"And I have found both freedom and safety in my madness, the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief. "

Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)

Lübnan Marunîleri / Yasin Atlıoğlu

Lübnan Marunîleri / Yasin Atlıoğlu
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Saturday, January 13, 2018

Deir Ezzor committee prepares for residents’ return to eastern countryside of province after expelling Daesh- SANA

Deir Ezzor, SANA – The committee for the return of displaced people in Deir Ezzor confirmed that the authorities and the technical and engineering teams completed their work in clearing the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor from landmines and IEDs, in addition to inspecting houses to assess their habitability in light of the damage they sustained at the hands of Daesh (ISIS)terrorist organization.

Deir Ezzor Governor Mohammad Ibrahim Samarah said that starting from next Tuesday, the residents of the eastern countryside will start to return to their homes and villages, and this includes both those who are living in temporary accommodation centers or residing inother provinces.

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Turkish security forces hit PKK/PYD targets in Syria's Aleppo province in anti-terror ops- Daily Sabah

Turkish security forces on Saturday hit several PKK/PYD targets in the Afrin district of Syria's Aleppo province to prevent a "terror corridor" from forming along Turkey's borders.
According to information gathered by Anadolu Agency in Idlib, Turkish artillery units hit PKK/PYD forces from the Reyhanlı and Kırıkhan dictricts of Turkey's southern province Hatay and a Turkish Armed Forces observation point in Idlib.
Turkish Armed Forces fired at least 36 times during the artillery bombardment in Afrin's Bosoufane, Cindirese, Deir Bellout and Rajo districts.
The Afrin operation follows Turkey's successful seven-month Operation Euphrates Shield, which ended last March.
The PKK/PYD is the Syrian offshoot of the PKK, which is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and EU.
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Erdogan says Turkey will crush Kurdish militia in Afrin- Reuters

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey’s military incursion in northern Syria’s Idlib province would crush Kurdish militia forces that control the neighboring region of Afrin.

The Kurdish YPG militia said Turkish forces inside Syria fired shells into Afrin on Saturday, but no one was wounded.

Turkish troops entered Idlib three months ago after an agreement with Russia and Iran for the three countries to try to reduce fighting between pro-Syrian government forces and rebel fighters in the largest remaining insurgent-held part of Syria.

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Entire Al-Nusra military convoy including car bomb blown sky-high by Russian airstrike in east Idlib- Al-Masdar News

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces have carried out a huge airstrike in the eastern countryside of Syria’s Idlib province. The bombing destroyed an entire military convoy belonging to the Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda) terrorist group.
On Friday night at 11 P.M., the town of Khan As-Subul in eastern Idlib was rocked when a convoy of Al-Qaeda-affiliated militants and their heavy weapons passing through it were hit by as series of precision strikes from Russian warplanes.
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Government Forces Turn Militants Back In Southern Aleppo- South Front

The Hezbollah media wing in Syria has released a video showing a Syrian Army advance on positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in southern Aleppo on January 12. On that day, the Syrian Army and its allies captured a large area in southern Aleppo including the villages of Umm Ankash, Jubb Intash Fawqani, Burj Hussain Daher, Tell Sum’a, Jubb Intash Tahtani and others.

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TSK, Afrin'deki PYD mevzilerini vurdu- Sputnik News

Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri (TSK), Hatay'ın Reyhanlı ilçesindeki Oğulpınar Sınır Karakolu'ndan PYD'nin kontrolünde bulunan Suriye'nin Afrin kentindeki mevzileri top atışıyla vurdu.
Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri (TSK), Suriye'de PYD'nin bulunduğu Afrin'deki noktalara yoğun topçu atışı yaptı.
TSK birlikleri, öğle saatlerinden itibaren Afrin'in Basufan, Cinderes, Deyr Bellıt ve Raco bölgelerine en az 36 atış yaptı.
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Intense Fighting Near Abu al-Duhur Airbase, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Attacks Musharifah- South Front

