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Focus: Syria - Mar 20, 2017

By bartolo - Posted on 20 March 2017

Syrian Kurdish YPG aims to expand force to over 100,000 - Reuters [1]

YPG to receive training from Russia in Afrin under new agreement, says spokesman - Rudaw [2]

Text of YPG Spokesman Redur Xelil's statement on agreement made with Russia in relation to Afrin - [3]syria.liveuamap.com [4]

Statement by the Russian Defense Ministry on the agreement with the Kurds; it denies the deployment of a new military base near Afrin - Aron Lund on Twitter [5]

US received no notification on Russian presence in Syria's Afrin: Pentagon - Sputnik [6]

US-backed Kurdish forces seized Karamah town East of Raqqah - [7]southfront.org [8]

SDF liberating train station 18 KM east Raqqa city. - [9]syria.liveuamap.com [4]

SDF-YPG liberated village Cerqa and Tal Fatisah hill - [10]syria.liveuamap.com [4]

SDF has liberated Muhammadiyah water pumping station located 15 km east of the city of Raqqa from ISIS terrorists - Afarin Mamosta on Twitter [11]

Syrian Kurds say ready to take part in Commission on Constitution elaboration - Sputnik [12]

Turkey won't accept 'region of terror' in northern Syria, deputy PM says in comments appearently aimed at a Syrian-Kurdish militia - Daily Mail Online [13]

Turkish Red Crescent to boost aid projects for Syria’s al-Bab - Daily Sabah [14]

US-led coalition conducts 18 strikes in Raqqa as SDF entered city's limits - Sputnik [15]

4,000 USD a reward for IS militants, for killing an American soldier in the battle of Raqqa – #SOHR [16]

Al-Qaeda order: 'Do not consult anybody to kill Americans' - [17]pjmedia.com [18]

Pentagon assessing reports of civilian deaths after airstrike in Syria - TheHill [19]

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Syrian army retakes Damascus areas captured by rebels - [20]usatoday.com [21]

Syrian warplanes annihilate militant supply lines East of Damascus - Sputnik [22]

A look at the insurgent groups who launched new offensive in outskirts of Damascus - FDD's Long War Journal [23]

Battle in east Damascus accumulates highest death toll this year, as 100+ Syrian soldiers and jihadist rebels were killed in under 24 hours - [24]almasdarnews.com [25]

Rebels launched a surprise attack through secret tunnels leading to the government-held Old City in Damascus - RT [26]

Why liberation of Damascus’ district Jobar is an important step in eradicating terrorists - Sputnik [27]

On video uploaded online on Mar. 17, the leader of al Qaeda’s joint venture in Syria promised to ‘escalate’ operations - FDD's Long War Journal [28]

Government forces capture Al-Qusayr village and train station south of Deir Hafer - [29]southfront.org [8]

Syrian Army attempts to encircle ISIS in Deir Hafer, east Aleppo - [30]almasdarnews.com [25]

ISIS left with one way out of east Aleppo stronghold Deir Hafer - [31]almasdarnews.com [25]

Russian, Syrian jets conduct over 100 airstrikes above east Aleppo: Al-Amaq - [32]almasdarnews.com [25]

VIDEO: Iraqi Shi’ite paramilitary group Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba releases video of group operations in Eastern Aleppo - [33]southfront.org [8]

Syrian rebels, civilians leave Homs under new Russian deal - Rudaw [34]

VIDEO: Syrian Army liberates new territory in northern Palmyra - [35]almasdarnews.com [25]

Syrian Army besieged in Aleppo after ISIL cuts off important highway - [36]almasdarnews.com [25]

Islamic State intercepts aid airdropped over Deir Ezzor (PHOTOS) - [37]almasdarnews.com [25]

Syria to consider any military op without gov't approval as invasion, 'whether to liberate Raqqa or any other place': Assad - Sputnik [38]

Full text of Assad statement to Russian media: we are ready to discuss anything including constitution, defending borders is our right - Syrian Arab News Agency [39]

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Links:
[1] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-ypg-exclusive-idUSKBN16R1QS
[2] http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/20032017
[3] http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/20-march-ypg-spokesman-redurxelils-statement-on-agreement
[4] http://syria.liveuamap.com/
[5] https://twitter.com/aronlund/status/843875889242882048
[6] https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201703201051783363-us-pentagon-russia-base-notification/
[7] https://southfront.org/us-backed-kurdish-forces-seized-karamah-town-east-of-raqqah/
[8] http://southfront.org/
[9] http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/20-march-sdf-liberating-train-station-18-km-east-raqqa-city
[10] http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/20-march-sdfypg-liberated-village-cerqa-and-tal-fatisah-hill
[11] https://twitter.com/AfarinMamosta/status/843829372008185857
[12] https://sputniknews.com/politics/201703201051780202-syri-kurds-constitution/
[13] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-4332172/Turkey-wont-accept-region-terror-northern-Syria-deputy-PM-says.html
[14] https://www.dailysabah.com/syrian-crisis/2017/03/20/turkish-red-crescent-to-boost-aid-projects-for-syrias-al-bab
[15] https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201703201051771190-raqqa-daesh-strikes-coalitiom/
[16] http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=63187
[17] https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/2017/03/19/al-qaeda-order-do-not-consult-anybody-to-kill-americans/
[18] http://pjmedia.com/
[19] http://thehill.com/policy/defense/324863-pentagon-assessing-reports-of-civilian-deaths-after-airstrike-in-syria
[20] http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/03/20/syrian-army-retakes-damascus-areas-captured-rebels/99401624/
[21] http://usatoday.com/
[22] https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201703201051765918-syria-damascus-offensive-strikes/
[23] http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2017/03/insurgents-launch-new-offensive-in-outskirts-of-damascus.php
[24] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/battle-east-damascus-accumulates-highest-death-toll-year/
[25] http://almasdarnews.com/
[26] https://www.rt.com/news/381371-damascus-clashes-rebels-tunnels/
[27] https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201703201051770913-syria-jobar-army-makes-progress/
[28] http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2017/03/leader-of-al-qaedas-joint-venture-in-syria-promises-to-escalate-operations.php
[29] https://southfront.org/government-forces-capture-al-qusayr-village-and-train-station-south-of-deir-hafer/
[30] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-attempts-encircle-isis-east-aleppo/
[31] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isil-left-one-way-east-aleppo-stronghold/
[32] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/russian-syrian-jets-conduct-100-airstrikes-east-aleppo-al-amaq/
[33] https://southfront.org/harakat-hezbollah-al-nujaba-released-video-of-group-operations-in-eastern-aleppo/
[34] http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/19032017
[35] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-liberates-new-territory-northern-palmyra-video-2/
[36] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-besieged-aleppo-isil-cuts-off-important-highway/
[37] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/islamic-state-intercepts-aid-airdropped-deir-ezzor-photos/
[38] https://sputniknews.com/politics/201703201051786651-syria-assad-invasion-us/
[39] http://sana.sy/en/?p=102574
[40] http://old.warisacrime.org/taxonomy/term/112