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A number of elites and senior officials in the militant-held regions in Idlib province called on the Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria to pave the ground for bringing their regions back under the control of the Syrian Army.
Fri Jul 13, 2018 - Elites, Senior Officials in Militant-Held Regions Call for Return of Idlib Control to Damascus Gov't
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The Russian center was quoted by the Arabic-language al-Watan daily as saying that the center has received a number of calls by Idlib's elites and senior officials, demanding for the surrender of militant-held regions in the Northwestern province to the army.
Al-Watan further said that senior officials in Idlib have also called for government amnesty.
The Russian center further said that a large-scale popular uprising is now very much likely to happen in Idlib, adding that as soon as the army forces arrive at Idlib border the civilian population will certainly join them.
Meanwhile, Abdullah Muhammad al-Muhaysini, the former commander of Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front), also cautioned on Wednesday against the growing number of the militants asking for the endorsement of the peace plan in Northern Syria, calling for their trial and punishment.
Also, Abdolrazaq al-Mahdi, the Mufti (religious leader) of another terrorist group in Northern Syria, warned of the dire situation in Northern Syria, calling on the militants to unite to stand against the Syrian army's imminent operations in the region.
The Syrian army will soon start military operations in Idlib after fully cleansing Southern Syria of terrorists, reports said.
2018-07-13 - Armenia delivers 94 tons of humanitarian aid to Syria
Armenia delivers 94 tons of humanitarian aid to Syria
Armenia delivered 94 tons of humanitarian aid to war-torn Syria this week, the Armenian Red Cross reported on Friday.
According to the Armenian Red Cross, at least 30 tons of the humanitarian aid will be distributed to Aleppo via the Leadership of the Armenian Diocese of Beroea.
Aleppo was once the most densely populated city in Syria; it was also home to the largest population of Armenians in the region.
The remaining humanitarian aid will be distributed throughout Syria in order to ease the suffering of the people after more than seven years of war.
Armenia has been a close ally of Syria for many years and continues to be one of the largest donors of humanitarian aid to this war-torn nation.
Sat Jul 14, 2018 - US to Set Up Permanent Military Base along Iraq-Syria Border
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The US Army is planning to set up a permanent military base along the Iraqi borders with Syria, media reported.
The US army has decided to construct a military base in Western Al-Anbar province of Iraq near the border with Syria, the Arabic-language al-Maloumeh news website quoted Iraqi sources as saying.
An Iraqi source told al-Maloumeh that the US decision comes while the US has already several military bases in different parts of the Western Desert of Al-Anbar province.
"The US intends to set up a military base equipped with state-of-the-art military hardware and systems," he added.
The source reiterated that the US troops are present in Western al-Anbar along Iraq-Syria border in addition to their presence at the train station East of al-Qaem city.
The news comes as the main incentive of the US forces for setting up the military base is not clear.
In a relevant development in late June, a prominent Russian military analyst revealed that "the US is training terrorists in 19 military bases in Syria" in pursuit of its military and political objectives in the country.
Vladimir Kozin, a military expert at Moscow State Institute of International Relations, was quoted by the Arabic website of RT as saying that the US has 19 bases in Syria to train the terrorists.
He added that the weapons, ammunition, fuel and foodstuff needed in these centers are provided by 22 US military bases outside Syria.
Kozin said that the American forces train the terrorists at al-Tanf base in Syria's Badiyeh region in the South, adding that the US army has closed the airspace of this region in a radius of 50km without any agreement with the Damascus government.
He described Washington's military and technical support for terrorist groups as a violation of the UN Charter and agreements to decrease tensions in Syria, and said the US supports the terrorists to maintain its influence on the political and military situation of the country.
2018-07-14 - Syria slams US Coalition for killing 30 civilians in east Deir Ezzor
Syria slams US Coalition for killing 30 civilians in east Deir Ezzor
The Syrian Foreign Ministry slammed the U.S. Coalition for reportedly killing more than 30 civilians in the eastern countryside Deir Ezzor this week, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) claimed on Saturday morning.
