SYRIA UPDATE
Moscow, Beijing call for preserving Syria’s territorial integrity and sovereignty
“Our countries, China and Russia, agree to the need for keeping Syria’s territorial integrity and independence according to UNSC resolution No.2254 and going on in the war against terrorism to restore stability to all areas and pave the way for reconstruction process,” Lavrov said at a press conference with Wang Yi in Sochi.
https://sana.sy/en/?p=165518
Face to Face with the Truth. The War against Syria and its People
Everybody who has been paying attention knows that the war on Syria is not a civil war, that it was and is externally-orchestrated, perpetrated, and sustained, and that the on-going catastrophe was avoidable.
NOTE: Video in link, from US woman who has been to Syria 6 times during the war, speaks truth about what is actually going on and the history of regime change in Syria dating back to the first attempt by the C_A in 1949. Very Interesting!
https://www.globalresearch.ca/face-to-face-truth/5677287
Syrian Army Enters 3 More Settlements In Northwestern Hama Amid Intense Fighting With Militants (Map Update)
The northwestern part of Syria’s Hama province remains to be the main area of clashes between the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and radical militant groups.
After a series of previous advances, which allowed the SAA to get control of Kafr Nabuda and nearby points, the SAA pushed further to the north entering the settlements of Tell Huwash, Tobeh and Jabriya. Clashes are now ongoing there.
At the same time, SAA attempts to advance in northeastern Lattakia faced a fierce resistance from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-led forces. No gains were made by the SAA. According to pro-militant sources, up to 16 pro-government fighters were killed in the area.
https://southfront.org/syrian-army-enters-3-more-settlements-in-northwestern-hama-amid-intense-fighting-with-militants-map-update/
Syrian War Report – May 13, 2019: Militants’ Defense Is Slowly Collapsing In Hama Province
Image. Video in link.
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-may-13-2019-militants-defense-is-slowly-collapsing-in-hama-province/
Citizens of occupied Golan reject Israeli decision to build a new settlement on their territory
Citizens of the occupied Syrian Golan reiterated their rejection of the Israeli occupation repressive practices and the unjust measures, the last of which was the proclamation of occupation’s Prime Minister to establish a new settlement in Golan named “Trump.”
A number of the Syrian families in Majdal Shams, Baka’ata, Ayn Qinyah and Masa’ada villages said in telephone calls with SANA office in Quneitra that the proclamation of Netanyahu to set up a settlement in the occupied Golan is an aggressive and illegal procedure which contradicts with the UN charter and resolutions.
https://sana.sy/en/?p=165515
Growing tensions in Idlib pose threat to forming Syrian constitutional committee — Erdogan
"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation in the evening. The leaders discussed bilateral relations, as well as latest developments in Idlib," Erdogan's press service said. "President Erdogan stressed that growing tensions in Idlib present a threat to forming a constitutional commission and harm political settlements in Syria," the press service added. The Turkish leader also said that "ceasefire violations in the Idlib de-escalation zone have reached frightening proportions over the last two weeks." Erdogan noted that "the aim of the [Syrian President Bashar Assad's] regime is to sabotage Turkish-Russian cooperation in Idlib and to harm the spirit of Astana talks on Syria."
http://tass.com/world/1058049