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Syria Situation Report 10th June 2017
Main news from The Saker/Scott Humor [1][2]:
– Syrian Arab Army and Hezbollah have reached the border with Iraq and linked with Iraqi forces unchallanged. US/Israeli airpower and ISIS forces absent.
– Russian MoD has released a statement that the Syrian civil war has ended. Russia-brokered ceasefire negotiated with non-ISIS Syrian forces within Syria has been implemented and is holding.
– Civilians starting to return to homes as process of rebuilding is expected to begin. Russian aid corridor allows UN aid agencies, Red Crescent and Red Cross safe access to civilian areas.
– SAA forces have encircled the city of Raqqa . The Syrian Army’s Tiger Forces reached the area controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) west of Tabqa after liberating about two dozens of villages. The SAA expansion in the Raqqa province may also push the US-backed SDF to support the ISIS-held provincial capital from the southern direction.
– the US and allies decide to withdraw ‘moderate rebels’ from further action to take Deir Ezzor from ISIS and avoid further confrontations – for now. The fate of the YPG Kurdish militia in Raqqa remains unclear.
-Turkish forces are still conducting operations against the Kurds on the northern border with Syria.
Larger Map : http://dxczjjuegupb.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Syria-map-Iraq-864x400_c.jpg- Featured image: Updated map of the situation on the battlefield in S-E Syria after SAA & allies reached the border with Iraq via Enrico Ivanov @Russ_Warrior
The Syrian Arab Army and their allies have bypassed US proxies/forces in Al Tanf and reached the Iraqi border meeting up with Al Hashd Al Shaabi today
- Leith Abou Fadel on Twitter confirms that according to the official military source in southeast Homs it is confirmed that the Syrian Army and allies reached the Iraqi border.
- “This news is from the soldiers there. So it is true about the SAA reaching the Iraqi border. A source at the border told the Al-Masdar team that there is an agreement between the US and Russians northeast of Al Tanf. No idea why. Why the US would agree to allow the Syrian Army to take the border northeast of Tanf is beyond me. Those airstrikes seem ridiculous now.
- “The U.S. basically gave up on the rebels today [9th June 2017]. Not allowing them to advance to Deir Ezzor is a final nail in their coffin.
- “Also, I can confirm this as of now: Syrian Army and their allies have liberated the Talilah Reserve. Now, the Russian MoD map is right [and not the one given by the US coalition].”
Earlier today the Head of the Russian General Staff Main Operations Department Sergey Rudskoy: stated that the civil war in Syria has practically ended.According to Almasdar News report,
- “Late on Friday afternoon, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), Hezbollah and allied Iraqi paramilitary contingents dashed through southeastern Homs and reached an Iraqi border point, thus slicing adrift the frontline between rebel forces based in the Al-Tanf region and ISIS militants in the neighboring Deir Ezzor governorship.
- “Unopposed by the US Airforce and its vetted Syrian proxies, the SAA and its allies drove through over 40 kilometers of abandoned desert territory and managed to link up with an Iraqi garrison across the border.”
- “The advance was confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defence and an Hezbollah-linked outlet moments ago.”
Russia’s Ministry of Defense statement that the civil war in Syria is over means that going forward any hostilities, including those conducted by the US and its proxies, will be viewed as terror attacks.
Transcript of the briefing by the Chief of the Main Operations Department Colonel General Rudskoy and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army [Group] in the Syrian Republic – Colonel General Sergei Surovikin. [3]
Chief of the Main Operations Department Colonel General Rudskoy
“The Russian Federation continues to provide help to the Syrian population in fighting ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist grouping and taking steps to resolve the conflict. Thus the main efforts are focused on ensuring the cessation of hostilities in Syria.
“Thanks to the purposeful activity of the Russian Center For Reconciliation of Opposing Sides today 1571 agreements of ceasefire have been signed by the representatives of the inhabited areas.
“Moreover the number of armed formations which have agreed to observe the ceasefire regimen is 219.
“The situation has dramatically improved after signing of the Memorandum on the Establishment of De-escalation Zones in the Syrian Republic on 4th May 2017 in Astana.
“The civil war in Syria has actually stopped.
“In addition the establishment of the Memorandum has allowed work to begin on rebuilding war-torn inhabited areas. Civilians have begun to return to liberated cities and towns.
“Households of ordinary citizens, power supply facilities, transport hubs and roads are being restored’ channels for irrigation of agricultural land are filling with water.
‘Schools are being repaired in order that the maximum number of children could continue the learning process.
“Humanitarian access [corridors] to the inhabited areas located in zones of de-escalation have been revived.
