Breaking News, 17th of September, 2018

Reporters of ANNA NEWS report from Syria with a reference to SANA Agency: The fighting continues between the Syrian army and the terrorists of «Jabhat al-Nusra» in the southern part of the province of Idlib. Local civilians make gas masks from improvised materials. Earlier it was reported that »Tahrir al-Sham», together with «White Helmets», are preparing a provocation by using chemical weapons. Previously it was reported that the radicals received real toxic substances based on chlorine.

Lieutenant-General Vladimir Savchenko, the head of the Center of the reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, announced that from the positions of the «Free Syrian Army» near the city of El-Bab — the territory controlled by the pro-Turkish formations — there were cases of shelling of the settlement of Tadef in the province of Aleppo. TASS reported that the shelling happened twice. Vladimir Savchenko also added that the terrorists from Idlib repeatedly attacked the settlements in the provinces of Latakia, Hama and Aleppo.

The Ukrainian troops, over the past day, violated the ceasefire five times by firing at the territory of the LPR. This was reported in the defense department of the Republic. The settlements Zhelobok, Mikhailovka, Pervomaisk, Sokolniki and Lozovoye were under fire. Mortars, weaponry of infantry fighting vehicles, grenade launchers and small arms were used in the shelling. As a result of the shelling — four houses were damaged in the village of Mikhailovka.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey intends to continue the enhancement of their positions in the Syrian region of Idlib, TASS reports. Currently, they have 12 observation points along the perimeter of the region’s border. The task of the Turkish military includes the monitoring of the ceasefire in the region. According to Tayyip Erdogan — Turkish troops are located in Idlib by the request of the Syrian people.

ISIS counter-attacked the advancing parts of the Syrian army in the province of Deir ez Zor. According to the statement of the official representatives — the Syrian Army had to leave a number of positions taken the day before. As a result of the ISIS attack — 10 soldiers of the government forces died. At the moment, the Islamists operate west of the city of al-Mayadin. They are trying to reach the Euphrates.

The Saudi coalition continues to perform massive air strikes on the territory of Yemen, attacking the areas that are under control of the Husit rebels. According to the local news agency Saba — at least 11 civilians became victims of the last air strike. Also, according to the agency, all of them died as a result of an air bomb explosion in a living building in the province of Beida.

Constantine Reztsov, specially for ANNA NEWS.