Colleagues mourn White Helmets rescuer Anas al-Diab, killed by Assad regime bombing of Khan Sheikhoun, northwest Syria, July 21, 2019
Another 11 civilians, including children and a White Helmets rescuer, were killed by Assad regime bombing of Idlib Province in northwest Syria on Sunday.
Rescuer Anas al-Diab was among those slain in the ongoing assault on Khan Sheikhoun in southern Idlib, on the M5 highway between Aleppo and Homs.
Khan Sheikhoun, the site of a deadly Assad regime sarin attack in April 2017, has been bombarded steadily since Friday.
Syria Daily, July 21: Assad Regime Blasts “Ghost Town” of Khan Sheikhoun
In Urum al-Jawz in western Idlib, six people were killed. Four, including two children, perished in raids on Kfarouma in the south.
Here are some more details about Anas Diab, a 22-year-old freelance journalist and rescuer with the White Helmets, who died in fresh air raids on Syria's Idlibpic.twitter.com/I5pHU50raO
— TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) July 21, 2019
The White Helmets paid tribute to Diab, who also documented the pro-Assad attacks and the organization’s rescue and recovery of civilians. He was buried in Idlib city, since the bombing prevented any funeral in his hometown of Khan Sheikhoun.
Anas has filled tens of hearts with love and compassion, and those who knew or worked with him will be always grateful for his dedication and kindness.
You will be missed …Anas. #Syria pic.twitter.com/2OiY6zgjbn— The White Helmets (@SyriaCivilDef) July 22, 2019
Russian-regime attacks have killed at least 620 civilians, including more than 150 children, in Idlib since late April. More than 2,100 people have been injured, and at least 330,000 of Idlib and northern Hama’s 3 million population — about 20% of those remaining in Syria — have been displaced.
More than 30 medical facilities and at least 31 civil defense centers and vehicles have been struck.
At least 250 White Helmets rescuers have been killed, most of them by Russian and regime bombing, since the organization was formed in 2013 to provide rescue and recovery services in opposition areas of Syria.
See also Syria 1st-Hand: War Crime — Russia’s Killing of White Helmets Rescuers in Idlib Province
Syria Daily, July 16: Russia-Regime Strikes on 31 Civil Defense Positions Since April 26
Jihadists rape, stone Christian woman to death in Syria
Islamic terrorists from the Jihadist organization Jabhat al-Nusra stoned to death an Armenian Christian woman living in the Syrian province of Idlib.
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2019/07/18/jihadists-rape-stone-christian-woman-to-death-in-syria/ 7/18/2019
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Idlib revolutionaries under SDF banner:
There are two ways to eliminate al-Qaeda in #Idlib, First is a US-Russian agreement in which #Al_qaida and TFSA will be eliminated, 2nd way is a Turkish-Russian-American agreement. This will be difficult, #Turkey is main supporter of AQ.
https://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivilwar/comments/cg37jw/idlib_revolutionaries_commanderinchief_we_have/eue9ssv/ 7/21/2019
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Exclusive – Turkey, Qatar and the Return of ISIS to Libya
Are Turkey and Qatar facilitating the return of ISIS to Libya? It is no secret that extremists residing in Qatar, who are affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood and other groups, are active these days in bringing in terrorists from Iraq and Syria to Libya.
https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/1823876/exclusive-turkey-qatar-and-return-isis-libya 7/22/2019
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US Brotherhood designation could throw a spanner in Turkish game in Syria
The Iranians have condemned the Trump decision — much to the displeasure of their allies in Damascus.
Syrians on both sides of the conflict are waiting to see whether US President Donald Trump will designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a “terrorist organisation,” something he has been toying with for more than two years. […] The Brotherhood is strongly represented on the Turkey-backed Syrian National Coalition […] If the Brotherhood is sanctioned, it becomes technically difficult for any US official to meet with the Syrian opposition, unless Brotherhood members are expelled. If they are asked to leave the Syrian coalition, that would upset their financial backers in Turkey and Qatar, costing them money that they are eager to receive.
https://thearabweekly.com/us-brotherhood-designation-could-throw-spanner-turkish-game-syria 5/5/2019