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Video: US-trained Militants Surrender to Syrian Army. Israel Tries to Assassinate Hezbollah Commanders
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-17
On April 15th, 27 members of Maghawir al-Thawra, a militant group in the Al-Tanf zone, which is both funded and trained by the US-led coalition, surrendered to the Syrian Army with all of their weapons and equipment. These …
globalresearch.ca/video-us-trained-militants-surrender-syrian-army-israel-tries-assassinate-hezbollah-commanders/5709915
Arab League warns of virus risk in Syria refugee camps
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-16
The Arab League warned Wednesday that a humanitarian disaster could occur if the coronavirus pandemic spreads in refugee camps in Syria.A statement by the bloc's 22 Arab nations came after a meeting between its Secretary General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit and UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen.They discussed the dangerous consequences of the spread of the virus among refugees and asylum seekers, and the importance of an Idlib cease-fire agreement, inked March 5 between Turkey and Russia, to prevent the military escalation in the region.The statement said many of those who live in camps do so in poor health condition…
yenisafak.com/en/world/arab-league-warns-of-virus-risk-in-syria-refugee-camps-3517103
Coronavirus stimulus bill funds State Dept/USAID operations that once helped trigger polio outbreak in Syria
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-16
A look at recent USAID schemes from Pakistan to Syria shows US empire can be very hazardous to your health….
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/16/coronavirus-stimulus-state-usaid-polio-syria/
UN sends humanitarian aid to Idlib, Syria
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-16
The United Nations on Thursday sent 63 truckloads of humanitarian aid to Idlib, the northwestern Syrian province where millions remain in desperate need of assistance.The aid trucks entered Syria through the Cilvegozu border in Turkey's southern Hatay province, which borders Idlib.The supplies will be distributed to people in Idlib city and nearby rural areas.Syria has been ravaged by a civil war since early 2011 when the Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protesters.Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and more than 10 million remain displaced, according to UN estimates.Idlib falls within a d…
yenisafak.com/en/news/un-sends-humanitarian-aid-to-idlib-syria-3517102
Video: Syria and Iraq Launch Operations Against ISIS in Border Area
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-16
Members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Turkistan Islamic Party have four times shelled positions of the Syrian Army in the provinces of Lattakia and Hama over the past 24 hours, the Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria reported. At the …
globalresearch.ca/video-syria-iraq-launch-operations-against-isis-border-area/5709787
"Major Blow To US": Large Group Of US-Backed Fighters 'Defect' To Assad Forces
Zero Hedge | iranian.com | 2020-04-16
The brutal proxy war in Syria, which has had the deep involvement of American intelligence and the Pentagon, has been wrapping up after grinding on for nine years. With the coronavirus pandemic now completely taking over the news cycle, and as Washington struggles to contain both the virus and devastating economic fallout, Syria has taken a …
iranian.com/2020/04/15/major-blow-to-us-large-group-of-us-backed-fighters-defect-to-assad-forces/
Syrian militants 'trained at US base for sabotage & terrorism' try to surrender & get ambushed by OTHER US-backed extremists
rt.com | 2020-04-16
A US-backed militant group has intercepted a convoy of 'defectors' seeking to lay down their arms and surrender to Damascus. The survivors told the Syrian Army that American instructors trained them for sabotage and terrorism. | After giving themselves up to the Syrian Army, the 27 militants said they had been trained and provided with weapons at an American facility, Rear Admiral Oleg Zhuravlev, the head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Syrian Reconciliation, said at a briefing on Wednesday. | American instructors trained them to carry out sabotage at oil and transport infrastructure, as well as f…
rt.com/news/485943-syrian-militants-surrender-damascus/
More Than 40 Entities in China Donate Health Materials to Cuba
Prensa Latina | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-16
More than 40 companies and institutions in China have prepared donations of medical supplies to help Cuba strengthen its capacity to confront the Covid-19 pandemic, official sources reported today. | The ambassador of Havana in Beijing, Carlos Miguel Pereira, explained …
globalresearch.ca/more-than-40-entities-china-donate-health-materials-cuba/5709815
Iran's envoy emphasizes expansion of economic coop. with Turkmenistan
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-16
TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA)
Iran, Turkey discuss ties, coronavirus in Tehran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-16
TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) —- Iranian Parliament Speaker's Special Aide for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a meeting with Turkish Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Derya àñrs on Wednesday to discuss bilateral relations.
en.mehrnews.com/news/157668/Iran-Turkey-discuss-ties-coronavirus-in-Tehran
France summons Chinese ambassador after embassy criticizes "herd immunity" policy
wsws.org | 2020-04-16
Paris called in Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye on Monday to criticize his embassy's statements that European countries abandoned "their citizens to face the viral onslaught."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/16/pari-a16.html
COVID-19 pandemic hits Lebanon, piling health crisis onto political and economic meltdown
wsws.org | 2020-04-16
Those afflicted with the most severe form of the virus face almost certain death due to an acute lack of life-saving medicines and key equipment.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/16/leba-a16.html
Video: Turkish Forces Clash with Their Own Proxies on M4 Highway in Southern Idlib
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
On April 13, the Turkish Army and its proxies from the so-called Free Syrian Police clashed with supporters of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other radical Idlib groups east of the town of Nayrab on the M4 highway. | According to sources …
globalresearch.ca/video-turkish-forces-clash-own-proxies-m4-highway-southern-idlib/5709673
US Flexes Military Might in Front of Russian Forces with F-35 Flight Over Syria
Almasdar News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
The U.S. military flew their new F-35 stealth jet over Syria's skies this past week, as they display their strength in front of the Russian Armed Forces who are only a few kilometers away from the American troops in the …
globalresearch.ca/us-flexes-military-might-front-russian-forces-f-35-flight-syria/5709724
Syria coronavirus threat sparks broad UN containment effort
news.un.org | 2020-04-14
The United Nations and its partners are doing their utmost to support a comprehensive, multi-pronged effort to stem the impact of COVID-19 in Syria, where the viral disease has claimed the lives of two people, sickened 23 others and presented epic challenges for ensuring the smooth delivery of life-saving assistance.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/04/1061722
War-torn Syria faces severe COVID-19 threat
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2020-04-09
Middle East Chris SleeIssue 1260 Syria Rojava COVID-19April 9, 2020War-torn Syria faces the danger of a potentially very severe COVID-19 crisis. The Bashar al-Assad regime has reported only a few cases, but it is likely…
greenleft.org.au/content/war-torn-syria-faces-severe-covid-19-threat
