ISIS update 6/27/2017...we categorically disagree with the 'another attack' wording

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President Bashar al-Assad visited the Russian air base Hmeymim

Assad and family visit injured veterans in Hama countryside

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Israel Says 2 Days of Airstrikes into Syria Were in Self-Defense

Israel Providing Air Cover for ISIL, Al-Qaeda in Syria

….It is silly when you hear Tel Aviv insist – just like the US – that they exclusively hit Syrian military targets or terrorists. This is a fairly common reaction to their war crimes. They repeatedly attack the Syrian military and civilian populations in support of their terror proxies, particularly now that they are losing the protracted war.

The timing of these attack is noteworthy as well. They always come at the exact same time ISIL and Al-Qaeda forces launch offensive in the exact same area, hence effectively providing air cover for the terrorists. Lest we forget, Israel is known to be providing substantial amounts of aid to the head-chopping “moderates”, including the Qaeda-allied Nusra Front. It has confirmed that Nusra is among those getting supported by Israel. Israel has even accepted wounded Al-Qaeda fighters crossing into Syria for treatment…..

Quneitra: Fighting in area of the Golan heights

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Kremlin Considers US’ Threats Against Syrian Legitimate Leadership Unacceptable

The Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on White House’s statement claiming that Washington identified potential preparations for a chemical attack by Syrian government force and is ready to respond to it.

“We heard about this statement. We do not know what is the basis for this. And of course we categorically disagree with the ‘another attack’ wording,” Peskov told reporters, RIA Novosti reported.

Kremlin Spokesperson said that it considers such US authorities’ threats against Syrian legitimate leadership unacceptable.

“We also consider any similar threats to the legitimate leadership of the Syrian Arab Republic unacceptable,” Peskov added.

However, he noted that a potential danger of repeated provocations with chemical weapons use in Syria still exists as there is evidence that Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) terrorists possess such arms.

“Cases of chemical toxic substances’ use by Daesh terrorists have been repeatedly recorded. There is a potential threat of the repeat of such provocations. However, I repeat that I don’t possess exact information and I believe that my colleagues from special services and the Defense Ministry will share it [information] if they possess it,” the diplomat stressed.

The Spokesperson for the United States administration accused Syria of preparing to stage a chemical attack in the Arab country, threatening that Washington would make Damascus pay “a heavy price.”

As Washington claims that it fights against the ISIL group, US warships fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles from two warships in the Mediterranean Sea at the Shayrat airfield in Homs province on April 7, following a chemical weapons incident in Idlib province on April 4 which the Western countries blamed on the Damascus government.

The Syrian government has fiercely denied using or even possessing chemical weapons since the country’s compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention was certified by international observers in 2013, as the world is still waiting for the US and its allies to provide any proof for its claims of Bashar al-Assad government involvement in the alleged chemical attack.

Assad had characterized the alleged chemical attack in Khan Sheikhoun as a provocation to justify the US strike on Shayrat airbase in Homs province. The Syrian leader also warned of the possibility of the new provocations similar to the one in Idlib.

Russia confidently continues to crack down on terrorists. Sometimes it’s safer and more convenient to operate from the sea. The Mediterranean sea. Thus, on Friday, our frigates Admiral Essen and Admiral Grigorovich, with the participation of the Krasnodar submarine, which was under the water, launched six cruise missiles Kalibr. [video by the Russian Ministry of Defense] The target was in the Hama Governorate, where, as a result, large weapons warehouses and control posts of the fanatics from the pseudo-caliphate were destroyed. An interesting detail. Turkey and Israel were warned about the launches in time. Chances are that the United States learned about the upcoming attack from them. Our military correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny tells about the power landscape from the central regions of Syria.

Syrian T-90 in desert Badia

Coalition airstrikes on a Daesh-run prison in Al-Mayadin city kill more than 60 civilians

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An intensive air campaign is being carried out by the coalition mainly in the main cities in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, on top of which are Al-Mayadin, Al-Bukamal, Muhassan and Al-Quriyah, in addition to the heavy bombardment on the center of the city of Deir Ezzor, which is happening regularly.

