October 2022 - Syria Special Weapons News

Taiwan reports 22,634 new COVID-19 cases, 59 deaths CNA 31 Oct 2022 -- Taiwan reported 22,634 new COVID-19 infections Monday, including 41 imported cases, and 59 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
Taiwan receives 600,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children CNA 31 Oct 2022 -- Taiwan took delivery Monday of a shipment of about 600,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 6 months and 4 years old, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
COVID outbreak at Zhengzhou plant in China under control: Hon Hai CNA 31 Oct 2022 -- In response to speculation that operations at its Chinese plant in Zhengzhou had been disrupted by COVID-19, electronics giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. said Sunday that the situation there was under control with the cooperation of local authorities.
Employees leave Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant in droves amid claims of neglect Radio Free Asia 31 Oct 2022 -- Taiwan-invested iPhone maker Foxconn has promised buses for workers who want to leave and free food for those who stay on its Zhengzhou campus, amid a mass exodus of employees following a COVID-19 outbreak at the plant.
Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant asked to step up anti-epidemic effort, resume work orderly Global Times 31 Oct 2022 -- Local authorities in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan Province on Monday asked Foxconn to fulfill responsibility in anti-epidemic efforts and resume production and life in an orderly manner, as the epidemic situation at the plant drew nationwide attention.
New Study Says UN Aid to Syria Benefits Rights Abusers VOA 28 Oct 2022 -- A new study of United Nations contracts in Syria finds a large share of donor funds went to companies owned by individuals with troubling human rights records, highlighting the challenges of delivering needed humanitarian aid in a country dominated by what many say is a corrupt and oppressive government.
UN: Access, Funding Needed to Help Syrians Through Winter VOA 25 Oct 2022 -- The United Nations appealed Tuesday for more money and access to needy Syrians, as winter sets in and a cholera outbreak strains limited resources.
Political solution still the only path to peace in Syria: UN Special Envoy UN News 25 Oct 2022 -- With peace in Syria still an elusive goal, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen appealed on Tuesday for the Security Council to support his efforts to move the parties closer towards a negotiated political solution to end the brutal 11-year conflict.
Syria and Russia have long used disinformation to deflect attention from appalling war crimes committed by the Assad regime UK FCDO 25 Oct 2022 -- Statement by Fergus Eckersley, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the UN Security Council briefing on chemical weapons in Syria.
Russian and regime intransigence continues to preclude progress in Syria UK FCDO 25 Oct 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the Security Council briefing on the political and humanitarian situation in Syria
Reena Ghelani, Director of Operations and Advocacy Division, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Remarks on behalf of the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, 25 October 2022 UNOCHA 25 Oct 2022
Designation of Three Syrian Military Officials Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights US Dept. of State 24 Oct 2022 -- Of the atrocities committed by the Assad regime, some of which rise to the level of war crimes and crimes against humanity, few are as inhumane and abhorrent as the repeated use of chemical weapons against civilians.
Islamic State Group Still Active in Southern Syria, Observers Say VOA 24 Oct 2022 -- Despite the heavy presence of Syrian and Russian forces in southern Syria, militants affiliated with the Islamic State group appear to be active in the region.
Syrian air defenses intercept, confront Israeli missile barrage targeting Damascus suburbs Press TV 24 Oct 2022 -- Syrian air defense units have managed to intercept and bring down most of the missiles launched by the Israeli military at various targets in the vicinity of the Arab country's capital city of Damascus.
One Syrian Soldier Injured as Result of Missile Strike by Israel: Syrian Defense Ministry Sputnik 24 Oct 2022 -- Last week, Syrian air defense systems destroyed two cruise missiles and four guided bombs launched by Israel's F-16 fighters at the airports of Damascus and Al-Dimas.
West seeks to create crisis in independent states: Syria FM IRNA 23 Oct 2022 -- Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has said that the West is seeking to create crisis in independent countries such as Iran.
Iranian, Syrian FMs discuss bilateral, regional, int'l issues ISNA 23 Oct 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in a phone call with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad, exchanged views on some bilateral issues as well as issues of mutual concern in the regional and international arenas.
West seeking to throw independent countries, like Iran, into disarray: Top Syrian diplomat Press TV 23 Oct 2022 -- Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mikdad has said that the West is seeking to plunge independent countries, like Iran, into confusion and disarray, stating that the US and its allies want the Islamic Republic to be dependent and in ruins.
Turkey plans to build two new military facilities in troubled northern Syria: Report Press TV 23 Oct 2022 -- The Turkish military reportedly plans to construct two new military facilities in the northern part of war-ravaged Syria, as the Ankara government is making efforts to flush out members of the US-backed Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militant group from areas close to its border.
Syrian Air Defense Shot Down 2 Missiles, 4 Bombs Fired by Israel - Russian Military Sputnik 23 Oct 2022 -- Syrian air defense systems destroyed two cruise missiles and four guided bombs launched by Israel's F-16 fighters at the airports of Damascus and Al-Dimas on Friday, Col. Andrei Boldyrev, the deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria, said on Saturday.
Syria encounters Israeli air raid on Damascus countryside Press TV 22 Oct 2022 -- The official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported the aerial assault on Friday, citing a "military source."
UN Fears Escalating Fighting in Northern Syria Could Spread to Other Areas VOA 22 Oct 2022 -- U.N. human rights officials warn that escalating fighting in northern Syria could spread and lead to more deaths and mass displacement.
Syrian Air Defenses Repel Enemy Airstrikes Over Damascus - State Media Sputnik 21 Oct 2022 -- Israeli F-16s previously deployed a series of missile attacks in Syria in late August, dropping some four cruise missiles and 16 guided aerial bombs, according to the Russian military. The August strike led to damages on warehouses belonging to the Syrian Science Center.
