Konflikten i Syrien

MOSCOW, December 10. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Sunday jogged the memory of the Western partner about their "successes" in Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan in comment to French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drina’s statement that Russia has "arrogated" the defeat of Islamic State (a terrorist organization outlawed in Russia) in Syria.

"The Western partners have been saying in the recent days that it was not Russia but them, the coalition to defeat Islamic State in Syria. The last to say this was French Foreign Minister Mr. Le Drian," she wrote on her Facebook account. "Dear Sirs, stop it! Your successes are Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan. Come on, be proud of them."

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said earlier that Russia had arrogated the defeat of Islamic State in Syria. In an interview with BFMTV, he said it had been the international coalition to force Islamic State terrorists from their positions while the Russian military had helped President Bashar Assad’s troops to finally liberate Deir ez-Zor "with certain delay."

Terrorist Front Collapsing in Southwestern Damascus amid Syrian Army's Rapid Advances

TEHRAN (FNA)- Well-informed sources said on Monday that the Al-Nusra Front (Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at or the Levant Liberation Board) is on verge of full collapse following the rapid advances of the Syrian Army troops against the terrorist group in Southwestern Damascus.

The sources said that the army men continued to hit Al-Nusra' positions after capturing the Bardaya mountains, adding that the artillery and missile units pounded the positions of the terrorists on Zahr al-Aswad hills South of Bardaya.
Also, the army soldiers engaged in heavy fighting with Al-Nusra in the region, inflicting major losses on the terrorists, the sources went on to say.

The Al-Nusra Front in the region is on threshold of full collapse after the recent advances of the army men in Southwestern Damascus, the sources said, adding that a large number of terrorists have left their arms and dead comrades behind and fled the battlefield towards al-Mughur al-Mir East of the Zahr al-Aswad hills.

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Syria, Monday, after a busy weekend that dealt with several regional issues, including the ongoing problems between the Israelis and Palestinians.

Putin reportedly landed at the Hmaymim Military Airport near Jableh city this morning, making a rare appearance in Syria after more than six years of war.

According to local reports, the Russian President ordered his troops to begin withdrawing from Syria, as a large portion of their objective in Syria has been completed.

Many Russian troops will remain in the country as part of a peacekeeping force and to aid the Syrian military in their fight against terrorist groups inside the country.