Clashes are ongoing between the Tiger Forces and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda) in the vicinity of the Abu al-Duhur Airbase. On January 12, the Syrian Army and its allies outflanked the airbase from the eastern direction but was not able to develop the momentum further.
Separately, the army has allegedly repelled an attack of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its allies south of the Abu al-Duhur Airbase, near the village of Sinjar, according to pro-govrnment sources. Pro-militant sources say that the fighting is still ongoing in the area.
Government forces have also re-established control over the villages of Hamidiyat ash Shadad, Aljakia and  Hamidiyat.
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'TSK, Afrin kuşatması için hazır'- Sputnik News

Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri (TSK), İdlib'de 4. gözlem noktasını oluşturuyor. Bu gözlem noktası ile birlikte TSK'nın olası bir Afrin operasyonu için hazır duruma geldiği, siyasi kararın alınmasının ardından operasyonun zaman kaybetmeden başlayacağı belirtiliyor.

Habertürk'ten Murat Gürgen'in haberine göre, İdlib’de çatışmaların başlaması üzerine Türkiye, Fırat Kalkanı ile başlattığı harekatı genişletmeyi gündemine aldı. 
Bu çerçevede, 17 Ocak’ta toplanacak Milli Güvenlik Kurulu (MGK) kritik önem taşıyor. TSK, İdlib’deki birliklerini bölgeye hafta başında ulaşan konvoylarla takviye etti ve 4. gözlem noktasını kurma aşamasına geldi.  Böylece Afrin kuşatma altına alındı. TSK, Afrin’e yönelik operasyonu siyasi karar alındığı anda zaman kaybetmeden başlatmaya yönelik hazırlıklarını tamamladı.
MGK toplantısı, Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan başkanlığında 17 Ocak'ta saat 15.00'te Cumhurbaşkanlığı Külliyesi'nde gerçekleştirilecek. Ocak ayı olağan toplantısında, iç ve dış gelişmeler ele alınacak.
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Friday, January 12, 2018

Turkey: Offensive in Syria's Idlib Will Cause New Migration Wave- VOA

Increased attacks in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province will spark a new wave of migration, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Friday, calling on Russia and Iran to rein in a Syrian army offensive near Turkey's southern border.

The Syrian government offensive supported by Iran-backed militia has gathered pace and displaced tens of thousands of people since November, according to the United Nations.

Turkey, which opposes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but has been working with his allies Iran and Russia to reduce the fighting in Idlib, says the latest army assault could not have taken place without Tehran and Moscow's support.

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Al-Rahi from Baabda: Seniority Decree Doesn't Need Finance Minister Signature- Naharnet

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Friday supported President Michel Aoun's stance on a disputed decree that has sparked an unprecedented spat with Speaker Nabih Berri.
“The seniority decree is not related to finance... whereas the promotions decree entails financial obligations and requires the finance minister's signature,” said al-Rahi after talks with Aoun in Baabda.
“If there are good intentions, the problem can be solved in one meeting. This is what we are hoping for, because people and the country do not bear disputes and procrastination amid the pressing social and economic situations,” the patriarch added.
The Aoun-Berri spat broke out after the president and the premier signed a decree granting one-year seniority to a number of officers. Berri and Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil have insisted that the decree should have also carried the finance minister's signature.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/240806
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Mustaqbal Calls on Jumblat to 'Correct His Stance' on Saudi Arabia- Naharnet