UNICEF delivers lifesaving supplies to Syria to halt the spread of cholera UNICEF 20 Oct 2022 -- UNICEF delivered lifesaving health and water, hygiene, and sanitation supplies to Syria earlier this week to scale up efforts to halt the cholera outbreak.
Experts Weigh in on Regional Impact of Syria-Hamas Rapprochement VOA 20 Oct 2022 -- The Syrian government and Palestinian militant group Hamas publicly resumed ties this week after a decade of estrangement, a move experts believe could have significant regional implications.
Lafarge Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organizations US Dept. of Justice 18 Oct 2022 -- A global building materials manufacturer and its subsidiary pleaded guilty today to a one-count criminal information charging them with conspiring to provide material support and resources in Northern Syria from 2013 to 2014 to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and the al-Nusrah Front (ANF), both U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organizations. Immediately following the defendants' guilty pleas this morning, U.S. District Judge William F. Kuntz II sentenced the defendants to terms of probation and to pay financial penalties, including criminal fines and forfeiture, totaling $777.78 million.
Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew G. Olsen Delivers Remarks on Lafarge Guilty Plea US Dept. of Justice 18 Oct 2022
Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Remarks Announcing a Guilty Plea by Lafarge on Terrorism Charges US Dept. of Justice 18 Oct 2022
French Company, Syrian Unit Plead Guilty to Material Support for Terrorism VOA 18 Oct 2022 -- In the first case of its kind, a large French industrial company and its now defunct Syrian subsidiary, both long accused of human rights violations during the Syrian conflict, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiring to provide material support to Islamic State and the al-Nusrah Front.
Some 100 terrorists killed as Russian warplanes hit their positions in NW Syria Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- The Russian Defense Ministry says the country's fighter jets have carried out airstrikes against the positions of foreign-sponsored Takfiri terrorist outfits in the militant-held northwestern flank of Syria, killing dozens of terrorists in the process.
Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic to Russia Riad Haddad Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Oct 2022
Clashes Resume in Flashpoint Town in Northwest Syria VOA 17 Oct 2022 -- Clashes have resumed in and around a town in northwest Syria, days after a powerful Islamist group captured it from Turkish-backed militias.
Syria, Russia forces kill 20 Daesh terrorists in 'special operation': Tass Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- Russian and Syrian forces have reportedly killed at least 20 members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group during a "special operation" conducted in the south of the Arab country.
Rockets Rain Down on US Base Sitting on Top of Syria's Biggest Oil Field: Report Sputnik 16 Oct 2022 -- Syria's energy ministry estimates that the US and its Kurdish militia allies control up to 90 percent of the nation's oil and gas reserves, which allowed Damascus to enjoy energy self-sufficiency and generate modest export income before the start of the foreign-backed civil conflict in the country in 2011.
Fresh missile attack targets US-occupied base in eastern Syria: Media Press TV 16 Oct 2022 -- A US-occupied military base in the eastern Syrian province of Dayr al-Zawr has reportedly come under fresh missile strikes.
HTS terrorists seize Afrin city amid intense fighting among rival militants in northwestern Syria Press TV 14 Oct 2022 -- Intense fighting among rival foreign-sponsored Takfiri militant groups in the restive northwestern part of Syria has provided the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorists with the opportunity to wrest control over the predominantly Kurdish city of Afrin in Aleppo province, which had been held by Turkish-backed forces.
18 Syrian army personnel killed in terrorist bomb attack near capital Damascus Press TV 13 Oct 2022 -- At least 18 Syrian government soldiers have been killed and more than two dozen others injured in a terrorist bomb attack near the capital Damascus.
Jihadist Group Takes Over Strategic Town in Northwest Syria VOA 13 Oct 2022 -- A powerful jihadist group has taken over a strategic town in northwest Syria following days of clashes with several militia groups who were controlling the area, local sources said.
Update: air strikes against Daesh UK MOD 13 Oct 2022 -- The RAF are continuing to take the fight to Daesh in Iraq and Syria.
Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in and in Relation to Syria The White House 12 Oct 2022
Letters to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in and in Relation to Syria The White House 12 Oct 2022
Rocket attack targets base housing US occupation troops in northeastern Syria Press TV 09 Oct 2022 -- A military facility occupied by US occupation forces in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah has come under a rocket attack from nearby areas, as Washington continues to plunder natural resources of the energy-rich regions of the war-ravaged Arab country.
Rocket Attack Targeted US and Partnered Forces in Syria Fails CENTCOM 08 Oct 2022 -- This evening at approximately 10:12 p.m. local time in Syria, a 107mm rocket attack targeting Coalition Forces near the Rumalyn Landing Zone failed.
US Strikes IS Leadership Twice in 24 Hours VOA 06 Oct 2022 -- A weakened and wary Islamic State terror group suffered a new round of setbacks when U.S. forces targeted three key leaders in two operations across northern Syria in a single day.
US Forces Conduct Raid in Northeast Syria against ISIS CENTCOM 06 Oct 2022 -- Last night, U.S. Central Command forces conducted a helicopter raid in northeast Syria, near the village of Qamishli, targeting Rakkan Wahid al-Shammri, an ISIS official known to facilitate the smuggling of weapons and fighters to support ISIS operations. During the operation, the targeted individual was killed and one of his associates was wounded. Two additional associates were detained by U.S. forces.
U.S. Forces Successfully Strike ISIS Leaders in Northern Syria CENTCOM 06 Oct 2022 -- Today, at approximately 6:32 PM local time in Syria, U.S. forces conducted a successful airstrike in northern Syria, killing both Abu-Hashum al-Umawi, a deputy Wali of Syria, and another senior ISIS official associated with him.

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