(2021-05-22).   Military Situation In Syria On May 22, 2021 (Map Update).  southfront.org 
 Click to see full-size image  |  — On May 22, Russia reported that Idlib militants had violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 41 times: 22 — in Idlib province, 10 — in Latakia province, 6 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province.  |  — On May 21, clashes between the Turkish border guards and enraged civilians were reported near Atmah camp.  |  — On May 20, five SDF members were killed in an ISIS ambush in the Shaheel area.  |  — On May 21, a Turkish-backed fo…
(2021-05-22). [Correspondence] Refugee access to COVID-19 vaccines in Lebanon. thelancet.com Lebanon is currently experiencing multiple unprecedented crises—political, infrastructural, and economic. The Beirut port explosion, in August, 2020, damaged 36% of health facilities.1 The Lebanese pound has lost 90% of its value, pushing more than half of the population into poverty.1 Complicating its desperate plight, Lebanon hosts the largest refugee population per capita in the world.2 The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this situation, leaving an ill-equipped health-care system overwhelmed.
(2021-05-22). Syria Elections: Always Disparaged by the Meddling Imperial West. globalresearch.ca The election for …
 (2021-05-21).   Greater Idlib: Local Gunmen Attack Turkish Border Post Following Shooting Incident (Videos).  southfront.org 
 Illustrative image  |  On May 21, heavy clashes broke out between Syrian gunmen and Turkish border guards near the town of Atimah in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib.  |  According to opposition sources, local gunmen attacked a Turkish border post in response to an attack in which a child was shot by Turkish service members. The victim, who sustained severe wounds, was reportedly guarding a sheep herd near the Turkish border line when he was shot for no reason.  |  The Turkish border post was targeted with machine…
 (2021-05-21).   Former Syrian Army Pilot Working For Militants Assassinated In Greater Idlib (Photos).  southfront.org 
 Col. Abdul Halim al-Khalil.  |  On May 21, a senior commander of the Turkish-backed National Front for Liberation (NFL) was assassinated in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib.  |  The commander, Col. Abdul Halim al-Khalil, was killed when an explosive device ripped through his pickup truck in the town of Salqin in the northern countryside of Idlib. The explosion didn't result in any other losses.  |  Col. Al-Khalil, originally from the town of Baluon in the southern Idlib countryside, defected from the Syrian Arab Air…