(2021-06-27). Rocket Attack Targeted Assad Hometown In Syria's Lattakia. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Late on June 27, several rockets were fired from the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib at al-Qardahah, the hometown of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in the southeastern countryside of Lattakia. | According to local sources in al-Qardahah, only two rocket actually reached the town. Both rockets landed in empty farmlands. No causalities or material losses were reported. | The rocket attack was reportedly carried out by al-Qaeda-affiliated Ansar al-Tawhid. The group is a close ally of H…
(2021-06-27). Military Situation In Syria On June 27, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 26, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 36 times: 22 — in Idlib province, 7 — in Latakia province, 4 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On June 26, three people were killed by a car bomb attack in Afrin city | On June 26, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions in Kuzliyah village | On June 26, heavy clashes were reported between the Turkish-backed forces and SDF near…
(2021-06-27). Struggle For Power In Greater Idlib: Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham To Expel Senior Chechen Leader. southfront.org 
Muslim Abu Walid al-Shishani while leading an offensive in northern Lattakia in 2014. | Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has asked senior Chechen leader Muslim Abu Walid al-Shishani to join its ranks or leave the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib along with its militants within a month, several Syrian opposition sources reported on June 27. | Al-Shishani, whose real name is Murad Iraklievich Margoshvili, is a Georgian citizen. He reportedly fought against Russian government…
(2021-06-27). Syrian Arab Army Fire Inflicted More Losses On Militants In Greater Idlib. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | On June 27, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) shelled militants' positions in the northwestern region of Greater Idlib in response to recent ceasefire violations. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the army targeted a number of towns and villages in the al-Zawiya Mount in the southern Idlib countryside as well as in al-Ghab Plains in the northern countryside of Hama. | The SAA shelling led to some losses. A militant, identified as Yusuf Firas Qassim, was killed in the to…
(2021-06-27). US Combat Drone Caught Flying Over ISIS Stronghold In Central Syria (Video). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | US MQ-9 Reaper combat drones are flying over Syria's central region where Syrian government forces have been combating ISIS with support from the Russian Aerospace Forces, According to the Russian news outlet, US combat drones are flying over the region, in violation of the deconfliction mechanism with Russia, in order to carry out suspicious intelligence activities. The outlet shared a video showing one of the drones a…
(2021-06-27). On Contact: Judicial Lynching. popularresistance.org On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to Craig Murray, the former British ambassador to Uzbekistan, who was removed from his post after he made public the widespread use of torture by the Uzbek government and the CIA. | Murray has since become one of Britain's most important human rights campaigners, a fierce advocate for Julian Assange and a supporter of Scottish independence. His coverage of the trial of former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who was acquitted of sexual assault charges, saw him charged with contempt of court and sentenced to eight months in prison. The very dubious sentence, which upe…
(2021-06-27). German envoy on Ukraine joining NATO: everyone afraid of direct war with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com German envoy on Ukraine joining NATO: everyone afraid of direct war with RussiaRussian Foreign Ministry responds The UKRINFORM website on Saturday featured a brief article on German ambassador to Ukraine, Anka Feldhusen, discussing the prospects of her host country becoming a NATO member. Feldhusen has an extensive tenure in the country, having been attached to …
(2021-06-26). Biden Administration Warns Allies Against Restoring Ties With Syria's Assad. news.antiwar.com After supporting efforts to oust him, some of Washington's Gulf allies have accepted that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is here to stay and are working on restoring ties with Damascus. On Friday, a US official warned US allies against getting friendly with Assad and threatened sanctions. Joey Hood, the acting assistant secretary of state for …
(2021-06-26). 'Free Syrian Police' Officer, Two Civilians Killed In New Afrin Blast (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
Screen grab from one of the explosion videos. | On June 27, an explosion rocked the northern Syrian city of Afrin, which is occupied by the Turkish military and its proxies. | The explosion was caused by an explosive device which struck a civilian vehicle as it was passing on road leading to the Turkish-occupied town of Azaz to the east. As a result of the explosion, a child, 10-year old girl, and two men were killed. | One of the slain men was identified as Lieutenant Mohamad Hamadah, an officer of the Free Syrian Police whi…
(2021-06-26). Daring Ambush Leaves Five SDF Fighters Dead In Syria's Deir Ezzor. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On June 25, five fighters of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed and many others were injured when they were ambushed by unidentified gunmen in the northern countryside Deir Ezzor. | The fighters came under attack as they were passing in the town of Jazrat al-Milaj. Their vehicle was targeted by the gunmen with light fire arms. | The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed that the ambush was carried out by ISIS cells. Nevertheless, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agen…
(2021-06-26). Defense minister, military chiefs: Turkey has killed, "neutralized"over 18,000 Kurds in six years. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense minister, military chiefs: Turkey has killed, "neutralized"over 18,000 Kurds in six years Turkey's defense minister, Hulusi Akar, recently toured a military base in his nation's southeast where most of Turkey's 20 million Kurds live. He was joined at the base in Malatya by the chiefs of the three main branches of Turkey's armed forces: …