UN

 ➱ U.S. Tells Russia and Iran Not to Attack in Syria, Conducts Major Military Drills in Syria around Al Tanf

Peter Ford, former British Ambassador to Syria:

You will be seeing lurid accounts in the Western media of the latest  report to the UN Human Rights Council from the Independent Commission of Inquiry on Syria. This was issued on 12 September. 

In particular it is being stated that the report vindicates claims that weaponised chlorine was used in Douma. This is not what the report (text below) actually says. 

If you read the actual report – you have to reach section 92 so obviously few hacks will do that – you will see that it is carefully worded.

Being honest here, not, a fan of Josh Landis- But, he offers some good insights into the dynamics in Syria's north- So I'm sharing the interview. Dated August 08/18I've left off the claim in the original title regarding Syria's proxies gathering for Idlib- It's very clear that did not happen. Not even close.

We have all now been made aware that claims of a coordinated Syrian/Russian move into Idlib were false.

Following up from today's earlier post- It's a must read if your watching the Idlib situation via the many, many media reports.

Monday, September 10, 2018:" I Prowled the Front Lines of Idlib & Found No Massed Syrian Troops"

 Confirming the report linked in the above post:

Confidential business, elite apocalypse and criminal complaints + this day in history w/the Lattimer massacre and our song of the day by Live on your Morning Monarchy for September 10, 2018.

In two previous posts I'd mentioned the idea that the situation in Idlib would remain as it had been? Yes, SAA and Russia would launch airstrikes as they have for some time now.  But I'd also expressed concerns about an imminent move of ground forces because SAA had been infiltrated with Kurdish fighters- Or at the very least the USrael Kurds would have tried to infiltrate SAAI'll briefly revisit the previous information:

SANA

The Russian Defense Ministry revealed reliable information confirming that terrorist organizations in Idleb have completed all preparations to stage and film a new chemical incident  in order to blame the Syrian Arab Army.

Igor Konashenkov said Saturday that the Ministry has information confirming that a meeting took place in Idleb city between leaders of terrorists of Jabhat al-Nusra and the “Turkistani Party” and representatives of the “White Helmets.”

My impressions based on the earliest news reports from the Astana 3/Tripartite Summit is that the status quo (the existing state of affairs) will be maintained regarding Idlib.Instead of updating the previous post, Idlib Crunch Time: Kurds "renew" Claim for Idlib. Astana 3 in Iran- Staus Quo Or Escalation?, I've opted for an entirely new one. For now the status quo is the least worse option for Syria &the surrounding area. 

So, it's crunch time..Just going to do a roundup of news regarding Idllib, again. Including some coverage of the Astana partners meeting in Iran.First up...The Kurds have “Renewed their claim for Idlib” Do tell all the Arabs present that Idlib belongs to the Kurds.....