Yesterday, the coalition executed airstrikes targeting an area located on the outskirts of the Tayibah Wa Al-Maaharufah village, which consists of the house of the civilian ‘Abdul Hamid Idriss Muzzil’ that was turned into a prison by Daesh where many fighters, including FSA, Nusra Front and other factions, as well as dozens of civilians were imprisoned.

The airstrikes on that prison have resulted in dozens of civilian casualties and the killing of two prison guards, in addition to the wounding of ‘Madin Al-Mutlaq’, a Daesh interrogator who has played a role in the arrest and execution of dozens of locals since Daesh took over the province.

The house was owned by a former commander, also an official of economics, of the ‘Nusra Front’ named ‘Abdullah Al-Naimi’before the arrival of the organization in the province. The fate of that commander remains unknown since his arrest by Daesh which took place in the year of 2014.

The prison has been turned into dust and several houses nearby it sustained extensive damages due to the violent strikes, which pushed the residents in that area to leave for elsewhere.

We should not forget that the organization gained control over that house in 2014, and since then it has used it as a prison where it jailed all those who had fought against it in Deir Ezzor. Sometimes, the prisoners would be transported to other prisons, and sometimes they would be executed.

Syria; U.S.-Backed Syrian Democratic Forces Make Fresh Gains In ISIS Group’s Stronghold Of Raqqa

New areas liberated in Qadîsiyê district after intense fighting with Daesh

A number of ISIS leaders have been killed in Raqqa

Syria in Past 24 Hours: Scores of Civilians Killed, Wounded in US-Led Coalition Airstrikes

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Over 20 civilians were killed or injured in the US-led coalition air raids in Raqqa province in Northeastern Syria.

Raqqa

Local sources reported that the US-led coalition warplanes carried out several combat flights over different neighborhoods of Raqqa city to back up the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), killing a child and injuring 12 others mostly women and children.

In the meantime, 8 civilians were killed and several more were wounded in another air raid of the fighter jets in Raqqa.

Also in the past 24 hours, the predominately Kurdish SDF continued their anti-ISIL operation codenamed the Euphrates Rage in Raqqa province and managed to drive terrorists out of a key neighborhood in Raqqa city.

The Kurdish forces announced that they have captured the al-Qadisia district following three days of heavy clashes with the ISIL militants.

Deir Ezzur

Several people were killed and injured in a series of mortar attacks by the ISIL militants against residential areas in Deir Ezzur province in Syria.

One civilian was killed and 20 more were injured due to an attack by ISIL Takfiri terrorist organization with mortar shells on al-Qusour and al-Joura neighborhoods in Deir Ezzur city, SANA reported.

The Syrian Army troops’ operation to lift ISIL’s siege on Deir Ezzur city and its military airport has inflicted major losses on the terrorists and held them back behind their defense lines.

Meanwhile, Syrian soldiers, backed up by the country’s Air Force, repelled several attacks of the ISIL on the pro-government forces’ positions in Deir Ezzur, killing tens of Takfiri militants and destroying their military equipment.

Also on Monday, the Syrian Armed forces and the Russian Air Force launched heavy attacks on ISIL’s defense lines after the terrorists’ large-scale offensive on pro-government forces’ positions in Deir Ezzur was repulsed.

The ISIL launched an offensive in the Deir Ezzur province, targeting the Syrian Army positions around the Panorama Roundabout in the Western outskirts of Deir Ezzur city.

ISIL began the assault by storming the army’s defense lines East of the Panorama School which resulted in fierce clashes.

As the Takfiri terrorists failed to advance against the army, the ISIL tried to bring in reinforcements from the Tayyem Valley, but pro-government forces hit their vehicles, destroying them and killing scores of militants.