“During the last month [of May] 14 humanitarian convoys have been sent by humanitarian organisations which greatly improved the situation of the population.
“After opening of a humanitarian corridor to al-Wafidin organised with the participation of the Russian Center For Reconciliation of Opposing Sides humanitarian assistance from the UN, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and Red Crescent Societies in Eastern Ghouta have started.
“It is possible to reduce the prices of basic foodstuffs in these suburbs of Damascus by 30%-60%. Russian Center For Reconciliation of Opposing Sides conducted 169 humanitarian actions in which the population received 17 tonnes of and over ten-and-a-half thousand Syrians received medical treatment.
“Humanitarian de-mining in the areas liberated from militants is being provided. On the 2nd June 2017 at the Russian Branch of the International Anti-Mine Center in Aleppo another graduation [ceremony] of students was held.
“Ninety-two Syrian sappers <<Y viz. combat engineers trained in explosives and mine warfare Y>> were sent to de-mine the city of Maskana and other inhabited areas in the Eastern parts of the provinces of Aleppo and Homs recently liberated from the jihadists.
“In accordance with the Memorandum [of de-escalation] the Joint Working Group on de-escalation has been formed and which is actively functioning. Three meetings have been held. The map that shows the areas of de-escalation and the security zones has been developed. The draft of this Joint Working Group has been prepared.
“At the fifth international meeting on Syria in the framework of the Astana format it is expected to approve the main documents regulating the border and the procedure of control over observation of cessation of hostilities in the areas of de-escalation.
“In order to avoid losses among the civilian population the operation of the withdrawal of the militants and their families from the suburbs of Damascus and Homs was carried out and held with the participation of the Russian Center For Reconciliation of Opposing Sides .
“Within this operation 1853 militants and 5012 members of their families have been exported from the suburbs of the Syrian [provincial] capitals of Bursa and Kabun in the province of Idlib.
“Currently engineers are working in these inhabited areas checking buildings for the presence of explosive devices left by the militants.
“Restoration of vital infrastructure and social infrastructure is being undertaken. Citizens of these areas are returning to civilian life.
“The two-month operation for withdrawing members of illegal armed groups from al-Vaer in the suburb of Homs is finished.
“According to the agreements reached in Jerablus in the province of Aleppo and in Idlib – 19653 people including 6964 militants have been exported.
“After the withdrawal of the militants in al-Warp about 8000 civilians have returned [there].
“In addition in the Northern part of the province of Damascus in the cities of Zabadani, Madaya and Bukan – 2640 militants former militants have settled their status [accepted amnesty] taking advantage of the Amnesty Ordinance.
“The success of the political settlement of the Syrian conflict – including four zones of de-escalation [aimed at] reducing the number of violations of the ceasefire regime – allowed the troops in the Syrian Arab Republic to focus on elimination of ISIS forces in the eastern part of the country.
“With the support of the Russian Aerospace Forces major successes were achieved in almost all areas [of the fighting].
“I want to note that the [Syrian] government forces with the support of the Russian Aerospace Forces are not fighting against the Syrian opposition. They are consistently reaching the main target – destruction of ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra and their affiliated terrorist groups.
“At the same time, we do not see significant results of the fight against ISIS by the coalition led by the United States. Declaring that the purpose of the fight is against international terrorism – the coalition [carries out] strikes on Syrian troops, frees ISIS militants from areas of encirclement, strengthening terrorist groups in the areas of Palmyra and Daer – Ezzor.
“I want to ask why are they doing this and what real purpose they serve? Now we see that the coalition’s actions only prevent elimination of groups of ISIS by [Syrian] government forces.
“We expect that our coalition partners would take measures to prevent such incidents and will be engaged in the fight against terrorist groups and ISIS in Syria.
“About the results of operations for the liberation of the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic conducted by government forces – this will be reported by Colonel General Surovikin.”
Colonel General Surovikin:
“Hello.
“In the last month [May – June 2017] Syrian government troops and [allied] militia units are developing success in the North-East of the province of Aleppo, Palmyra, the Eastern Qalamoun and in the south of Syria. They are moving along the Syrian-Jodanian border and the border with Iraq.
“ As a result a large group if ISIS was defeated while the enemy suffered significant losses in manpower and hardware.
“During the month – a 109 inhabited areas and 3922 square kilometres of territory have been liberated from the militants. During this time the Russian Aerospace Force aircraft performed1268 sorties and destroyed 3200 terrorist targets – including command posts, weapons depots and ammunition supply bases and training camps of militants.
