Syria/Iraq update 4/08/2019..7 air raids carried out by the Russian warplanes targeting militants in ​​Al-Sayyad and Kafr Zeita, north of Hama

7 air raids carried out by the Russian warplanes targeting militants in ​​Al-Sayyad and Kafr Zeita, north of Hama

Food prices in Idlib have risen considerably due to regime policies

Assad Intelligence inside the security square in Jarablus near one of the Turkish military points

Putin and Erdogan hold bilateral talks in Moscow

Putin and Erdogan hold joint press conference

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Islamic State militants are filmed in a mountain range, northern Iraq

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Secret Document Outlines US-Israel Plan For Syria-Style War in Lebanon: Report

Lebanese President Michael Aoun reportedly received a US-Israeli document detailing plans for creating a civil war in Lebanon, during US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Beirut, Lebanon on March 22nd.

The document outlines covert false flag operations and a possible Israeli invasion, Lebanese TV station, Al-Jadeed reported.

According to the report, the source of the document is Israeli and it was created in partnership with the US, it is unclear who exactly presented it to President Aoun.

Geopolitics Alert translated the contents of the report.

The document presents an alleged US plan to splinter the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF), a domestic institution separated from the Lebanese Army. This would be carried out by an $200 million investment in the ISF. The money would be “disguised” as a means to keep peace, but $2.5 million would be specifically designated to create a conflict against Hezbollah.

The document states the ultimate goal is to destabilize the country by creating a civil war in Lebanon which will “help Israel on the international scene.” The United States and Israel plan to accomplish this by supporting “democratic forces.” If that sounds familiar, its because it is currently happening in Venezuela (or is rather about to possibly happen) and is actively still happening in Syria and Libya.

The document also expects no casualties, all the while the “full load of our firepower will be unleashed.” The civil war would lead to requests for intervention from Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF), and after “extreme reluctance” Israel would agree to do so.

Israel, according to the document also would play a vital role of creating “covert false flag operations,” with the progression of the conflict. The operations aren’t specified, but they could potentially include chemical attacks, similar to the ones the Syrian government is blamed for.

The document admits that the plan could be challenged by Hezbollah’s strong presence in all areas of governance in the country, as well as in the ISF and the Lebanese Army.

Separately, during his visit Mike Pompeo gave Michel Aoun an ultimatum: to contain Hezbollah or face consequences.

“It will take courage for the nation of Lebanon to stand up to Hezbollah’s criminality, terror, and threats,” Pompeo said.

Sami Nader, a Lebanese political analyst, said this shift came as part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s reversal of his predecessor’s Middle East policy toward confronting Iran. “Now the US says, ‘Hezbollah is your problem.’ As in a Lebanese problem that Lebanon must sort out and not America,” Nader said.

The Lebanese government isn’t sure how to deliver on Pompeo’s wishes. It can neither take on Hezbollah militarily nor stop it from accessing its share of government resources. According to Aoun, Hezbollah scored two-thirds of Shiite votes in the last elections. That’s make it entitled, under Lebanese convention, to offer services and jobs to its constituents, just as Sunni, Druze, and Christian parties do.

It is unclear if Pompeo’s staff presented Aoun with this document as a threat prior to their meeting. If the documents are true, however, it is clear that the US and allies are planning to carry out clandestine operations similar to past and current ones in Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, Iran.

Syria in Last 24 Hours: Several Ankara-Backed Militants Killed, Wounded in Kurdish Offensive in Aleppo

Over a dozen militants supported by the Turkish Army were killed and wounded in three separate military operations conducted by the Kurdish fighters in Afrin region in Northwestern Aleppo.

“The Kurdish Afrin Liberation Forces targeted and destroyed a military vehicle of Firqa al-Hamzeh militant group on Kimara-Baradeh Road in Shirawa region, killing four militants and injuring three others,” the Kurdish-language Hawar News reported.

It noted that the Kurdish fighters also pounded another gathering center of Firqa al-Hamzeh in Barad Village in Shirawa region, killing a militant and injuring three others.

Meantime, the Syrian army continued its military advances in other parts of Syria over past 24 hours.

Tens of terrorists were killed and dozens more were injured during the Syrian army’s operations in provinces across Syria.

Aleppo

At least a dozen militants supported by the Turkish Army were killed and wounded in three separate military operations conducted by the Kurdish fighters in Afrin region in Northwestern Aleppo.

The Kurdish-language Hawar News reported on Saturday that the Kurdish Afrin Liberation Forces targeted and destroyed a military vehicle of Firqa al-Hamzeh militant group on Kimara-Baradeh Road in Shirawa region, killing four militants and injuring three others.

The Kurdish fighters also pounded another gathering center of Firqa al-Hamzeh in Barad Village in Shirawa region, killing a militant and injuring three others.

Meantime, another Ankara-backed militant was killed by Kurdish snipers in the town of Ma’are.

Deir Ezzur

Hundreds of residents of Deir Ezzur province poured into the streets to show their protest against the plundering of their assets by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

“Tens of residents of the town of al-Saveh in Eastern Deir Ezzur voiced their protest against the SDF by blocking the road leading to al-Saveh,” battlefield sources in Eastern Deir Ezzur said.

The sources pointed to intensified insecurity in the SDF-controlled areas, and said that the protests took place after al-Saveh residents engaged in clashes with a group of SDF members who intended to loot people’s assets.

Meanwhile, the residents of the two towns of al-Kashkieh and Abu Human also held protest rallies against SDF’s corruption, shortage of fuel and potable water and demanded dismantling of the SDF-backed city councils.

Hama-Idlib

The Syrian Army heavily pounded the key strongholds of Tahir al-Sham al-Hay’at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) in response to the terrorist group’s attacks from the demilitarized zone on safe areas and military points in Hama and Idlib.

The terrorists stationed in Southern Idlib and Northern Hama launched several rocket attacks on the towns of Shatheh, al-Rasif, al-Karim and al-Aziziyeh in al-Saqilbiyeh region in Northwestern and al-Masiaf in Western Hama, killing and wounding a number of civilians.

The Syrian Army’s artillery and missile units also pounded the military positions of Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay’at terrorists in Jisr Beir al-Ra’as, al-Shariyeh, al-Hawijeh and al-Hawiz in Sahl al-Ghab, al Janabereh, the surroundings of Kafar Zita, al-Qasabiyeh, Abedin, Tal al-Sakhar and al-Ankavi in Northwestern and Northern Hama in response to the terrorists’ attacks.

Meantime, several military positions, concentration centers of terrorists as well as their military vehicles and equipment were destroyed in the Syrian Army attacks. Several terrorists were also killed in the army attacks.

The Syrian Army’s artillery and missile units also pounded and destroyed the terrorists’ military positions in Jarjnaz, Kafar Noubl and near Torombeh in Southern and Southeastern Idlib, killing and injuring a number of them.