(2021-10-03). Revolutionary Chavista Leader William Izarra Passes Away. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 1, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, reported of the death of well-known revolutionary leader William Izarra. In his Twitter account, the president wrote: "My deepest regret for the parting of William Izarra, a great and loyal comrade in the revolutionary struggle, friend of our Commander Hugo Chávez. I send my heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and dear ones. Hasta la Victoria Siempre William!" | The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Félix Plasencia, also expressed his condolences. "We regret the sad passing of Commander William Izarra, Ambassador of Venezuela to the Democratic People…
(2021-10-03). King Abdullah Of Jordan Receives First Call From Syria's Assad In Decade. southfront.org 
King Abdullah of Jordan on the left side and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the right, source: the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). | On October 3, the royal Jordanian palace announced that King Abdullah had received a phone call from Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. This was the first such communication between the town leaders since the start of the conflict in Syria a decade ago. | During the phone call, King Abdullah and President Assad discussed bilateral ties and means of enhancing cooperation between their respec…
(2021-10-03). Disputes With Algeria Threaten French Operation In Africa's Sahel. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Another crisis has hit bilateral relations between Paris and its former colony, Algeria. This time, the Algerian authorities seem to have found an effective way to put pressure on their French counterparts. | On October 2, Algeria recalled its ambassador to France, rejecting "any interference in its internal affairs." | The decision to recall the ambassador was justified by "irresponsible" statements attributed to French President Emmanuel Macron."Faced with these irresponsible statements, the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, decided to immediately summon Algeria's ambassador…
(2021-10-03). Russian Airstrikes Hit Greater Idlib As Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham Prepares For Chemical Weapons Provocation. southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On October 3, a new wave of Russian airstrikes hit the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib where al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is in control. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the Russian airstrikes targeted the outskirts of the town of Kinda in the western countryside of Idlib as well as the al-Akrad Mount in the northern Latt…
(2021-10-03). U.S. Navy pays first-ever port visit to Lebanon. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The US Navy Just Made Its First Ever Port Call In Lebanon. Why Now? When the Choctaw County, a fast transport ship, pulled into Beirut on Sept. 21 for the first-ever US Navy port visit to Lebanon, the messaging from the Navy was all about improving the military-to-military relations between the two countries. But for …
(2021-10-03). Iranian-Backed Forces Are Training On Drones In Eastern Syria — Report. southfront.org 
illustrative image. | The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is training pro-government fighters in the eastern Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor on the use of drones, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on October 3. | According to the London-based monitoring group, 25 fighters are taking part in the training course which is being held at a farm located in the outskirts of the town of al-Mayadin in southern Deir Ezzor. | Iranian officers are reportedly training pro-government fighters on fiv…
(2021-10-02). End unilateral coercion, China calls. ecns.cn China's ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday called for the complete and immediate lifting of unilateral coercive measures, stressing that they severely violate human rights and exacerbate humanitarian disasters.
(2021-10-02). Former 'Ambassador' Calderón Berti: Leopoldo López Responsible for Monómeros Disaster. orinocotribune.com Humberto Calderón Berti, an oil expert who acted as an "ambassador" of the pseudo-government of former deputy Guaidó in Colombia, accused the far-right politician Leopoldo López of being "the main person responsible for what happened to Monómeros," as he imposed the practice of distributing appointments based on political affinities and not on technical skills. | "Unfortunately that was done contrary to what should have been done," said Calderón Berti in an interview with journalist César Miguel Rondón this Thursday, September 30. "It began to be politicized, and the political leaders considered that as a kind of…
(2021-10-02). China urges global solidarity for vaccine equity on behalf of 75 countries. ecns.cn China's ambassador to the United Nations on Friday called on all countries to strengthen solidarity and achieve vaccine equity at an early day to overcome the unfair distribution of inoculations and increasing "vaccine nationalism" as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the world.
(2021-10-02). Turkish Forces In Greater Idlib Will Respond To Any Syrian Army Attack In Coordination With HTS — Report. southfront.org 
Turkish troops deployed in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib had been ordered to respond to any attack by…
(2021-10-02). Heavy Clashes In Idlib City Claim Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham Security Commander (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On October 2, heavy clashes broke out in the Wadi al-Nasim neighborhood in Idlib city, the center of the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, when security forces of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) attempted to arrest a gunman. | The gunman resisted arrest and opened fire at HTS militants, killing a security commander. Opposition activists identified the slain commander as Anouar Hamoudi. | ŸÖŸÇÿ™ŸÑ ÿߟÑ&Y…
(2021-10-02). Central Syria: 21 ISIS Terrorists Killed Or Wounded In New Wave Of Russian Airstrikes. southfront.org 
2717545 10/10/2015 Russian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti | On October 1 and 2, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out more than 40 airstrikes on Syria's central region where ISIS terrorists are waging an insurgency against Syrian government forces. | The airstrikes targeted hideouts of the terrorist group's cells in the Hama-Aleppo-Raqqa triangle, the eastern Homs countryside and the western countryside of Deir Ezzor.
(2021-10-02). Azerbaijan-Iran conflict: war games on both sides of the border, Iranian embassy in Baku attacked. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Any armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Iran would necessarily entail the participation of Azerbaijan's Baku Declaration/Three Brothers strategic military allies, Turkey and Pakistan, both of whom also border Iran.Turkey has been engaged in proxy wars with Iran in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, arguably also in Nagorno-Karabakh given the long-term alliance between Iran and Armenia; Pakistan …
(2021-10-02). Syria: Could a European court force France to bring home families of IS fighters? middleeasteye.net 
Syria: Could a European court force France to bring home families of IS fighters? | Fragile hope as European Court of Human Rights prepares landmark ruling on Syria repatriations | Sat, 10/02/2021 – 10: 03 | Two detained French women who fled the Islamic State sit with their children while speaking to a AFP reporter at al-Hol camp on 17 February 2019 (AFP/File photo) | France this week faced legal…
(2021-10-02). Military Situation In Syria On October 2, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 1, the Turkish Army sent a new logistical convoy to Syria via Kafr Lusin crossing | On October 1, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Ain Issa | On October 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Sarmaniyah village | On October 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Fatirah village | Since the eruption of war in Syria, the number of Syrians killed via bullets fired by Turkish gendarmeries reached about 487 civilians, according to the Violations Documentation Center in North Syria | MORE ON THE TO…
(2021-10-02). SDF Captured ISIS Bomb Maker In Al-Hasakah Security Operation (Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image, SDF's security forces | On October 2, the Syrian Democratic Faces (SDF) announced that its Anti-Terror Forces, known as HAT, had arrested a dangerous bomb maker of ISIS during a special operation backed by the US-led coalition in the northeastern Syrian governorate of al-Hasakah. | "Our forces, enabled by the international coalition, have arrested a dangerous terrorist affiliated with Daesh [ISIS] and responsible for manufacturing IEDs [improvised explosive devices] and transporting them to Daesh cells…
(2021-10-02). Erdogan spokesman says Turkey "unconditionally" loyal to NATO, defends war in Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey 'unconditionally' committed to NATO: Presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalƒ±n told Der Spiegel magazine that Turkey contributed to many NATO missions and problems between member countries should not weaken the alliance. "Some of our European friends criticize us for deploying troops in Syria. However, this should please them. We keep people in areas we control. Only …