According to reports, over 10 militants were killed near the Panorama Roundabout and a large number of other ISIL elements were killed in the Tayyem Valley.

In the meantime, the army’s artillery and missile units along with the Syrian fighter jets pounded ISIL’s positions in the neighborhoods of al-Sina’ah, al-Hamidiyeh, al-Orfi, al-Huweiqa and al-Roshdiyeh in Deir Ezzur city and in Wadi (desert) al-Thardah South of Deir Ezzur city, inflicting major losses on the terrorists.

Also, the Russian Air Force conducted tens of sorties over ISIL’s gathering centers and movements in Deir Ezzur, striking ISIL’s positions at the Ummal district, Thardah mountain and Jnenah al-Baqaliyeh area.

Quneitra

Military sources confirmed that the Israeli Air Force, for the second time in a row, targeted the Syrian Army troop’s strongholds in the Southern province of Quneitra in the last 24 hours.

The sources said that the terrorist groups’ mortar units shelled the Golan Heights at Syria’s border with Israel, and the Israeli fighter jets also bombed the Syrian army centers in Quneitra.

The Arabic-language Elam al-Harbi said the mortar units of Al-Nusra Front (also known as Fatah al-Sham Front or the Levant Liberation Board) opened fire at Israeli positons in occupied Golan Heights in order to give the needed pretext to the Israeli forces to attack the Syrian army.

Al-Mayadeen news network, meantime, reported that Israeli warplanes targeted a Syrian army vehicle.

Also on Sunday, the Syrian Army troops engaged in tough battle with Al-Nusra Front in the Southern province of Quneitra and repelled their heavy attack, killing and wounding 150 militants.

The army soldiers warded off Al-Nusra’s large-scale attack towards the town of al-Ba’ath and managed to restore security to the region after killing and wounding 150 terrorists.

Al-Nusra’s military hardware sustained heavy damage in the failed attack.

A field source said that Abu al-Qasem Haji Amin and Yusef al-Motaleb, two senior Al-Nusra commanders, were among the dead militants.

The source further said that Al-Nusra’s second large-scale attack on army positions in al-Ba’ath was carried out after their failure in the first attack on Sunday to decrease the pro-government forces’ pressure on the militants in Dara’a via attacking army’s positions in al-Ba’ath.

The source added that Al-Nusra’s attacks were carried out simultaneous with the Israeli air force’ attacks on army positons that left a number of Syrian soldiers and civilians dead in Quneitra.

The source went on to say that a number of injured militants have been transferred to an Israeli hospital.

Another field source said that the army also managed to recapture all the lost points to the West of al-Ba’ath city in Quneitra province, effectively reversing every gain that militants were able to achieve in recent hours, including in Mashtal Al-Zohor, the Fire Station building and the Security Force building (Al-Mafrazeh).

Aleppo

The Syrian Army troops continued their anti-ISIL operations along the road connecting the town of Khanasser in Southeastern Aleppo to the town of Ithriya in Northeastern Hama, taking control over several key positons.

The army soldiers engaged in fierce clashes with ISIL along Khanasser-Ithriya road and managed to drive terrorists out of several positions East of the town of Um Mayal.

In the meantime, the army soldiers pushed ISIL away from SyriaTel hill South of the village of Beir Abu al-Alaj along Ithriya-al-Rasafeh road.

A military source reported that the army men inflicted major losses on the terrorists.

According to reports, the army forces are now 15km away from the al-Rasafeh axis, as pro-government forces are on the verge of expelling Takfiri terrorists from the entire highway, trapping ISIL in the Khanasser Plain.

Dara’a

Local sources reported that tens of ISIL terrorists have been killed or wounded in a fresh round of clashes with the rival group of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in the Western countryside of Dara’a city.

The sources said that simultaneous with the Syrian Army troops’ anti-terrorism operations , ISIL and the FSA terrorists engaged in a fresh round of fierce clashes near the town of Heet that left 20 ISIL militants dead and three of their military vehicles destroyed.

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