Syrian Communist Party Plenum Begins in Damascus
SANA (state news agency)
October 30, 2015
Members expected to elect new party leadership as two-day conference commences in the Syrian capital
Members expected to elect new party leadership as two-day conference commences in the Syrian capital
Kurdish patrols supervise the demolition of 10 Arab properties in the northern province of Hassakeh
Main political opposition calls for official inquest after UN aid delivery of expired food poisons at least 250 women and children in Syrian border town
Group denies reports, claiming rebel fighters killed dozens of regime troops northeast of the capital
Father of two boys found dead in the back of a truck accuses European countries of being responsible for the death of his sons
Military source says raids destroyed two dozen terrorist command centers and hundreds of fortified positions in a number of the country’s provinces
Syrian army and air forces expand control over areas in provinces of Damascus, Lattakia, Aleppo and Deir-ez-Zor, spokesman tells reporters
Strikes target positions in the provinces of Damascus, Homs, and Aleppo, causing massive damage to terrorist bases and equipment, Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson says
Locals request safe exit for families and the urgent preparation of makeshift centers for the distribution of aid
Rebels in south Damascus kidnap and brutally murder man accused of aiding the Assad regime, says family member
Syrian fighter jets target town in Eastern Ghouta killing 14 civilians and injuring dozens more
“Systematic shelling by Syrian regime forces, large numbers of patients, and the lack of doctors and medical equipment have made the situation impossible to handle”
Voters in the northern province of Idleb will take to the polls on the last weekend of November, following presidential decree
“People can rarely afford to buy a full banana … so I buy a few bananas and cut them into pieces so everyone can eat a small piece.”
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Assad forces make gains in three provinces, destroying weapons, equipment, and ammunition belonging to terrorist forces, reports the Syrian army’s general command
Senior regime army officer killed in car bomb attack by Islamist rebel group in Bab al-Dahab
Plant Production Department chief predicts drop in cotton production by over a half in 2015, according to pro-regime news sources
Monitoring group says the three men were killed late September after video released this week confirming their deaths
“To the people abroad, I would say that this process damages the environment and hurts animals, too – maybe this fact could propel animal rights and environmental activists to help us because no one has done so until now.”