“The illegal international coalition led by Washington cannot justify its treacherous aggression or the arguments it introduced to justify its massacre against the people of al-Baghouz Fawqani and al-Soussah towns in the countryside of al-Boukamal city, which led to the martyrdom of more than 30 civilians and wounding dozens of women and children,” the SANA report claimed, citing the remarks made in the Syrian Foreign Ministry’s letter to the UN Security Council.
In the letter, the Ministry said “the warplanes of the Washington-led illegal coalition carried out a new terrorist criminal act by deliberately targeting innocent Syrian civilians aiming at terrorizing them, prolonging the war on Syria and supporting their defeated tools which collapsed like dominoes in eastern and southern Syria, including Daesh (ISIS), Jabhat al-Nusra and other terrorist groups affiliated to them.”
The Ministry continued that “on Friday after midnight, the warplanes of the US-led coalition launched intensive airstrikes on the towns of al-Baghouz Fawqani and al-Soussah in a- Boukamal countryside, claiming the lives of 30 civilians, injuring dozens others, mostly children and women, and causing massive destruction to infrastructure and houses.”
The Ministry added that “the death toll is likely to rise as most of the wounded sustained serious injuries and given the difficulty of evacuating the wounded from the under rubble because of the continuous shelling of two towns.”
The US military has not denied nor claimed they were responsible for the attack; however, they did say that they are currently investigating the reports.
2018-07-14 - Syrian Army discovers large weapons cache left behind by ISIS
Syrian Army discovers large weapons cache left behind by ISIS (photos)
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) uncovered a weapons cache that was left behind by the Islamic State (ISIS) in the eastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate on Friday.
According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the Syrian Army discovered the ISIS weapons hub while combing through the Albukamal countryside.
Inside the Islamic State’s hidden weapons cache was a large quantity of RPGs, mortar shells, mortar launchers, communication devices, and ammunition shells.
The SANA report added that the weapons cache was found inside an underground base in the Deir Ezzor Governorate town of Hasarat.
SANA
Sat Jul 14, 2018 - Kurdish Militants Selling US-Made Arms in Black Market
Farsnews
"The Kurdish fighters are selling the weapons supplied by the US to other militants," the Arabic-language Daily Sabah quoted local sources in Northern Syria as saying.
The sources said that the move by the Kurdish forces is made to meet their expenses.
They pointed to an agreement reached between Turkey and the US on Kurdish forces' withdrawal from the city of Manbij and other regions West of the Euphrates and surrender of their weapons to the US by end of 2018, and said that the Kurdish forces are worried that the Turkish army might conduct a new military operation against them in Northern Syria if they surrender their weapons.
"Hence, they are selling the weapons to other militant groups that operate in the same region," they added.
The US has delivered light and heavy weapons on a large number of trucks to the Kurdish forces in Northern Syria on the pretext of fighting the ISIL.
In a relevant development earlier in July, the US army dispatched a new military convoy to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Hasaka province in Northern Syria.
Field sources in Hasaka province reported that Washington had sent a large military convoy, consisting of a large number of weapons, ammunition and military equipment to the US-backed SDF forces.
They added that the military equipment was carried on 200 trucks transferred through the border crossing of Simalka at the borders with Iraq to Northeastern Hasaka.
In a relevant development earlier in July, another convoy of weapons and military equipment was sent by the US to the SDF in Hasaka of Syria near the borders with Iraq.
It added that the convoy consisted of 100 trucks which carried military and armored vehicles and concrete blocks as well as oil tankers with kerosene cargos.
The US army had also dispatched military equipment to the Kurdish militias in Hasaka late last month, a media outlet reported as Washington continued all-out support for the group in Northeastern Syria.
Sat Jul 14, 2018 - Kurdish Forces Willing to Return Raqqa Dam, Al-Tabaqa Town to Syrian Army
Farsnews
The Kurdish-language Hawar news quoted Chairman of Syria's Democratic Council Ilham Ahmed as saying on Saturday that at present, talks have been held between the Syrian government and the local councils in al-Tabaqa to return al-Tabaqa dam experts and personnel to run the dam.
He also confirmed negotiations between the two sides to deliver control of al-Tabaqa town to the Syrian government, adding that, "Negotiations are still the best option for us to resolve all problems with the Syrian government instead of military solution."
