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The ultimatum that President Bashar Assad must go if there is to be peace in Syria, drawn up by the anti-Assad opposition backed by Saudi Arabia and the West, derailed the latest peace talks in Geneva, Damascus's envoy to the negotiations said.
Damascus: Saudi Arabia, Certain Western States behind Failure of Syria Peace Talks
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The eighth round of Syria peace negotiations in Geneva ended in failure, after Damascus officials refused to engage in direct talks with the opposition, which continues to demand the removal of President Bashar al-Assad as a precondition for ending the six-year conflict.
"The Riyadh 2 Communique is a blackmail of the Geneva process," Syrian government Negotiator Bashar Ja’afari told the media, referring to a document adopted during a Syrian opposition summit in the Saudi capital last month, RT reported.
As a result of the conference, attended by 140 participants and backers in the conflict, a communique was adopted insisting that the Syrian president must leave at the start of any transition period following the cessation of hostilities. The conflict has taken more than 400,000 lives.
"Those who drew up the Riyadh 2 statement were the ones who sabotaged this round. I mean by that the other side. I mean the Saudis and the Saudi handlers themselves who are the Western countries. They do not want the Geneva process to succeed."
Ja’afari insisted that the proposal contradicted previous UN resolutions, and said that outside forces wanted to turn Syria into “another Libya or Iraq.”
The Syrian negotiator also criticized the long-time mediator of the talks, Staffan de Mistura, who on Wednesday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to put pressure on Assad to accept constitutional reforms and fresh elections.
Ja’afari called de Mistura’s words an “error” that could "derail his mandate as a facilitator of the talks, which will have an impact on the Geneva process altogether.”
US Creating New Army of Militants to Confront Syrian Gov't
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13960925000709
The Russian center said that the US has continued cooperation with the remaining pockets of terrorists despite claims that it is committed to the annihilation of the ISIL in Syria.
The Russian center went on to say that the US military trainer, affiliated to the Elite Forces, has embarked on setting up new units known as New Syrian Army from defected members of the terrorist groups near a refugee camp near the town of Hasaka in Northeastern Syria.
In the meantime, eye-witnesses quoted the US army men as saying that units of the New Syrian Army will be deployed in Southern Syria to fight against the government forces after the newly-recruited fighters accomplish their training in Hasaka.
Relevant reports said on Friday that Syrian Foreign Ministry censured the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the ISIL terrorist group, saying the military alliance was indeed targeting civilian facilities and providing the terrorists with cover.
More Terrorists Arrive in Northeastern Hama to Slow down Syrian Army Advances towards Idlib
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13960926000591
The news websites said that Ahrar al-Sham has joined other terrorist groups in Northeastern Hama to prevent the army from advancing towards Idlib province.
The websites went on to say that a long convoy of Ahrar forces arrived in the battlefield in Syriatel hill and joined terrorist front.
SDF Embarks on Forced Recruitment in Arab-Populated Regions in Northeastern Syria
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13960926001098
The news websites said that the SDF distributed leaflets in al-Tabaqa region in Western Raqqa whose residents are mostly Arabs, announcing their plans for the forced recruitment of young people in the region.
The websites further said that residents of al-Tabaqa, al-Jarniya and al-Mansourah and other villages and regions near them will be included in the SDF's forced recruitment plan.
Local sources reported last month that people in a town in Northeastern Aleppo took to the streets, opposing forced recruitment by the SDF.
The sources said that a large number of residents of the town of Kobani (Ein al-Arab) took to the streets, condemning the SDF's forced recruitment in the region.
Syrian Army captures new areas near occupied Golan Heights
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-army-captures-new-areas-near-occupied-golan-heights/
Led by their elite 42nd Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian Army struck Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions east of Mughar Al-Mir this morning, resulting in the capture of several areas from the jihadist rebels in the Beit Jinn pocket.
Among the areas captured by the Syrian Army this morning were the important hilltops of Daher Al-Aswad and Taloul Al-Najjar.
