Konflikten i Syrien

After the failed jihadist factions carried out on the Mallah farms in a desperate attempt to lift the siege off the rebel-held neighborhoods of Aleppo, the number of casualties armed groups suffered skyrocketed. According to pro-opposition sources, 75 jihadists were neutralized of which 7 were high-ranking commanders in their respective factions. Faylaq Al-Sham’s casualties, alone, reached 17, two of which were the group’s highest ranking commanders assigned to the north Aleppo front.

The leader of the Faylaq Al-Sham militant faction in the north Aleppo front Mohammad Bakkar, known as Abu Mahmoud by his peers, was killed in the last rebel attack on Mallah.

President al-Assad: European parliamentarians should work to correct their governments’ policies that caused problems

“Damascus, SANA – President Bashar al-Assad blamed some Western leaders for the terrorism and refugee problems facing Europe.

During a meeting on Sunday with the visiting delegation of the European Parliament headed by Vice-President of the Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs of Javier Couso, the President discussed the situation in Syria, the terrorist war waged on it and the growing destructive impacts of the spread of terror to world regions.”

“He held the leaders of some Western states responsible for the problems of terrorism and extremism and the refugee flows currently facing Europe for having adopted policies that are against the interests of the peoples of these states.
The President slammed those Western leaders for providing the political cover and support to the terrorist organizations in Syria.”

“For their part, the European delegation members said their visit to Syria and the suffering of the Syrian people they have seen firsthand would make them put effort to the effect of correcting the policies of the European governments and pressuring them into lifting the sanctions.

The European parliamentarians affirmed the need to keep Syria’s sovereignty intact, stressing that the Syrians alone should decide their country’s future without any foreign interference.”

According to CNMedia, the rebels admitted to losing 75 men along with 7 field commanders.

MEP censures US, EU ‘arrogance’ towards crisis-hit Syria

A member of the European Parliament (MEP) has condemned US and European policies on Syria, calling on the West to stop interfering in the Arab country.