Ilham said that more negotiations are likely on other issues as well.
In a relevant development on Thursday, the Syrian army reached an agreement with the SDF to retake control of a key neighborhood in Hasaka, media reports said.
2018-07-14 - Rebels begin handing over weapons to Syrian Army in Daraa city
Rebels begin handing over weapons to Syrian Army in Daraa city
The rebel forces in Daraa city have begun handing over their heavy and medium weapons to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Russian Reconciliation Center this afternoon.
According to a military source in Daraa, the rebels have gathered their heavy and medium weapons in the Daraa Al-Balad District to handover to the Syrian government.
This move by the rebel forces is the second part of the reconciliation deal they agreed to with the Syrian government and Russian Reconciliation Center this week.
Once the weapons are handed over, the Syrian government will begin reconciling with the rebel fighters seeking amnesty and transport those who refuse.
The rebels from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) who refuse to reconcile with the government will be transported to the western countryside of the Daraa Governorate, where they will eventually be taken to the Idlib Governorate in northern Syria.
Fri Jul 13, 2018 - Analyst: Israel Helps Militants in South Syria Create Buffer Zone in Golan Heights
Farsnews
Israel is frustrated over the failure of its plan to set up a buffer zone near the occupied Golan Heights, a Lebanese political analyst has told media outlets.
Nidal Saeed al Sabaa said that in the past few years, Israel has been lending help to militants who call themselves the Syrian armed opposition, Sputnik reported.
“Special attention has been paid to militant units fighting along the border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, where the Israelis want to set up a buffer zone to separate them from the South Lebanese Army,” al Sabaa added. He added that in order to win members of the Syrian opposition over to its side, Israel invited them to various conferences held at the US embassy in Jordan.
“As a result, some politicians inside Syria worked in the best interests of Israel. It’s small wonder that the people of Dara'a refused to be taken hostage to Israel’s policy and were working hard to reinstate the authority of the legitimate Syrian government,” the analyst noted.
He also said that as the Syrian government forces’ recent successes has raised questions of the Golan Heights returning to Damascus’ control, Israel may try to check the Syrian Army’s further advance to the South.
During a recent inspection trip to the Golan Heights, a strip of land in northeastern Israel that was captured by Israeli forces during the Six Day War of 1967, Israel’s Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman warned that “any Syrian soldier” who strays into the demilitarized zone separating the two countries, would put his life on the line.
Earlier this month, an Israeli military aircraft targeted Syrian army positions in the Golan Heights after a rogue shell landed between Israeli-controlled and Syrian government-held territories.
Tel Aviv claims the right to open fire on any military target on Syrian territory, which it considers to be violating the 1974 agreement on disengagement between the two countries.
Fri Jul 13, 2018 - Syrian Army Preparing for Imminent Operation in Quneitra
Farsnews
The Syrian Army sent more troops and equipment to Quneitra on Friday to further prepare for an imminent operation against terrorists in the Southwestern province.
The army dispatched hundreds of fresh forces, several military vehicles and a large volume of heavy weapons to Quneitra.
The military convoy was sent to Northern Quneitra via the newly-freed regions in Eastern Dara'a as the army is preparing to conduct operation in Southern Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
2018-07-13 - Russia, Syria ink accord on instructing Syrian cadets in Defense Ministry’s schools
Russia, Syria ink accord on instructing Syrian cadets in Defense Ministry’s schools
Russia and Syria are planning to sign an intergovernmental agreement on training minors from the Arab republic in the Russian Defense Ministry’s educational institutions.
A decree to this effect issued by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has been posted on the official legal information website.
“To approve the draft agreement between the government of Russia and the government of Syria on training juvenile citizens from Syria in the Russian Defense Ministry’s general educational institutions implementing general and secondary education training programs <…> aimed at preparing underage students for military or other public service,” the document reads.
The training of young Syrian students is due to be free of charge, with all costs paid for by Russia.
However, students will be admitted to the Defense Ministry’s schools on a competitive basis. The selection of candidates will be the purview of the Syrians.
