Devs May 26 >Schools reopen in East Ghouta for first time in years after Gov takeover >Tensions remain high in northern Latakia as Turkish troops dig in >N Homs:5000+ rebels recieve amnesty while 3000 are rejectedand evacuated to N Sy due to prior crimes >Massive explosion rocks Idlib city in HTS area, 5 killed, 30 injured >At least 4 White Helmets killed in southern Aleppo after unknown gunmen storm group’s HQ >IS sleeper cell attacks HTS group inside Idlib >Turkey, US agree on roadmap for cooperation in Syria’s Manbij >Large number of Kurdish-led SDF troops mobilize in southern Hasakah >SDF and Iraqi army establish joint border posts >US officially warns Sy army from attacking militants in southern Syria >SAA to demobilize thousands of soldiers >RU military:120 IEDS removed in yarmouk area in southern Damascus >Saudi-led coalition captures key road in western Yemeni coast >US imposes new sanctions on Iran, Iran vows to continue its ‘path’ >Saudi Arabia says Houthi drone attack on Abha Airport has been repelled
= NGO’s and hybrid warfare: youtu.be/ro1byfe5vUM = >WikiLeaks: Turkish oil minister links to Isis oil trade - wikileaks.org/berats-box/article Top aide to Hillary Clinton: :Al-Qaeda is on our side in Syria - wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/23225
>Erdogan calls on Turks to dump dollars and euro for lira
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has advised his countrymen to convert savings held in the US and EU money into the national currency, the lira, after it lost 20 percent of its value. “My brothers who have dollars under their pillows, go and invest your money in the lira. We will foil this plan all together,” he said, as quoted by local media. “Hey, finance sector, if you play these types of games with our investors, know that you will pay a heavy price!” The remark was made during a campaign event in eastern Turkey ahead of the snap parliamentary and presidential elections in June.
>Kim remains skeptical about Washington’s security pledge upon de-nuclearization – Moon North Korean leader Kim Jong-un finds it hard to trust US President Donald Trump’s assertions that the US would not seek to undermine his rule after Pyongyang gets rid of all its nukes, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said. Moon was speaking in the wake of the surprise talks he held with the North's leader on Saturday near the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas. He revealed that Kim agreed to engage in “direct communication” with Washington to prepare for the newly resuscitated summit, but said that its fate still depends on future negotiations between the parties.
Moon went on to add that he “relayed the message that President Trump is firmly willing to end his country's hostile relationship with North Korea and enhance economic cooperation should Chairman Kim make a decision on complete denuclearization and implements it.”
Kim reportedly reiterated his pledge to de-nuclearize, but cast doubt on Washington’s promise to provide him with security guarantees that the North seeks.
>SKY NEWS SAYS 9 IRANIANS KILLED IN ISRAELI STRIKE ON SYRIA. IRANIAN STATE MEDIA DENIES
21 people, including nine Iranians, have been killed in the May 24 Israeli strikes on the al-Dabaa airbase in southwest of the Syrian city of Homs, Sky News reported on May 26.
The al-Dabaa airbase is known for being a HQ of Hezbollah and Iranian-backed forces in Syria.
It should be noted that following the strike the Syrian military claimed that its air defense forces had repelled an attack and fired missiles at Israeli warplanes involved.
Following the Sky News report, pro-Iranian media denied that Iranian forces had suffered any casualties in the May 24 strike. According to an Iranian military official quoted by the official IRNA news agency, reports that Iranians were killed in Thursday’s strike are “a sheer lie and quite baseless”.
>4 RUSSIAN MILITARY ADVISERS KILLED, 3 INJURED AS RESULT OF ISIS’ ATTACK IN SYRIA’S DEIR EZZOR
Four Russian military adivsers have been killed and three others have been injured in the Syrian province of Deir Ezzor in a shelling carried out by militants, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on May 27.
According to the statement, militants attacked an artillery battery of pro-government forces assisted by Russian military advisers. Two Russians were killed during the clashes. Two others died from wounds in hospital.
43 ISIS members were killed and 6 vehicles belonging to the terrorist group were destroyed.
The Russian Defense Ministry provided no details on the location and date of the incident.
The attack was carried out by remaining ISIS cells operating in the Homs-Deir Ezzor desert. According to reports, there are about 1,500 ISIS members in the area.
It should be noted that on May 23 ISIS claimed that its members had attacked pro-government forces near the city of al-Mayadin in the province of Deir Ezzor. According to the ISIS version, 23 “Syrian and Russian” troops were killed, 5 others were captured.
