Syrian soldier Killed, 1 Injured in Shelling of Aleppo, Latakia - Russian MoD

A Syrian soldier was killed and another wounded during the shelling of Syria's city of Aleppo and province of Latakia by illegal armed groups, the Russian Defense Ministry’s Center for Syrian reconciliation said at a briefing on Sunday.

According to the center, one humanitarian action has been carried out by the center in the province of Deir ez-Zor over the past 24 hours, with the residents of Khusham settlement having received 500 food sets.

The center added that Damascus continued to work on amnesty for those, who avoided military service, in line with the presidential decree dated November 9. Thus, over 15,500 people have been granted amnesty as of December 8, the center added.

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Russian servicemen assist prisoner swap in Syria

Russian servicemen in Syria assisted a prisoner swap that took place near the city of Aleppo on Saturday, the head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, Sergei Solomatin, said.

"Near the settlement of Tadef [35 km northeast of Aleppo], 10 Syrian citizens captured by illegal armed groups were swapped for 10 armed opposition militants," Solomatin said.

According to the official, the swap was organized with the assistance of Russian Defense Ministry officials within the Working Group on release of detainees/abductees, handover of bodies and search for missing persons. The working group operates within the framework of the Astana format.

Representatives of Turkey, Iran and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent were also present during the handover.

On July 30-31, Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi hosted the tenth meeting of the three guarantor nations of the Syrian ceasefire (Russia, Iran and Turkey), who agreed to launch a pilot project to help the parties to the conflict exchange lists of casualties, prisoners and missing persons.

Negotiations about the exchange of prisoners in Syria have long been conducted on various platforms. Outgoing UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura suggested creating such mechanism as early as in the spring of 2016. However, such efforts produced no result until recently.

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Photo Album: Aleppo city on Sunday 11-11-2018

Watch: Aleppo between history & future

Reconstruction in the Syrian city of Aleppo and since 2016, includes investments estimated at more than $125 million USD in projects executed and underway, Prime Minister, Imad Khamis, said.

The head of government led the cabinet's sessions in Aleppo, 350 kilometers north of Damascus, to assess the execution of the programs in the sectors of services, industry and agriculture.

Parliamentarians and representatives of Aleppo city council and union, popular and partisan organizations participated in the meetings.

According to official sources, the strategies to develop the sectors of economy, education, culture, tourism, health and services were the main issues discussed at the headquarters of the Aleppo government and during the premiers Khamis for several areas of the province.

The rehabilitation of industrial and artisanal areas, the work to guarantee all conditions for the return of refugees and displaced persons, and complete the repair of the Hamdanieh sports field currently started.

Aleppo, with 18,500 square kilometers and more than 3,400,000 inhabitants, is working to restore its conditions as the largest industrial city of Syria before the war imposed on the country since 2011.

Russian Army distribute humanitarian aid in Syria's Aleppo region

Russian military have carried out a humanitarian mission, distributing 450 food sets to residents in a village in Syria’s Aleppo Province, Lieutenant General Vladimir Savchenko, chief of the Russian center for reconciliation of conflicting sides in Syria, told reporters on Wednesday.

"In the past 24 hours, the Russian center for reconciliation of conflicting sides has carried out a humanitarian mission in the populated locality of Tarfavi, Aleppo Province, handing out 450 food sets and one tonne of bread," he said.

Besides, the center held talks with the authorities of Marrat in Deir ez-Zor Province discussing how to rebuild vital facilities and to prepare them for the winter, Savchenko added.

The Russian reconciliation center continues to fulfill assigned tasks after the completion of the military campaign in Syria. The center’s officers regularly travel around the country's liberated areas to assess the humanitarian situation. The main efforts of the Russian military are now focused on assistance to the refugees returning to their homes and evacuation of civilians from de-escalation zones.

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Video: US forces clash with Turkish backed forces in northern Syria

A US official confirmed coalition forces exchanged fire with armed groups on October 15 near Manbij as suspicions rise that they were Turkish-backed rebel factions.

“They [coalitions forces] received gunfire from undisclosed persons and returned fire, and it ended quickly, skirmish at best,” Army Colonel Sean Ryan, Spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), Said

“But we don’t know who fired and it was during a US-MMC [Manbij Military Council] patrol,” he added.

Several civilians killed & injured by terror attacks in Aleppo city

One civilian was killed , and material damage was caused to houses when terrorist groups positioned in southwestern countryside of Aleppo fired shells on residential neighbourhoods in Aleppo city.

The terrorists on Thursday evening fired a rocket shell on al-Sabil neighbourhood in Aleppo, killing one civilian and causing material damage to a number of houses.

Also, the terrorist groups attacked with a rocket shell al-Mokambo neighborhood , causing only material damage.

Units of the Syrian Arab Army have responded to the attacks by targeting the areas from which the shells were launched, inflicting heavy losses upon the militants in personnel and arms.

Militants violate the ceasefire, shell Latakia, Aleppo - Russian MoD

Over the past 24 hours, militants have violated the ceasefire several times in Syria’s Latakia region and in some districts of the city of Aleppo, Lieutenant General Vladimir Savchenko, the chief of the Russian center for reconciliation of conflicting sides in Syria, said on Friday.

"In spite of the cessation of hostilities regime, violations are ongoing by illegal armed groups operating in the Idlib de-escalation zone. 

For example, in the past 24 hours, shelling was documented in the populated localities of Safsada (twice), Iqqo, Rois-Almilq, Ruyset-Iskander in Latakia, the western outskirts and Castello districts in the city of Aleppo," he said.

Savchenko added that in the past 24 hours, the Russian center for reconciliation of conflicting sides distributed 1.29 tonnes of aid consisting of 300 food kits and 300 pieces of warm clothing in Kodna, Quneitra province.

The Russian reconciliation center continues to fulfill assigned tasks after the completion of the military campaign in Syria. The center’s officers regularly travel around the country's liberated areas to assess the humanitarian situation. 

The main efforts of the Russian military are now focused on assistance to the refugees returning to their homes and evacuation of civilians from de-escalation zones.

Huge blast rocks rebel-held town in north Aleppo

Enormous explosion ripped through the town on Azaz in northern Aleppo, killing and wounding scores of militants and civilians.

According to local sources, a car exploded near Ali Bin Abi Taleb mosque, instantly killing a number of FSA fighters as well as civilians, and causing hige material damage.

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. However, accusations were immediately directed to rival groups such as ISIS, Nusra Front or the Kurdish YPG.

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