Al-Mustaqbal Movement on Friday voiced “regret” over MP Walid Jumblat's latest remarks on Saudi Arabia, calling on him to “correct his stance.”
“Al-Mustaqbal Movement regrets the style and content of Mr. Walid Jumblat's rhetoric towards the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during his interview two days ago on Future TV,” the movement said in a statement.
“This approach is not compatible with his history, the history of the Progressive Socialist Party and his personal relation with a brotherly country that has always stood by Lebanon and its causes,” Mustaqbal added.
And stressing the need for “all Lebanese forces to refrain from attacking or insulting brotherly countries in a manner that might jeopardize Lebanon's vital interests and the soundness of its ties with its Arab neighborhood,” the movement said it “calls on Mr. Jumblat to correct his latest stance on KSA and its leadership.”
Slamming the Saudi-led war in Yemen as “absurd,” Jumblat warned in his interview that “no one can win in Yemen,” describing the war-torn country as “the Afghanistan of the Arab world.”
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/240800
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Syrian War Report – January 12, 2018: Militants’ Counter-Attack In Southern Idlib Ends In Disaster- South Front

On January 11, so-called “moderate opposition” groups operating in Idlib declared an official start of the operation to assist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda) in its effort to counter the ongoing advance of government forces in the area of Abu al-Duhur.
Faylaq al-Sham, Nour al-Din al-Zenki, Jaish al-Nasr, Jaish al-Nukhba, Ahrar al-Sham, the Turkistan Islamic Party, the Free Syrian Army’s 2nd Army were among the group that joined the battle on the side of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. Furthermore, Faylaq al-Sham actively used Turkish-supplied military vehicle against government forces.
The militants attacked positions of the Tiger Forces and the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) southwest of Abu al-Duhur and event entered a number of the government-held villages, including Astshan, Khuwaya, Sahal, Tell Maraq, Ard az ZurZur and Um Khalakhil. However, by the evening, the militants’ counter-attack had slowed down and they retreated from almost all captured positions.
According to pro-militant sources, HTS and its allies killed over 20 SAA members and captured about 50 others as well as destroyed a BMP armoured vehicle and captured a battle tank belonging to the army.
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Maronite Patriarch Shores up President Aoun's Stance on Officers Decree- Kataeb.org

Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rahi on Friday deemed the ongoing row over the officers' decree as "untimely" and "unnecessary", saying that this issue is being amplified in a way that harms the country.
Following his meeting with President Michel Aoun at the Baabda Palace, Al-Rahi argued that the decree advancing the officers' seniority by one year does not require the signature of the finance minister given that it has nothing to do with the state's finances.
“The officers’ seniority decree has nothing to do with the Ministry of Finance whereas it has to do with the Defense Minister and would sometimes require the signature of the Interior Minister. On the other hand, the promotion decree needs to be signed by the Minister of Finance," he elaborated. "This issue does not require any further explanation."
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Baath Party Holds Annual Conference in PYD-Controlled Afrin- The Syrian Observer

Authorities in the Kurdish canton of Afrin have avoided intervening in Baath Party activities, Rojava News reports.

The leadership of the Syrian Baath Party’s Afrin division last week held its annual conference for its labor sections without obtaining permission from the Democratic Union Party (PYD) authority.

A source from the city of Afrin told Rojava News: “The leadership of the Afrin division of the Baath Party held its annual conference in the organization hall in the headquarters of the party in the city of Afrin, led by the division supervisor and the head of the economic workers’ bureau, Emad Eddin Hajj Daban, and attended by the head of the farmers’ bureau, Oria Hajj Ahmed, for its labor sections in the whole Afrin region.”

The same source added that Baath Party activities have been reduced since the Syrian regime surrendered government buildings and security centers to the PYD, but that the meetings have continued and information is provided through the periodic reports of the Baath Party members to its leadership without intervention from the PYD in its affairs.