As a result of this advance, the Syrian Army is now on the verge of reaching the eastern corridor of Mughar Al-Mir, which means Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham is nearly encircled inside the town.
ISIL Cell Planned Attacks on Kazan Cathedral, Other St. Petersburg Landmarks Foiled by FSB
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The attacks were planned to involve “a suicide bomber blowing [himself] up inside a religious facility and the murder of civilians with improvised explosive devises in places of mass gatherings,” the FSB statement said, RT reported.
The cell members were detained overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, the FSB reported.
During the raid, law enforcement agents seized “a large amount of explosive materials, elements of IEDs, automatic arms, ammunition and extremist literature.”
A bomb-making workshop was dismantled as part of the bust, it added.
The statement stressed that the cell was coordinating its plans with ISIL masterminds via a Telegram messenger chat channel.
A suspected terrorist told the court that he was planning an attack on the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg, the united press service of St. Petersburg courts announced in a statement.
18-year-old Evgeny Efimov was making improvised explosive devices in a rented garage, until the owner of the property reported his activity to the police.
Efimov, who is accused of illegal production of explosives, will remain in custody until at least February 13, the court ruled. The Kazan Cathedral is one of the most iconic landmarks in St. Petersburg, as well as one of its largest Orthodox churches. It was built between 1801 and 1811.
Earlier this week, FSB head Aleksandr Bortnikov reported foiling a terrorist plot which would have involved bombings during the New Year celebration and upcoming presidential election campaign. The schemes also involved a cell with links to ISIL.
St. Petersburg was the scene of the most recent high-profile terrorist attack in Russia. A suicide bomber blew himself up in April on a metro train as it was traveling between two stations. The attack claimed six lives on the spot and killed the bomber, while eight more victims succumbed to their injuries later. A second IED was left by the perpetrator in another location but was disarmed before it could detonate.
Following an investigation, the FSB also singled out Telegram as the main communication tool used by terrorists to prepare and conduct the metro attack.
FSB continues Russia's struggle against terrorism - sleeper cell eliminated
http://www.fort-russ.com/2017/12/fsb-continues-russias-struggle-against.html
It is reported that the battle between special forces and terrorists did not last long. While the first grenades flew toward the assault group in their dwelling, one jumped out of a window, but was greeted with heavy fire.
The frame of a two-story new house, in which they were captured, apparently should not have attracted attention. The house was only being built, with little to it but the foundation. Found in the dwelling were grenades, guns and other weapons.
The leader of the group, Aligadzhi Hamutayev, was wanted on eight murders. The 31-year-old was the ideological follower of Magomedali Vagabov, who was behind the terrorist attacks in the Moscow metro, and Ibrahimkhalil Daudov, whose wife detonated herself under a Moscow Christmas tree.
Since the liquidation of Daudov, the area of Dagestan has been quiet for several years. The activation of sleeping terrorist cells may be an attempt to organize terror activity in the upcoming holidays, the FSB commented. Intelligence work continues in Russia's North Caucasus region.
Trump sent Putin intelligence, averting terrorist attack in Russia
http://www.fort-russ.com/2017/12/trump-sent-putin-intelligence-averting.html
The telephone conversation took place on the initiative of the Russian side, the press service noted.
"The President of the Russian Federation thanked his American counterpart for the information transmitted by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States, which helped to get to detect and detain a group of terrorists who were preparing explosions in the Kazan Cathedral of St. Petersburg, as well as in other public places in the city," in the press service.
Information received from the CIA, the president noted, was sufficient to detect, search for and detain criminals.
Putin asked Trump to convey his gratitude to the director of the CIA and the intelligence officers who received this information.
The Russian president assured the American leader that "the Russian special services, when they receive information regarding terrorist threats against the United States and their citizens, will undoubtedly and without delay transfer it to their American colleagues through partner channels," the press service said. This was in fact done prior to the Boston bomber incident - except it was ignored by the US authorities.