“In the North-East province, the offensive along the western bank of the Euphrates River is rapidly developing [escalating]. Units of the Syrian Armed Forces (SAA) and militia units knocked the ISIS militants out of the main cities such as Maccana, Ratman, Shatha, and approached the city of al-Tabka. Control over the Giro strategic airport was taken.
“The attack rate of the [Syrian] government forces increased to 8 kilometers per day. In total [in this area] 83 settlements and more than 500 square kilometres of territory have been liberated from terrorists. [Here] 3000 ISIS militants, including a few dozen commanders, as well as more than 20 tanks, 7 infantry fighting vehicles and 9 artillery guns of large calibre have been destroyed.
“The command staff of the Russian Forces [Army Group] in the Syrian Arab Republic closely monitor the situation east of Raqqua where we have seen how the militants freely leave the city and its suburbs.
“According to reports in early June 2017, ISIS forces are in agreement [collaboration] with the command of Kurdish troops {members of the ‘Union of Democratic Forces’) left the inhabited areas of al-Tad’ah, al-Hammam without resistance – located 19 kilometres southwest of Raqqua and moved in the direction of Palmyra.
“Instead of eliminating terrorists responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent Syrian citizens, the coalition, headed by the United States , along with the ‘Union of Democratic Forces’ collude with the leaders of ISIS – who without a fight leave occupied inhabited [areas] and move to those provinces where Syrian government forces are operating [as reinforcements].
“It seems the American party uses ISIS to prevent the [Syrian] government troops from advancing under the cover [pretext]of fighting against terrorism.
“At the same time – certain western media agencies misinform the world community talking about harsh combat actions with the ISIS insurgents in the Raqqa province.
“All the attempts of the ISIS terrorists to pass through the corridor located in the south of Raqqa are timely detected and supressed by the reconnaissance means [abilities] of the Russian Command in Syria.
“[Examples are] on 25th May 2017 the Russian Aerospace Forces eliminated a terrorist column heading towards Palmyra. On the 29th – 30th May 2017 another example of [an] ISIS insurgents’ column to leave Raqqa was stopped. As a result 80 terrorists, 8 fuel tanker trucks and 17 piackups with heavy armament were eliminated.
“Other minor ISIS groups managed to escape and hide in well – prepared transhipment bases and caves in the Hama and Homs provinces – discovered by reconnaissance means. They were engaged on 30th May 2017 by the Admiral Essen frigate and the Krasnodar submarine from the Eastern part of the Mediterranean by means of Kalibr cruise missiles. According to the objective monitoring data – all the assigned targets were hit.
“Near Palmyra the [Syrian] government troops and militia detachments successfully conducted offensive actions against ISIS groups in the north-west, east and south-east directions –pushing them out of commanding heights and expanding the security zones around the strategic highway [of] Damascus – Palmyra and the Tifor airfield.
“In the course of the combat terrorists were dislodged from the gas-field ‘Shaer’ that caused serious damage to their economic potential – depriving them of income through illegal hydrocarbon extraction. The Syrian army has taken hold of 3 cities and 66 important heights near Palmyra.
“The [Syrian] government troops have approached the Araq town[ship] – the capture of which will create further conditions for further offensives towards Es-Soukhnae and Dier-Ezzor.
“The situation to the south of Palmyra has been considerably improved. The [Syrian] government troops have defeated the large number of ISIS groups to the south-west of l-Basiri. [This is] 3200 square kilometres of territory as well as 20 inhabited areas Mkhassi, al-Basiri and al-Barda [that] have been liberated from the terrorists. The phosphate fields have been put under [SAA] control.
“The offensive toward Abu-Kamal is developing successfully. The advancement constitutes 184 km. The [Syrian] government troops have mopped up the al-Buda town[ship] and reached the Syrian-Iraq border – which is 40 km to the south [of this position].
“In cooperation with the Russian Centre For Reconciliation of Opposing Sides, detachments of the Free Syrian Army acting to the north-east of the Dumeira town[ship] are conducting ceasefire negotiations with the authorities.
“The position of the [Syrian] government troops in the southern part of the Es-Suweida province has been improved. The Syrian Armed Forces have been able to capture a number of strategic heights and communications in this region –depriving terrorists from free transportation of reserves and cargoes in the south of the country.
“However in the course of the offensive the [Syrian] government troops faced resistance from the aviation of the international US-led coalition. The American party has put forward a groundless ultimatum not to approach the positions of the [US coalition’s] New Syrian Army.
“They say that the [Syrian] government troops constitute a threat to the American bases and camps used for training of opposition combatants in the south of Syria. As a result –the coalition’s aviation and combatants’ checkpoints of the New Syrian Army have blocked the way for the [Syrian] government troops – which are currently defeating the ISIS groupings and carry out the control using the outposts on the border with Iraq to the north – east of al-Tanfa to Abu-Kemal.
