White Helmets rescuers inspect a civil defense center damaged by Assad regime airstrikes in Idlib Province, northwest Syria, September 12, 2019
The Assad regime has confirmed its breaking of a Russian “ceasefire” in opposition-held Idlib Province in northwest Syria, with airstrikes killing a woman and damaging a civil defense center on Thursday.
The White Helmets civil defense said “many others” were injured in the attacks on the last major opposition area in the country.
Shortly after the resumption of its raids, regime warplanes targeted the Civil Defense Center in #Sfohen Town in #Idlib countryside, and put it out of service. The ambulance was destroyed, as well as extensive damage to the building. No White Helmets were injured in the attack. pic.twitter.com/iktcFgSzRG
— The White Helmets (@SyriaCivilDef) September 12, 2019
The pro-Assad blog Al Masdar acknowledged “several strikes”, covering the assault on civilian sites with the pretext that there were in “a number of areas controlled by the jihadists of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and the Turkestan Islamic Party”.
The blog also said Russian warplanes struck the city of Jisr al-Shughour in northwest Idlib.
Almost two weeks ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a pause in the 4 1/2-month Russian-regime offensive that has taken part of northwest Syria while killing more than 1,000 civilians, injuring thousands, and displacing more than 400,000.
But pro-Assad forces continued shelling and on Tuesday airstrikes resumed across southern Idlib and on neighboring northeast Latakia Province.
The Assad regime also declared a ceasefire at the start of August, but resumed the offensive after four days. Intense Russian airstrikes broke anti-Assad resistance, and the pro-Assad forces regained almost all of northern Hama. In southern Idlib, they reached the M5 highway between Aleppo and Homs, capturing the town of Khan Sheikhoun.
Turkish-supported rebels said on Wednesday that Russian-backed regime forces are again massing for an attempt to take more territory.
Syria govt offers way out of rebel area; no one shows up
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media is accusing militant groups of preventing civilians on Saturday from leaving the last rebel-held stronghold in the country’s northwest through a corridor government troops are securing. The government has used such passageways before to allow residents to flee areas it is besieging ahead of a military offensive. Last month, Syrian officials declared a “humanitarian corridor” at the southern tip of the stronghold while troops besieged the area. State-run TV al-Ikhbariya said no civilians came out via the corridor from Idlib province, controlled by militants dominated by jihadist groups, for the second straight day. Al-Ikhabariya said 20 vehicles were barred by militants from reaching the Abu Dhuhur crossing, including by shooting at those looking to leave.
https://www.apnews.com/c8bf143aa78e4a09bd3e531e12490d14 9/14/2019
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AA helps residents residing in al-Shahba to alleviate besiege imposed by Syrian regime
The Syrian regime continues to prevent Afrin IDPs residing in al-Shahba district from receiving treatment in hospitals in the neighboring city of Aleppo, as well as imposing large sums of money for allowing the entry of fuel, medical and food items into al-Shahba district. On the other hand, the Turkish occupation army and its mercenaries bombarded the canton of al-Shahba with all types of weapons almost daily. The AA in the canton of Afrin with little potential to help the people in terms of service, and meet the needs of the people in the camps and villages, and the Autonomous Administration distributes food assistance to the people on an ongoing basis.
https://hawarnews.com/en//haber/aa-helps-residents-residing-in-al-shahba-to-alleviate-besiege-imposed-by-syrian-regime-h11422.html 9/14/2019
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Greece’s Anarchists Are Taking Better Care of Refugees Than the Government
Most refugees who’ve managed to get off the islands [in the eastern part of Greece] come to Athens. Of those, a fair number pass through Exarcheia, where leftists have established a network of squats to house them, which provide a standard of living and autonomy far beyond that available in government camps.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8qew7k/how-greece-became-the-eus-prison-for-refugees-v24n2 3/9/2017
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Anarchist militants in #Rojava send message of solidarity to those fighting to defend the #Exarchia neighborhood in Greece from brutal police raids and violence. Massive demos have been called this Saturday against the government crackdown.
https://twitter.com/IGD_News/status/1172639249813954560 9/13/2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mFRooeUh40