Damascus: Saudi Arabia, Certain Western States behind Failure of Syria Peace Talks
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13960925000337
The eighth round of Syria peace negotiations in Geneva ended in failure, after Damascus officials refused to engage in direct talks with the opposition, which continues to demand the removal of President Bashar al-Assad as a precondition for ending the six-year conflict.
"The Riyadh 2 Communique is a blackmail of the Geneva process," Syrian government Negotiator Bashar Ja’afari told the media, referring to a document adopted during a Syrian opposition summit in the Saudi capital last month, RT reported.
As a result of the conference, attended by 140 participants and backers in the conflict, a communique was adopted insisting that the Syrian president must leave at the start of any transition period following the cessation of hostilities. The conflict has taken more than 400,000 lives.
"Those who drew up the Riyadh 2 statement were the ones who sabotaged this round. I mean by that the other side. I mean the Saudis and the Saudi handlers themselves who are the Western countries. They do not want the Geneva process to succeed."
Ja’afari insisted that the proposal contradicted previous UN resolutions, and said that outside forces wanted to turn Syria into “another Libya or Iraq.”
The Syrian negotiator also criticized the long-time mediator of the talks, Staffan de Mistura, who on Wednesday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to put pressure on Assad to accept constitutional reforms and fresh elections.
Ja’afari called de Mistura’s words an “error” that could "derail his mandate as a facilitator of the talks, which will have an impact on the Geneva process altogether.”
US Creating New Army of Militants to Confront Syrian Gov't
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13960925000709
The Russian center said that the US has continued cooperation with the remaining pockets of terrorists despite claims that it is committed to the annihilation of the ISIL in Syria.
The Russian center went on to say that the US military trainer, affiliated to the Elite Forces, has embarked on setting up new units known as New Syrian Army from defected members of the terrorist groups near a refugee camp near the town of Hasaka in Northeastern Syria.
In the meantime, eye-witnesses quoted the US army men as saying that units of the New Syrian Army will be deployed in Southern Syria to fight against the government forces after the newly-recruited fighters accomplish their training in Hasaka.
Relevant reports said on Friday that Syrian Foreign Ministry censured the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the ISIL terrorist group, saying the military alliance was indeed targeting civilian facilities and providing the terrorists with cover.
More Terrorists Arrive in Northeastern Hama to Slow down Syrian Army Advances towards Idlib
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13960926000591
The news websites said that Ahrar al-Sham has joined other terrorist groups in Northeastern Hama to prevent the army from advancing towards Idlib province.
The websites went on to say that a long convoy of Ahrar forces arrived in the battlefield in Syriatel hill and joined terrorist front.
SDF Embarks on Forced Recruitment in Arab-Populated Regions in Northeastern Syria
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13960926001098
The news websites said that the SDF distributed leaflets in al-Tabaqa region in Western Raqqa whose residents are mostly Arabs, announcing their plans for the forced recruitment of young people in the region.
The websites further said that residents of al-Tabaqa, al-Jarniya and al-Mansourah and other villages and regions near them will be included in the SDF's forced recruitment plan.
Local sources reported last month that people in a town in Northeastern Aleppo took to the streets, opposing forced recruitment by the SDF.
The sources said that a large number of residents of the town of Kobani (Ein al-Arab) took to the streets, condemning the SDF's forced recruitment in the region.
Syrian Army captures new areas near occupied Golan Heights
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-army-captures-new-areas-near-occupied-golan-heights/
Led by their elite 42nd Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian Army struck Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions east of Mughar Al-Mir this morning, resulting in the capture of several areas from the jihadist rebels in the Beit Jinn pocket.
Among the areas captured by the Syrian Army this morning were the important hilltops of Daher Al-Aswad and Taloul Al-Najjar.
As a result of this advance, the Syrian Army is now on the verge of reaching the eastern corridor of Mughar Al-Mir, which means Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham is nearly encircled inside the town.