Medvedev also issued an order to draw up and sign a similar agreement with South Ossetia.
Fri Jul 13, 2018 - Elites, Senior Officials in Militant-Held Regions Call for Return of Idlib Control to Damascus Gov't
Farsnews
The Russian center was quoted by the Arabic-language al-Watan daily as saying that the center has received a number of calls by Idlib's elites and senior officials, demanding for the surrender of militant-held regions in the Northwestern province to the army.
Al-Watan further said that senior officials in Idlib have also called for government amnesty.
The Russian center further said that a large-scale popular uprising is now very much likely to happen in Idlib, adding that as soon as the army forces arrive at Idlib border the civilian population will certainly join them.
Meanwhile, Abdullah Muhammad al-Muhaysini, the former commander of Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front), also cautioned on Wednesday against the growing number of the militants asking for the endorsement of the peace plan in Northern Syria, calling for their trial and punishment.
Also, Abdolrazaq al-Mahdi, the Mufti (religious leader) of another terrorist group in Northern Syria, warned of the dire situation in Northern Syria, calling on the militants to unite to stand against the Syrian army's imminent operations in the region.
The Syrian army will soon start military operations in Idlib after fully cleansing Southern Syria of terrorists, reports said.
2018-07-13 - Armenia delivers 94 tons of humanitarian aid to Syria
Armenia delivers 94 tons of humanitarian aid to Syria
Armenia delivered 94 tons of humanitarian aid to war-torn Syria this week, the Armenian Red Cross reported on Friday.
According to the Armenian Red Cross, at least 30 tons of the humanitarian aid will be distributed to Aleppo via the Leadership of the Armenian Diocese of Beroea.
Aleppo was once the most densely populated city in Syria; it was also home to the largest population of Armenians in the region.
The remaining humanitarian aid will be distributed throughout Syria in order to ease the suffering of the people after more than seven years of war.
Armenia has been a close ally of Syria for many years and continues to be one of the largest donors of humanitarian aid to this war-torn nation.
Sat Jul 14, 2018 - US to Set Up Permanent Military Base along Iraq-Syria Border
Farsnews
The US Army is planning to set up a permanent military base along the Iraqi borders with Syria, media reported.
The US army has decided to construct a military base in Western Al-Anbar province of Iraq near the border with Syria, the Arabic-language al-Maloumeh news website quoted Iraqi sources as saying.
An Iraqi source told al-Maloumeh that the US decision comes while the US has already several military bases in different parts of the Western Desert of Al-Anbar province.
"The US intends to set up a military base equipped with state-of-the-art military hardware and systems," he added.
The source reiterated that the US troops are present in Western al-Anbar along Iraq-Syria border in addition to their presence at the train station East of al-Qaem city.
The news comes as the main incentive of the US forces for setting up the military base is not clear.
In a relevant development in late June, a prominent Russian military analyst revealed that "the US is training terrorists in 19 military bases in Syria" in pursuit of its military and political objectives in the country.
Vladimir Kozin, a military expert at Moscow State Institute of International Relations, was quoted by the Arabic website of RT as saying that the US has 19 bases in Syria to train the terrorists.
He added that the weapons, ammunition, fuel and foodstuff needed in these centers are provided by 22 US military bases outside Syria.
Kozin said that the American forces train the terrorists at al-Tanf base in Syria's Badiyeh region in the South, adding that the US army has closed the airspace of this region in a radius of 50km without any agreement with the Damascus government.
He described Washington's military and technical support for terrorist groups as a violation of the UN Charter and agreements to decrease tensions in Syria, and said the US supports the terrorists to maintain its influence on the political and military situation of the country.
2018-07-14 - Syria slams US Coalition for killing 30 civilians in east Deir Ezzor
Syria slams US Coalition for killing 30 civilians in east Deir Ezzor
The Syrian Foreign Ministry slammed the U.S. Coalition for reportedly killing more than 30 civilians in the eastern countryside Deir Ezzor this week, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) claimed on Saturday morning.
