SYRIA UPDATE
3800 citizens return to their cities and villages in al-Bokmal countryside after liberation from terrorism
Deir Ezzor Governor Abdul-Majid al-Kwakibi affirmed that “In framework of benefiting from the amnesty decree and with the aim of achieving the return of all citizens who have been displaced from their houses and villages, 3800 citizens on Sunday returned to the villages and towns of (al-Sayyal, Hasrat, al-Salihyia, al-Ramadi, al-Jalaa, Qita’at al-Bokmal, al-Abbas and al-Tawatiha in Deir Ezzor countryside.”
https://sana.sy/en/?p=165032
Syrian Army Launches Long-Awaited Operation Against Militants In Greater Idlib
n the morning of May 6, the Syrian Army and its allies started an offensive operation to crack down on militants in the northwestern part of Hama province.
https://southfront.org/syrian-army-launches-long-awaited-operation-against-militants-in-idlib-zone/
Russia and Turkey Divided Over Idleb
The material differences between Ankara and Moscow around Idleb’s fate have remained, in particular the fate of the armed groups there. The evidence of the growing differences between Ankara and Moscow is the air raids by Russian and regime aircraft during the closing statement in Astana. he opposition military analyst General Ahmed Rihal said that there are four points of dispute between Russia and Turkey which are not solvable.
The first point is the joint patrols between Russia and Turkey. The Syrian interior does not accept joint patrols. The second point is the international roads, as it isn’t possible to open the international roads and put them under the control of the regime and Iran, since the Free Syrian Army will not accept this, nor will the residents.
The third point relates to dismantling Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and its siblings, since Turkey must either enter into a major battle with the group and increase civilian casualties or continue to be accused of supporting terrorism.
The fourth point is the source of the major dispute, which has not been disclosed by Russia and which Turkey knows, which is the American-Turkish rapprochement around east of the Euphrates, where the Turkish Chief of Staff said that Washington had expressed major flexibility in setting up a safe zone east of the Euphrates.
https://syrianobserver.com/EN/news/50207/russia-and-turkey-divided-over-idleb.html
Military Situation In Syria On May 6, 2019 (Map Update)
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) started offensive actions in northwestern Hama. At least two villages were reportedly liberated.
Militant groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are creating a strike force in southern Idlib, according to the Russian military;
Over 200 airstrikes by Russian and Syrian aircraft were reported in the provinces of Idlib and Hama by militant sources;
The SAA used heavy Golan improvised rocket-assisted munitions to strike at terrorists’ positions and fortifications in northern Lattakia;
Kurdish rebeels eliminated a vehicle of pro-Turkish forces in Maranaz on May 5;
An IED explosion reportedly wounded 3 persons in Manbij.
https://southfront.org/military-situation-in-syria-on-may-6-2019-map-update/
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