ISIL Cell Planned Attacks on Kazan Cathedral, Other St. Petersburg Landmarks Foiled by FSB
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13960925000398
The attacks were planned to involve “a suicide bomber blowing [himself] up inside a religious facility and the murder of civilians with improvised explosive devises in places of mass gatherings,” the FSB statement said, RT reported.
The cell members were detained overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, the FSB reported.
During the raid, law enforcement agents seized “a large amount of explosive materials, elements of IEDs, automatic arms, ammunition and extremist literature.”
A bomb-making workshop was dismantled as part of the bust, it added.
The statement stressed that the cell was coordinating its plans with ISIL masterminds via a Telegram messenger chat channel.
A suspected terrorist told the court that he was planning an attack on the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg, the united press service of St. Petersburg courts announced in a statement.
18-year-old Evgeny Efimov was making improvised explosive devices in a rented garage, until the owner of the property reported his activity to the police.
Efimov, who is accused of illegal production of explosives, will remain in custody until at least February 13, the court ruled. The Kazan Cathedral is one of the most iconic landmarks in St. Petersburg, as well as one of its largest Orthodox churches. It was built between 1801 and 1811.
Earlier this week, FSB head Aleksandr Bortnikov reported foiling a terrorist plot which would have involved bombings during the New Year celebration and upcoming presidential election campaign. The schemes also involved a cell with links to ISIL.
St. Petersburg was the scene of the most recent high-profile terrorist attack in Russia. A suicide bomber blew himself up in April on a metro train as it was traveling between two stations. The attack claimed six lives on the spot and killed the bomber, while eight more victims succumbed to their injuries later. A second IED was left by the perpetrator in another location but was disarmed before it could detonate.
Following an investigation, the FSB also singled out Telegram as the main communication tool used by terrorists to prepare and conduct the metro attack.
FSB continues Russia's struggle against terrorism - sleeper cell eliminated
http://www.fort-russ.com/2017/12/fsb-continues-russias-struggle-against.html
It is reported that the battle between special forces and terrorists did not last long. While the first grenades flew toward the assault group in their dwelling, one jumped out of a window, but was greeted with heavy fire.
The frame of a two-story new house, in which they were captured, apparently should not have attracted attention. The house was only being built, with little to it but the foundation. Found in the dwelling were grenades, guns and other weapons.
The leader of the group, Aligadzhi Hamutayev, was wanted on eight murders. The 31-year-old was the ideological follower of Magomedali Vagabov, who was behind the terrorist attacks in the Moscow metro, and Ibrahimkhalil Daudov, whose wife detonated herself under a Moscow Christmas tree.
Since the liquidation of Daudov, the area of Dagestan has been quiet for several years. The activation of sleeping terrorist cells may be an attempt to organize terror activity in the upcoming holidays, the FSB commented. Intelligence work continues in Russia's North Caucasus region.
Trump sent Putin intelligence, averting terrorist attack in Russia
http://www.fort-russ.com/2017/12/trump-sent-putin-intelligence-averting.html
The telephone conversation took place on the initiative of the Russian side, the press service noted.
"The President of the Russian Federation thanked his American counterpart for the information transmitted by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States, which helped to get to detect and detain a group of terrorists who were preparing explosions in the Kazan Cathedral of St. Petersburg, as well as in other public places in the city," in the press service.
Information received from the CIA, the president noted, was sufficient to detect, search for and detain criminals.
Putin asked Trump to convey his gratitude to the director of the CIA and the intelligence officers who received this information.
The Russian president assured the American leader that "the Russian special services, when they receive information regarding terrorist threats against the United States and their citizens, will undoubtedly and without delay transfer it to their American colleagues through partner channels," the press service said. This was in fact done prior to the Boston bomber incident - except it was ignored by the US authorities.
the USA forces withdraw from Syria and disband its Coalition allegedly to “degrade and destroy ISIS”;