“The illegal international coalition led by Washington cannot justify its treacherous aggression or the arguments it introduced to justify its massacre against the people of al-Baghouz Fawqani and al-Soussah towns in the countryside of al-Boukamal city, which led to the martyrdom of more than 30 civilians and wounding dozens of women and children,” the SANA report claimed, citing the remarks made in the Syrian Foreign Ministry’s letter to the UN Security Council.
In the letter, the Ministry said “the warplanes of the Washington-led illegal coalition carried out a new terrorist criminal act by deliberately targeting innocent Syrian civilians aiming at terrorizing them, prolonging the war on Syria and supporting their defeated tools which collapsed like dominoes in eastern and southern Syria, including Daesh (ISIS), Jabhat al-Nusra and other terrorist groups affiliated to them.”
The Ministry continued that “on Friday after midnight, the warplanes of the US-led coalition launched intensive airstrikes on the towns of al-Baghouz Fawqani and al-Soussah in a- Boukamal countryside, claiming the lives of 30 civilians, injuring dozens others, mostly children and women, and causing massive destruction to infrastructure and houses.”
The Ministry added that “the death toll is likely to rise as most of the wounded sustained serious injuries and given the difficulty of evacuating the wounded from the under rubble because of the continuous shelling of two towns.”
The US military has not denied nor claimed they were responsible for the attack; however, they did say that they are currently investigating the reports.
2018-07-14 - Syrian Army discovers large weapons cache left behind by ISIS
Syrian Army discovers large weapons cache left behind by ISIS (photos)
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) uncovered a weapons cache that was left behind by the Islamic State (ISIS) in the eastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate on Friday.
According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the Syrian Army discovered the ISIS weapons hub while combing through the Albukamal countryside.
Inside the Islamic State’s hidden weapons cache was a large quantity of RPGs, mortar shells, mortar launchers, communication devices, and ammunition shells.
The SANA report added that the weapons cache was found inside an underground base in the Deir Ezzor Governorate town of Hasarat.
Sat Jul 14, 2018 - Kurdish Militants Selling US-Made Arms in Black Market
Farsnews
"The Kurdish fighters are selling the weapons supplied by the US to other militants," the Arabic-language Daily Sabah quoted local sources in Northern Syria as saying.
The sources said that the move by the Kurdish forces is made to meet their expenses.
They pointed to an agreement reached between Turkey and the US on Kurdish forces' withdrawal from the city of Manbij and other regions West of the Euphrates and surrender of their weapons to the US by end of 2018, and said that the Kurdish forces are worried that the Turkish army might conduct a new military operation against them in Northern Syria if they surrender their weapons.
"Hence, they are selling the weapons to other militant groups that operate in the same region," they added.
The US has delivered light and heavy weapons on a large number of trucks to the Kurdish forces in Northern Syria on the pretext of fighting the ISIL.
In a relevant development earlier in July, the US army dispatched a new military convoy to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Hasaka province in Northern Syria.
Field sources in Hasaka province reported that Washington had sent a large military convoy, consisting of a large number of weapons, ammunition and military equipment to the US-backed SDF forces.
They added that the military equipment was carried on 200 trucks transferred through the border crossing of Simalka at the borders with Iraq to Northeastern Hasaka.
In a relevant development earlier in July, another convoy of weapons and military equipment was sent by the US to the SDF in Hasaka of Syria near the borders with Iraq.
It added that the convoy consisted of 100 trucks which carried military and armored vehicles and concrete blocks as well as oil tankers with kerosene cargos.
The US army had also dispatched military equipment to the Kurdish militias in Hasaka late last month, a media outlet reported as Washington continued all-out support for the group in Northeastern Syria.
Sat Jul 14, 2018 - Kurdish Forces Willing to Return Raqqa Dam, Al-Tabaqa Town to Syrian Army
Farsnews
The Kurdish-language Hawar news quoted Chairman of Syria's Democratic Council Ilham Ahmed as saying on Saturday that at present, talks have been held between the Syrian government and the local councils in al-Tabaqa to return al-Tabaqa dam experts and personnel to run the dam.
He also confirmed negotiations between the two sides to deliver control of al-Tabaqa town to the Syrian government, adding that, "Negotiations are still the best option for us to resolve all problems with the Syrian government instead of military solution."
