(2021-06-06). Syrian Military Intelligence Forces Storm Daraa Town After Assassination Of Pro-Government Mayor. southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE: Sputnik/ Iliya Pitalev | Syrian intelligence agents carried out a limited operation in Athman in Daraa following the assassination of the town's pro-government mayor. | The mayor, Faisal Ismali Alloah, was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen inside Athman late on June 5. He was reportedly a staunch supporter of the government. | In the early hours of June 6, a large, heavily armed force of the Syrian Military Intelligence Directorate stormed Athman. According to local sources, the forces arrested at least nine…
(2021-06-06). Syrian Army To Reactivate Air-Defense Base In Northern Aleppo. southfront.org 
A Syrian S-75 launcher. Source: Russian MoD | The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is working to reactivate an air-defense base in northern Aleppo that was overrun by rebels in the early years of the war, Syrian sources revealed on June 5. | The air-defense base is located in the town of Taanah near the frontline with Turkish forces who occupy the town of al-Bab to the east. The base, which used to host a Soviet-made S-75 Dvina air-defense system, was captured by the rebels in 2012. The SAA recaptured the base and its surrou…
(2021-06-06). Six Killed In SDF Attack On Turkish-Backed Militants In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE: sdf-press.com | Late on June 5, fighters of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) attacked positions of Turkish-backed militants near the town of Ras al-Ain in northeastern Syria. | SDF fighters passed the defences of Turkish-backed forces in the area of al-Arish in the vicinity of Ras al-Ain then engaged in heavy clashes with the militants. | A source in the Syrian National Army (SNA), an umbrella group for Turkish-backed militants, told the Istanbul-based Syria TV that four militants were killed and three…
(2021-06-06). Central Syrian Insurgency: 23 Pro-Government Killed In ISIS Attacks, Russian Warplanes Struck Back. southfront.org 
2712070 10/04/2015 Russian servicemen attach a Kh-25 high-precision missile to a Su-24 aircraft at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti-25 | At least 23 soldiers and pro-government fighters were killed in Syria's central region on June 3 and 4 as a result of attacks by ISIS cells, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on June 5. | According to the London-based monitoring group, the fighters were killed in ambushes set by ISIS cells. | One of the victims of improvised exp…
(2021-06-05). Arreaza Denies Alleged US Donation and Denounces Excesses Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Foreign Affairs Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza, rejected the statements made by US Ambassador to Venezuela who resides in Colombia, James "Jimmy" Story, regarding the latter's claim that a donation of more than $1.2 billion was made by the US to Venezuela. Arreaza affirmed that what the US administration has actually done is impose illegal unilateral coercive measures against Venezuela, block Venezuelan resources, prevent financing, and seize Venezuelan assets and companies. All these measures gravely harm the Venezuelan people. | In a post on his Twitter account @jaarreaza, the V…
(2021-06-05). #FreeAlexSaab Delegation First Day in Cabo Verde: Access Denied to Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com 
June 4, 2021, Sal Island, Cabo Verde. In their first full day in Cabo Verde, the emergency human rights delegation met with Saab's lawyer and the Venezuelan ambassador, tried to meet with the local police commander, and saw first hand the prison-house where Mr. Saab is jailed, though the heavily armed guards prevented a visit. | A year ago, immediately after Alex Saab's plane was diverted to Cabo Verde for a technical fueling stop and he was forcibly taken off the plane, the Venezuelan government notified the Cabo Verdean authorities that Saab was a diplomat and thus protected from detention, according to Jose Ma…
(2021-06-05). Manbij Is In Chaos Amid Civil Protests And Growing Tensions Between SDF And Locals. southfront.org 
ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE | Submitted by Khaled Iskef | The "Manbij Civil Council" of the so-called "Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria" issued a decision to end the curfew ban imposed in the city of "Manbij" in the province of Aleppo. The curfew was imposed following events that took place in the region in the past days. | The council, controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (dominated by Kurdish YPG), claimed that the decision came after a calm returned to the region. The curfew was imposed i…
(2021-06-05). Government Forces Fight Back ISIS Attacks In Central Syria. southfront.org 
ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE | Over the past 24 hours, the Syrian Army and its allies have engaged in a series of encounters with ISIS terrorists in the central part of Syria. | In particular, pro-ISIS sources claim that ISIS militants ambushed a vehicle of Iranian-backed fighters in the countryside of Palmyra killing 2 of them. | Separately, ISIS reportedly carried out a series of IED attacks on government forces near the towns of al-Samiyah and al-Sukhnah. Anti-government sources claim that at least two officers — a li…
(2021-06-05). Military Situation In Syria On June 5, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 4, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 39 times: 20 — in Idlib province, 10 — in Latakia province, 5 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On June 4, three Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Aleppo | On June 4, a US logistical convoy entered Syria via Semalka border crossing | On June 5, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces near Banin village | MORE ON THE TOPIC:…