements, storages and plans are well known to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their Russian allies. Recently, the Russian Defense Ministry warned that European intelligence agents were inside Idlib, and planning a chemical attack, which would be blamed on the Syrian and/or Russian military. The professional video troupe, The White Helmets, is also present ready to begin their upcoming role in the drama. French and Belgian agents inside Idlib were observed by informants in their midst, though the French Foreign Ministry accused Russia of lying.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/western-spies-among-the-jihadis-in-idlib-planning-a-new-drama-a-chemical-attack/5674001
Moscow: Terrorists of Jabhat al-Nusra continue attacks on civilians, army positions
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed that terrorists of Jabhat al-Nusra continue their provocations and attacks on the civilians and positions of the Syrian Arab army in Idleb and Hama provinces.
Zakharova, in a press briefing on Thursday said: ” these attacks, which were carried out in the de-escalation zone in Idleb, resulted in many civilian and military casualties.”
https://sana.sy/en/?p=163071
Three children killed in landmine explosion left by terrorists in Quneitra countryside
Three children were killed and another one was injured Thursday in a landmine explosion, left by terrorists, in Khan Arnabah town in Quneitra countryside.
https://sana.sy/en/?p=163068
Military Situation In Syria On April 11, 2019 (Map Update)
Explosions were reported in the area between al-Bukamal and al-Qaim on the Syrian-Iraqi border;
2 people died from an IED explosion in Al-Shafa;
An explosion took place near a Turkish military HQ in the area of Bulbul;
Up to 20 people die daily in the makeshift Al-Hol camp set up by US-backed forces due to an acute shortage of medicine and food, as well as poor living conditions, the Russian military says;
An IED esplosion in Afrin reportedly targeted a vehicle of Turkish-backed militants;
Multiple ceasefire violations were reported in northern Hama and southern Idlib.
https://southfront.org/military-situation-in-syria-on-april-11-2019-map-update/
U.S. Seeks To Keep Its Coalition Active After Ensuring Troops Will Stay In Syria
The U.S. is working to maintain its “international coalition” in order to prevent ISIS from reemerging, assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, Kathryn Wheelbarger, stressed in an interview with The Washington Times.
According to Wheelbarger, U.S. military officials and State Department diplomats are trying get commitments from all 79 coalition members to continue the group’s work. The official said that an agreement to extend the “Defeat ISIS” mission will likely be finalized during the NATO ministerial meeting next June.
“We expect the threat to evolve, [and] the importance of the coalition is our priority,” Wheelbarger said in the interview that was released on April 9.
https://southfront.org/u-s-seeks-to-keep-its-coalition-active-after-ensuring-troops-will-stay-in-syria/