(2023-06-18). 13 Syrian Soldiers Killed Or Wounded In Eastern Homs Bombing (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Facebook. | On June 18, three soldiers were killed and ten others were wounded when a roadside bomb blew up a truck of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the eastern Homs countryside, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The London-based monitoring group said that the bombing took place near the town of al-Mushrefa, on a road that links Homs city with the key town of Salamiyah in the eastern countryside of Hama. | Photos from the scen…
(2023-06-18). SDF Blamed For Rocket Attack On Refugee Camp In Northern Syria (Video). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On June 17, at least five civilians were wounded when a rocket attack targeted a refugee camp in Syria's northern region. | The camp in question is located near the village of Trendah in the Turkish-occupied area of Afrin in the northern Aleppo countryside. It mainly shelters widowed women and their children. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based monitoring group, said in a report that the rocket attack was launched f…
(2023-06-17). Military Situation In Syria On June 17, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On June 17, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On June 16, two members of the Turkish-backed so-called Syrian National Army (SNA) were injured by unknown gunmen in the city of al-Bab; | On June 16, unknown gunmen killed a former rebel in the city of Daraa; | On June 16, the HTS reportedly arrested several people in the village of Kafarya and Fuah following protests against t…
(2023-06-17). Russia Protests Over Provocative Actions By U.S. Forces In Syria's Raqqa. southfront.org 
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment provide security support during mission on Sept. 9, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Syria. (Cpl. Gabino Perez/Marine Corps) | Russia had protested over provocative actions by United States forces in the northeastern Syrian governorate of Raqqa, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, said on June 16. | During a briefing, Gurinov said that units from the U.S.-led coalition moved al…
(2023-06-17). Syrian Army Assassinates HTS Commander In Syria's Greater Idlib (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On June 17, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) assassinated a commander of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | Syrian pro-government news sources said that the SAA monitored the movements of the commander, who was identified Hammam Abu Dujana, for a while, then targeted him with an anti-tank guided missile near the town of Kafr Nouran in the southern Idlib coun…
(2023-06-17). Three SDF Fighters Killed In Attack By ISIS Cells In Syria's Raqqa. southfront.org 
File image. | On June 17, three fighters of the United States-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed and another was wounded when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle in the northern countryside of Raqqa. | The attack took place on the road between the the town of Ain Issa, a stronghold of the SDF, and teh nearby village of Tell al-Samn. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based monitoring group, said that the deadly attack was carried out by ISIS cells in Raqqa. Nevertheless, the terrori…
(2023-06-17). Turkey Renews Shelling On Northern Syria, Wounds Four Civilians (Video). southfront.org 
Image: aa.com.tr | On June 17, the Turkish military and its proxies renewed shelling on Kurdish-held areas in the northern Syrian governorate of Aleppo. | A series of artillery strikes targeted the town of Tell Rifaat and nearby areas, according to the Hawar News Agency, which is linked to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and several other sources. | The Syrian Arab Army and the Russian Military Police both maintain positions in Tel Rifaat as a part of a de-escalat…
(2023-06-17). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…
(2023-06-17). Lawfare Against Venezuela: Three Years After the Kidnapping of the Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com 
By àÅlvaro Sánchez Cordero — Jun 13, 2023 | Alex Saab has become a pillar of Venezuela's resilience and resistance | "Dear Prime Minister, my name is Alex Nain Saab Morán and I have been illegally detained in your country for 57 days already, while I await the review of an unsubstantiated and politically motivated extradition request made by the United States. I am compelled to write to you given the great injustice that has been committed." | Thus begins a letter written by Venezuelan Special Envoy and Deputy Ambassador to the African Union Alex Saab addressed to the Prime Minister of Cape Verde Ulise…
(2023-06-17). African Peace Mission Arrives in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com 
The African peace mission, headed by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, has arrived in Ukraine to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. | The delegation was received in Kiev on Friday, June 16, by Ukraine's special representative for Africa and the Middle East, Ambassador Maksym Subkh, and by South Africa's ambassador to Ukraine, André Groenwald. | [ARRIVAL]: His Excellency President
(2023-06-17). The Illegal Detention of Hannibal Gaddafi in Lebanon. orinocotribune.com Hannibal Gaddafi, one of the surviving sons of the Libyan leader killed as a result of the NATO war in 2011, began a hunger strike days ago in the Lebanese prison where he has been held since 2015, without trial or charges. His medical condition is precarious, his lawyer Paul Romanos Hannibal, who has never been involved in politics, h…