“This is the breach of the sovereign right of the Syrian Arab Republic to defend its borders. The representatives of the US military command explain that [Syrian] government troops constitute a danger for them.
There is no explanation what kind of danger is meant and what its source is. It looks like not the ISIS terrorists, but the [Syrian] government troops are dangerous for the coalition.
“Meanwhile the Russian Command in Syria takes every effort for reconciliation of the opposing sides and providing security for the Syrian military groupings. Despite this resistance, in the course of the offensive of the Syrian Army and the militia detachments against the ISIS positions – they have taken control of over 105 kilometres of the Syrian-Jordanian border.
“Twenty-two town[ships] have signed reconciliation agreements that means the successful termination of the reconciliation process with the Druzes and the Bedouin tribes.
“The actions of the [Syrian] government troops aimed at recovering control over the Syrian-Jordanian and Syrian-Iraqi borders are continuing.
“It is to be highlighted that the Russian servicemen jointly with the Syrian government troops are taking every effort for recovering peace on Syrian soil avoiding unnecessary violence and saving people’s lives.
“Along with that, terrorists’ attempts to disturb the peace-making process will be severely suppressed.
“The counter-terrorist operation on the territory of the Syrian Arb Republic will be continued until the complete elimination of the ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra groupings.
“Thank you”
End of Transcript [3]
Russia’s Ministry of Defense statement that the civil war in Syria is over means that going forward any hostilities, including those conducted by the US and its proxies, will be viewed as terror attacks.
June 9 is a 50th anniversary of Israel’s occupation of Syrian territory of Golan Heights.
As reported by Xinhua [4] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday to “forever” maintain control of the Golan Heights, which was captured during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or the Six Day War. “I came to tell you that the Golan Heights will always remain under Israeli sovereignty. We will never leave the Golan Heights. It is ours.”
Despite the pledge, the international community, including its closest ally the United States, has never recognized Israeli sovereignty in the Golan Heights. Israel has tried all means, though in vain, to legitimize its control over Syria’s territory. Last year, on the 49th anniversary of the war, Netanyahu made identical declarations.
However, since the announcement of the end of the Syrian war was made at this particular day, the Syrian MoD might consider the occupation to be temporary.
Meanwhile in Lebanon
Washington is preparing the “legal grounds” to start attacks on Hezbollah, which is a parliamentary party in Lebanon.
Yesterday, the US justice department reported the arrests of two American citizens, Ali Kourani, 32, of the Bronx, New York, and Samer el Debek, 37, of Dearborn, Michigan, aka, “Samer Eldebek,” “arrested on Thursday, June 1, on charges related to their alleged activities on behalf of Hizballah, a designated foreign terrorist organization.”
They are being accused in “allegedly conducted covert surveillance of potential targets, including U.S. military bases and Israeli military personnel here in New York City. ”
Remarkably, the court complaints against them have been unsealed
Russia considers Hezbollah a legitimate sociopolitical organization. The People’s Republic of China remains neutral, and maintains contacts with Hezbollah.These arrests for “alleged” crimes point to the possibility of an oncoming “regime change” operation in Lebanon, since a newly elected Christian Lebanese President Michel Aoun calls Hezbollah a part of the Lebanese Defence Forces.
In 2014, the term of Lebanon’s former president, Michel Nouhad Suleiman, ended. Lebanon then entered a state of political crisis which lasted more than two and a half years. According to Lebanon’s Constitution, only a Maronite Christian can be elected president by the country’s parliament.
As of today, Lebanon’s parliament is practically divided in half, with pro-Western and pro-Syrian blocs opposing each other. General Michel Aoun was considered to be the leading candidate for the country’s presidency throughout the 29 months of political crisis. General Aoun was backed by the Shiite party Hezbollah, as Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah stated earlier in October. His candidacy was also supported by the pro-Syrian bloc.
A representative of the pro-Western ‘March 14’ Alliance, Samir Geagea, was considered to be General Aoun’s main rival in the elections. Initially, Geagea was supported by the Sunni party al-Mustaqbal, but earlier in October the party’s leader Saad Hariri declared he would be voting for Aoun.
Citations
[1] http://thesaker.is/breaking-news-syrian-army-hezbollah-reach-border-with-iraq/
[2] https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-june-9-2017-syrian-army-advancing-in-raqqah-province/
[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWLDkStKOmc [ with English sub-titiles].
[4] http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-06/07/c_136347059.htm
[5] https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201610311046913795-lebanon-michel-aoun/
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