Ilham said that more negotiations are likely on other issues as well.
In a relevant development on Thursday, the Syrian army reached an agreement with the SDF to retake control of a key neighborhood in Hasaka, media reports said.
2018-07-14 - Rebels begin handing over weapons to Syrian Army in Daraa city
Rebels begin handing over weapons to Syrian Army in Daraa city
The rebel forces in Daraa city have begun handing over their heavy and medium weapons to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Russian Reconciliation Center this afternoon.
According to a military source in Daraa, the rebels have gathered their heavy and medium weapons in the Daraa Al-Balad District to handover to the Syrian government.
This move by the rebel forces is the second part of the reconciliation deal they agreed to with the Syrian government and Russian Reconciliation Center this week.
Once the weapons are handed over, the Syrian government will begin reconciling with the rebel fighters seeking amnesty and transport those who refuse.
The rebels from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) who refuse to reconcile with the government will be transported to the western countryside of the Daraa Governorate, where they will eventually be taken to the Idlib Governorate in northern Syria.
Fri Jul 13, 2018 - Analyst: Israel Helps Militants in South Syria Create Buffer Zone in Golan Heights
Farsnews
Israel is frustrated over the failure of its plan to set up a buffer zone near the occupied Golan Heights, a Lebanese political analyst has told media outlets.
Nidal Saeed al Sabaa said that in the past few years, Israel has been lending help to militants who call themselves the Syrian armed opposition, Sputnik reported.
“Special attention has been paid to militant units fighting along the border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, where the Israelis want to set up a buffer zone to separate them from the South Lebanese Army,” al Sabaa added. He added that in order to win members of the Syrian opposition over to its side, Israel invited them to various conferences held at the US embassy in Jordan.
“As a result, some politicians inside Syria worked in the best interests of Israel. It’s small wonder that the people of Dara'a refused to be taken hostage to Israel’s policy and were working hard to reinstate the authority of the legitimate Syrian government,” the analyst noted.
He also said that as the Syrian government forces’ recent successes has raised questions of the Golan Heights returning to Damascus’ control, Israel may try to check the Syrian Army’s further advance to the South.
During a recent inspection trip to the Golan Heights, a strip of land in northeastern Israel that was captured by Israeli forces during the Six Day War of 1967, Israel’s Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman warned that “any Syrian soldier” who strays into the demilitarized zone separating the two countries, would put his life on the line.
Earlier this month, an Israeli military aircraft targeted Syrian army positions in the Golan Heights after a rogue shell landed between Israeli-controlled and Syrian government-held territories.
Tel Aviv claims the right to open fire on any military target on Syrian territory, which it considers to be violating the 1974 agreement on disengagement between the two countries.
Fri Jul 13, 2018 - Syrian Army Preparing for Imminent Operation in Quneitra
Farsnews
The Syrian Army sent more troops and equipment to Quneitra on Friday to further prepare for an imminent operation against terrorists in the Southwestern province.
The army dispatched hundreds of fresh forces, several military vehicles and a large volume of heavy weapons to Quneitra.
The military convoy was sent to Northern Quneitra via the newly-freed regions in Eastern Dara'a as the army is preparing to conduct operation in Southern Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
2018-07-13 - Russia, Syria ink accord on instructing Syrian cadets in Defense Ministry’s schools
Russia, Syria ink accord on instructing Syrian cadets in Defense Ministry’s schools
Russia and Syria are planning to sign an intergovernmental agreement on training minors from the Arab republic in the Russian Defense Ministry’s educational institutions.
A decree to this effect issued by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has been posted on the official legal information website.
“To approve the draft agreement between the government of Russia and the government of Syria on training juvenile citizens from Syria in the Russian Defense Ministry’s general educational institutions implementing general and secondary education training programs <…> aimed at preparing underage students for military or other public service,” the document reads.
The training of young Syrian students is due to be free of charge, with all costs paid for by Russia.
However, students will be admitted to the Defense Ministry’s schools on a competitive basis. The selection of candidates will be the purview of the Syrians.
Medvedev also issued an order to draw up and sign a similar agreement with South Ossetia.
