A Few RTs and a VT about “Happenings in Syria” 2-18(19)-16

A few items that popped out as I scanned these sites. Highlights included below.

PHOTOS: Turkey Army Troops Enter Syria’s Aleppo Province

“Turkish military vehicles have been photographed in the northwestern Syrian province of Aleppo while Turkish troops have been spotted digging a trench there. The Kurdish Hawar News Agency (ANHA) posted the pictures on its website on Thursday, saying dozens of the vehicles had encroached 200 meters (0.1 miles) into the province.

“Over the past few days, Turkey has been shelling the positions of fighters of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) and its affiliate Democratic Union Party (PYD) in the northern parts of Syria.”

‘Turkey going crazy, jumps in to save & help terrorists tools’ – Assad’s adviser to RT

” Ankara is going “crazy” over Kurdish and Syrian army advances, which is why it ramped up its support of the so-called “moderate terrorists” and direct violations of Syria’s sovereignty, Assad’s political adviser Bouthaina Shaaban told RT.

“Rejecting the avalanche of claims that Damascus and Russian air forces were involved in the bombing of schools and hospitals in Idlib and Alleppo provinces, that according to reports left dozens of civilians dead, Shaaban told RT that the media and politicians are basing their accusations on “unfounded claims…about what the Russians and the Syrian army are doing.””

‘Russian operation in Syria is our salvation’ – top Syrian Catholic bishop to RT

” The majority of Syrian people support Moscow’s anti-terror campaign, the top Catholic bishop in Syria said in an interview with RT, adding that it’s not only military assistance, but the promotion of peace process by Russia that they pin their hopes on.

“”The majority of Syrian people” of all backgrounds and faith “regard Russian military campaign as salvation, a way out of the state we’ve been enduring for five years,” the Catholic bishop said, adding that “Syrians are very positive about it.”

“”Russia’s actions are not limited to the military operation. Russia makes a very positive impact by stimulating the negotiations process, and promotes dialogue between various Syrian groups,” Bisoph Abou Khazen said.”

MSF admits withholding Syria hospital coordinates from Damascus & Moscow

” Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) does not provide GPS coordinates of health facilities it supports in Syria to either Damascus or Moscow over fears of “deliberate” attacks, the medical charity said, blaming a recent strike on “probably” Syrian or Russian forces.

“The [MSF] operations director also noted, citing a deadly US airstrike in October on an MSF hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that even offering GPS location would not serve as a safety guarantee. But now, after the latest strikes, the charity seeks to remedy the situation and expects its affiliated medical staffers to share their coordinates with the Syrian government officials.”