(2021-09-09). French Lafarge Company Loses Bid to Dismiss Crimes Against Humanity Case in Syria. orinocotribune.com Paris, SANA- The French Court of Cassation has confirmed the accusation of financing terrorism in Syria against the French cement company Lafarge, while it overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal to dismiss charges brought against the company for complicity in crimes against humanity in Syria. | "In this case, it is sufficient to knowingly pay millions of dollars to a group, whose aim is exclusively criminal, to give the character of complicity, regardless of whether the party in question is acting in order to carry out a commercial activity or not," the AFP quoted the Court of Cassation as saying in a sta…
(2021-09-09). Turkey issues new condemnation of Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey 'concerned' over regime attacks on besieged Daraa Turkey on Sept. 8 expressed "concern" over the latest reports of Assad regime forces escalating attacks on the Daraa al-Balad neighborhood in southwestern Syria. "We are closely monitoring the developments in Daraa with concern," Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgiàß said in a written statement. **** Syria has …
(2021-09-09). Russian, Syrian Helicopter Pilots Held First Joint Exercise (Video). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Helicopter pilots from the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) and the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) had held their first-ever joint exercise in the Syrian desert, Chief of Aviation of the Russian forces in Syria Andrei Yermakov told reporters on September 7. | The exercise, which took place near the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria, involved Mi-8 transport helicopters and Ka-52 attack helicopters from the VKS. The Syrian side used Mi-24 attack helicopters. The drills simulated combat conditions. | "T…
(2021-09-09). Military Situation In Syria On September 9, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On September 9, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 23 times: 10 — in Idlib province, 8 — in Latakia province, 1 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On September 9, Russian warplanes attacked ISIS hideouts near Rasafah | On September 8, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions in Saraqib city | On September 8, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled YPG positions near Mi…
(2021-09-09). Five Of Turkey's Largest Proxies In Syria Unify In New Coalition (Photos). southfront.org 
The official banner of the Syrian Front for Liberation. | On September 9, five of Turkey's largest proxy groups in Syria unified in a new coalition dubbed the Syrian Front for Liberation (SFL). | The groups, the Mu'tasim Division, the Hamzah Division, the Suleyman Shah Division, the 20th Division and the Northern Hawks Brigade, announced the formation of the SFL in a ceremony attended by their top leaders. | Click to see f…
(2021-09-09). Daraa's Volatility Nearing Its End As Other Syrian Issues Press Forth. southfront.org 
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(2021-09-09). Russian Soldier Killed In Roadside Bomb Explosion In Syria's Homs. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On September 9, a Russian serviceman was killed in a roadside bomb explosion in the Syria's Homs governorate. The explosion hit a convoy of the the Russian military police when it was checking the route for a humanitarian convoy."The Russian military police were reconnoitering a path of a humanitarian convoy in Syria's Homs province on September 9 when there was a roadside bomb explosion," the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported. | The soldier who was in the armored…
(2021-09-09). Arab States Edge Closer to Reconciliation with Syria. orinocotribune.com By Firas Al-Shoufi — Sep 06 2021 | The traditional position of Damascus as regional mediator has been sorely missed in tumultuous West Asia. Now Arab states are lining up to re-establish relations with Syria, but face a hard American veto on diplomacy. | It has been ten long years since the US and its regional allies launched their proxy war on Syria, a war that caused immeasurable human tragedy and, with Syria's diminished political role, a dangerous regional imbalance. And yet, the Gulf States and Jordan are only just waking up to the perils of leaving Syria out in the cold. | Historically, since the colla…
(2021-09-09). Military Situation In Ethiopia On September 9, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On September 5, the bodies of 29 Ethiopians were found floating on the banks of a river in Wad al Hulaywah area | On September 8, Sudan summoned Ethiopia's ambassador to Khartoum to inform him that 29 corpses were found on the banks of a river in Wad al Hulaywah area who were from the Tigray ethnic group | More than 120 civilians reportedly were killed in the Amhara region near the town of Dabat in early September. Tigray officials rejected allegations they were res…
(2021-09-09). Lavrov Says Greater Idlib Agreement Was Not Fulfilled By Turkey As More Airstrikes Hit The Region (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
On September 9, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a series of airstrikes on militants' positions in the…
(2021-09-08). Ambassador to US: Ukraine demands full NATO membership, not MNNA. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Markarova explains why Ukraine needs no MNNA status Ukraine's Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova has elaborated on why Ukraine does not need to be designated by the U.S. government as a Major non-NATO Ally. **** "MNNA is a status for countries that do not plan/cannot join NATO for political or geographical reasons. This …
(2021-09-08). Central Syrian Insurgency: ISIS Terrorists Killed, Wounded 14 Syrian Service Members In Large-Scale Attack. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On September 7, ISIS cells in Syria's central region carried out a large-scale attack against the Syrian Arab Army and its allies in the eastern countryside of Homs. | The attack targeted a network of positions located to the east of the town of al-Sukhnah, right on the administrative border with Deir Ezzor. ISIS terrorists clashed with pro-government fighters for a few hours then withdrew back to their hideouts. | According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, six pro-government fighters were…
(2021-09-08). Video: Russia's Aerospace Forces in Northern Syria. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-08). French Cement Company Lost Crimes Against Humanity Case Over Paying ISIS In Syria. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On September 7th, French cement company Lafarge lost its court case for complicity in crimes against humanity in Syria. | The French Court of Cassation ruled that the company was guilty of paying nearly 13 million euros ($15.3m) to armed groups including the ISIS group, to keep its cement factory in northern Syria running through the early years of the country's war. | Lafarge, which merged in 2015 with Swiss group Holcim, is under formal investigation in France for its efforts to keep a fac…
(2021-09-08). Russian Warplanes Continue To Hammer Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham Strongholds In Greater Idlib (Photos). southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 takes off on a combat mission at Hemeimeem airbase, Syria, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. IMAGE: AP PHOTO/VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | On September 8, a new wave of Russian airstrikes hit militants' positions in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes targeted the town of al-Bara in the southern Idlib countryside as well as the outskirt of the town of Ma'arrat Misrin in the eastern countryside of the governorate. Both towns are known to be strongholds of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sh…