“…the West now is crying for the refugees with one eye and aiming at them with a machine gun with the second…those refugees left Syria because of the terrorism….the West [U.S.-EU-Saudi-Israel] is supporting terrorists since the beginning of the crisis when it said that this was a peaceful uprising, when they said later it’s moderate opposition, and now…there is terrorism like al-Nusra and DAESH….So….they will have more refugees!”-Bashar al-Assad, elected President of Syria

Russian General Nikolay Bogdanovsky denied that Russia is “currently” building a giant air base in Syria, but then added “anything can happen”.

U.S. Army General Lloyd J. Austin III told the Senate Armed Services Committee that despite spending $500-million USD to overtly train Syrian insurgents a total of “four or five Syrian individuals….remain in the fight”.

NATO member France announced it will begin airstrikes against Syria.

NATO member and British empire member United Kingdom is considering a no fly zone over Syria.  The only planes flying over Syria are airliners (including Russian transport aircraft) and Syrian Arab Army Air force, so who is the United Kingdom going to target? Obviously not the insurgents!

NATO partner and British empire member Australia announced that they will pull 1-hundred Diggers from their training missions with Iraqi troops and ‘reshape’ their mission to targeting Syria.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reports that it appears the U.S.-EU-Saudi-Israeli backed insurgents are engaged in widespread and large scale looting of ancient artifacts for sale on the blackmarket.  Only elites (the rich) in the ‘West’ engage in buying looted artifacts: “Satellite imagery shows that archaeological sites in Syria are dotted by thousands of illegal excavations … that show there is looting on an industrial scale. Limiting the trafficking in cultural property is a top priority because it finances the actions of the extremists.”-Irina Bokova

Is the real reason the insurgents are blowing up ancient sites is that it drives up the price of the artifacts they recovered, before they destroyed the sites?

Vice President Najah al-Attar presented the Syrian Order of Merit of Excellent Degree to the family of the martyred archeologist Khaled al-Asaad.  Asaad was killed by U.S.-EU-Saudi-Israeli backed DAESH (Islamic State) for refusing to help them collect historical artifacts to sell to the rich A-holes in the U.S., Europe, Israel and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Aleppo Province: The Syrian Arab Army and Air Force continue to engage in heavy fighting with U.S.-EU-Saudi-Israeli backed DAESH (Islamic State) and Jabhat al-Nusra (Nusra Front) insurgents. Battles raged in dozens of villages, at the  Syrian Arab Army Air Force Academy and at a Scientific Research building.  Two civilians killed by insurgent rocket artillery attack in Aleppo City.

Damascus area:  Syrian Arab Army units pushed U.S.-EU-Saudi-Israeli backed Jaish al-Islam insurgents out of the hills overlooking the Damascus-Homs highway in Harasta.  Syrian Arab Army and Lebanese Resistance Regiments liberated more city blocks of al-Zabadani city.  They are pushing insurgents towards the city center.  It’s also reported that insurgents were killed while using the city’s sewer system to try and escape.  A number of insurgents killed west of Douma, their Toyota gun-trucks and a bulldozer were destroyed.  In al-Abasyeen City, a man and a woman wounded by insurgent mortar artillery attack that hit a market.

Daraa Province:  Syrian Arab Army & Air Force units continued hitting Jabhat al-Nusra (al Nusra Front) insurgents, including an insurgent convoy seen near “the Old Customs building and in the surroundings of the Police Housing Compound and at the road near the mosques of al-Hamza and al-Abbas in Daraa al-Balad neighborhood.”

Hama Province: Syrian Arab Army & Air Force units engaged in dozens of battles with Jaish al-Fateh insurgents.

Homs Province:  In Homs City, eight civilians wounded when an insurgent blew up his Kia Rio.  Apparently only the insurgent was killed.

Idleb Province:  Syrian Arab Army & Air Force units engaged in dozens of battles with Jaish al-Fateh insurgents.  Idleb borders Hama Province.

Lattakia Province: The Syrian Arab Army attacked an insurgent wireless communications operation near Bojak Castle and Beit Shrouq village.  15 insurgents killed, 20 wounded.  Syrian Arab Army Air Force bombed insurgents in Birnass village and in Salma town.

More civilians killed by U.S. backed insurgent car bombs!