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Hariri Keen on Distancing Lebanon from Saudi-Iranian Rivalry, Hails Hizbullah for De-escalating Rhetoric- Naharnet

Prime Minister Saad Hariri, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, called for Lebanon to be distanced from the Iranian-Saudi conflict and hailed Hizbullah for de-escalating political rhetoric and propaganda against Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries.
“Media attacks on the Arab world, especially the Gulf, were extremely high, and today it’s extremely low, which is something positive,” Hariri told WSJ on Thursday referring to Hizbullah.
Hariri highlighted Hizbullah's willingness to comply with the country's policy of “dissociation” from the Saudi-Iranian conflict.
“Hizbullah has been a member of this government. This is an inclusive government that has all the big political parties, and that brings political stability to the country,” he said. “My main goal is to preserve this political stability for the unity of the country.”
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/240778
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Thursday, January 11, 2018

Hariri's Envoy Khoury Visits Geagea as Part of Efforts to Heal Rift- Naharnet

Dispatched by Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Culture Minister Ghattas Khoury held talks Thursday in Maarab with Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea as part of ongoing efforts to heal the rift between al-Mustaqbal Movement and the LF.
The meeting was held in the presence of Information Minister Melhem Riachi of the LF.
“The visit is aimed at restoring the main channel of communication with Dr. Geagea after a period of interruption that followed the latest crisis in Lebanon,” Khoury said after the talks.
“The visit is also aimed at eliminating all the remnants of the previous period in order to restore the previous status of the Mustaqbal-LF relation,” the minister added, noting that “all issues were discussed, including the government's work and the parliamentary elections.”
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/240764
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ABD: Suriye'deki Rus üssüne yönelik herhangi bir İHA saldırısına dahlimiz olmadı- Sputnik News

ABD Genelkurmay Başkanlığı Sözcüsü Korgeneral Kenneth F. McKenzie, Irak ve Suriye’de IŞİD ile mücadelenin tamamlanmasının ardından ABD öncülüğündeki koalisyonun dikkatini örgütün ortaya çıktığı başka yerlere çevireceğini söyledi. McKenzie, Suriye'deki Rus üslerine saldırıların arkasında ABD'nin olduğuna ilişkin iddiaları da reddetti.
Korgeneral McKenzie, ABD Savunma Bakanlığı (Pentagon) Basın Sözcüsü Dana White ile ortak basın toplantısı düzenledi.
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Putin: Suriye'deki üslerimize saldırıların arkasındakileri biliyoruz, Türkiye'yle bağlantısı yok- Sputnik News

Rusya Devlet Başkanı Vladimir Putin, Rusya'nın Suriye'deki Hmeymim ve Tartus üslerine saldırıların arkasında hangi ülkelerin olduğunu bildiklerini belirterek, "Bu Türkiye değil" dedi.

Bugün Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ile telefon görüşmesi gerçekleştirdiğini dile getiren Putin, "Rusya'nın Suriye'deki askeri üslerine saldırı girişimleriyle ne Türk askerlerinin ne de Türk yönetiminin hiçbir bağlantısı yok" dedi.


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First Seen Footage Of Syrian Army From Abu Adduhur Airbase Perimeter- Muraselon

Aiming to defeat the terror group of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham nation-wide, the Syrian forces keep marching on towards the strategic airbase of Abu Adduhur.

Syrian soldier from the southern suburb of Abu Adduhur takes a selfie video, explaining the military situation at the battlefield, as the troops reaching the southern gates of the airbase.

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Rusya: Hmeymim ve Tartus'a İHA'larla saldıranlar yurtdışında eğitilmiş olmalı- Sputnik News

Rusya Genelkurmay Başkanlığı, Suriye'deki Rus üsleri Hmeymim ve Tartus'a yönelik saldırı girişiminde kullanılan İnsansız Hava Araçları'nın (İHA) tek bir noktadan gönderildiğini ve saldırıyı düzenleyenlerin yurtdışında eğitim almış olmaları gerektiğini belirtti.
Rusya Genelkurmay Başkanlığı İHA İdare, İmalat ve Geliştirme Departmanı Başkanı Tümgeneral Aleksandr Novikov, "Saldırı girişimleri sırasında ele geçirilen İHA'lar üzerinde yapılan analiz, İHA'ları geliştiren uzmanların yurtdışında, İHA üreten ülkelerde eğitim aldığını gösteriyor" dedi.
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