Today in Syria

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An interactive map of the current distribution of territory in Syria by Agathocle de Syracuse: http://www.agathocledesyracuse.com/archives/783
Articles:
- http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/05/in-syria-more-than-five-years-of-war/484946/
- http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/06/01/u-s-russia-slammed-for-not-dropping-relief-aid-in-syria/
- http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/06/russian-ground-operation-syria-160602094724997.html
- http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-usa-refugees-idUSKCN0YO2K4
- http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36431726
- Coalition aircraft airdropped supplies to rebels besieged by the IS in Mare’.
  - The IS later launched an offensive on the town.
- Kafr Kalbin: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.546535&lon=37.109413&z=14&m=b
  - A techical destroyed by the IS on the outskirts of the village:
    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYDzsM0q03oThere was fighting between rebels and the Islamic State along the Mare’ and Azaz front, north of Aleppo: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.540260&lon=37.116623&z=12&m=b
- General Videos:
  - Turkish rocket shelling on the IS:
    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFPQowDC54g&feature=youtu.be
      
      Supplies dropped by coalition aircraft to rebels besieged in Mare’.
      
      Supplies dropped by coalition aircraft to rebels besieged in Mare’.
Airstrikes hit Haritan in Aleppo: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.283582&lon=37.088985&z=13&m=b
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TZ73UcId5U
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqMKss_imTQ
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg8PvOWHhBs
Airstrikes hit Kafr Hamra on the northern outskirts of Aleppo: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.255348&lon=37.081776&z=13&m=b
Airstrikes hit Kafr Da’el west of Aleppo: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.214986&lon=37.020922&z=14&m=b
There was fighting around the Maysaloun area in Aleppo: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.212545&lon=37.165139&z=16&m=b
Airstrikes hit the Hellok, Sheikh Keder, Qadi Askar and Bab al-Nairab districts of Aleppo: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.211524&lon=37.175245&z=14&m=b&gz=0;371711254;361915422;25747;0;17166;131601;52356;320652;0;376043
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnFFg8W5-C8
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zffHHksxYLE
- Qadi Askar:
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2N_hewvk1Y
- Hellok:
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGOuMNpUd3I
- AA Fire:
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FJVBd-1P4w
4 people were killed by rebel shelling on the Midan district of Aleppo: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.220076&lon=37.165890&z=16&m=b
5 people were kiled by government shelling on the al-Ameria district of Aleppo: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.169044&lon=37.132716&z=16&m=b
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_6x2rkRy1A
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L8KvIAg5as
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2M4PuCkHkY
Rebel shelling targeted the Ramouseh industrial district in Aleppo: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.158944&lon=37.132802&z=15&m=b
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXu4nq6IvL0
There was fighting around Tel Mamou, south of Aleppo: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.932846&lon=37.022724&z=13&m=b
- Airstrikes hit the area.
The Syrian Democratic Forces continued their offensive against the Islamic State-held city of Manbij in northeastern Aleppo: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.495286&lon=38.044968&z=11&m=b
- Coalition airstrikes hit the area.
- The SDF made significant progress and appear to be 6 to 8 km away from Manbij at the closest point.
- Articles:
  - A link to the Reddit megathread on the offensive: https://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivilwar/comments/4m3f8b/manbij_offensive_megathread/
  - http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/analysis-turkey-against-kurdish-led-manbij-offensive-unable-stop-it-1446628977
  - http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-idINKCN0YO1K6?irpc=932
- Khirbat al-Rus: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.411336&lon=38.053207&z=13&m=b
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cW9lnKFP6k
- Mustafa Hemade:
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cqiitJ7j8
- General videos:
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkBGz4shgBg
  - Kata’ib Shams al-Shamal:
    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57-jkM-3Ffo
  - The Qara Qawzaq bridge:
    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHfjAnqqfEs
  - Tires being burned by the IS to try and inhibit airstrikes:
    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y8WjMuRv_w
  - A playlist of some videos:
    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMNPtWcGaaY&list=PLPurpi-OLIzlyUUBOp6tMv73-CDLlYf2y
Government shelling hit Zabadani in Rif Dimashq: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=33.725482&lon=36.108112&z=13&m=b
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89l1N1Uy3xc
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNb8GBpRb1M
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0qaDU8SX00
Government shelling hit Jobar in Eastern Ghouta: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=33.532452&lon=36.337280&z=14&m=b
- Pro-government forces detonated a tunnel bomb.
- Shelling from pro-government forces:
There was fighting around Muhamaddiyah in Eastern Ghouta: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=33.505904&lon=36.423883&z=14&m=b
There was fighting around Darayya in Western Ghouta: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=33.461950&lon=36.237545&z=13&m=b
- A video from fighting on 5/29:
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPfenODsKEY
- A nurse talking about the health situation in the city:
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiGIqu5H2-w
There was fighting around al-Dirkhabiyah in Western Ghouta: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=33.365517&lon=36.157637&z=14&m=b
- Airstrikes hit the area.
- Airstrikes:
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTR37hl1VBw
There was fighting between rebels and the Jaish Shuhada al-Yarmouk around Ayn Dhakar in Daraa: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=32.856446&lon=35.907354&z=14&m=b
- Rebels have formed a unified operations room in the Yarmouk Basin in Daraa:
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1MpL5BszZk
- Rebels in the area:
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqAox9kuIzc
- Fighting:
There was fighting between pro-government forces and the Islamic State around the Panorama Checkpoint in Deir Ez Zor: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.297754&lon=40.066967&z=15&m=b
- Airstrikes hit the area.
There was fighting between the Islamic State and pro-government forces in the Jubailah district in Deir Ez Zor: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.333018&lon=40.136576&z=15&m=b
Around 20 pallets were airdropped to government forces in Deir Ez Zor.
4 people (2 children and 2 women) were killed by airstrikes on Dhiban in Deir Ez Zor: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.016360&lon=40.503845&z=13&m=b
Rebel shelling targeted on Jabal al-Akrad in Latakia: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.631000&lon=36.137638&z=13&m=b
- Shelling:
- Fighting:
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TK7s84Aobs
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlxGoO1YWbM
    
    A Russian drone shot down by Ahrar al-Sham in Latakia.
    
    A Russian drone shot down by Ahrar al-Sham in Latakia.
    
    A Russian drone shot down by Ahrar al-Sham in Latakia.
    
    A Russian drone shot down by Ahrar al-Sham in Latakia.
3 people were killed by a suicide bomb in the Da’tor area in Latakia: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.550943&lon=35.792599&z=14&m=b
- http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-latakia-idUSKCN0YO1TV
Jaish al-Fateh announced that it has removed it’s military prescence from Idlib city in order to stop any excuses for conducting airstrikes on the city.
2 people were killed by airstrikes on Kafr Jalis in Idlib: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.976686&lon=36.613655&z=15&m=b
Airstrikes hit Ma’arrat Misrin in Idlib: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.019948&lon=36.669960&z=13&m=b
- Locals are claiming that the airstrike badly damaged Ma’arrat Misrin’s Great Mosque, the third oldest mosque in Syria: http://syriadirect.org/news/syria%E2%80%99s-third-oldest-mosque-damaged-by-airstrike-%E2%80%98a-violation-of-historical-sites%E2%80%99/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eTyr78aemA
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm-UteegOLM
Rebel shelling targeted the besieged towns of Kafarya and al-Fu’ah in Idlib: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.986688&lon=36.694508&z=14&m=b
4 people (1 woman and 3 children) were killed by airstrikes on Saraqib in Idlib: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.864430&lon=36.806087&z=13&m=b
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXgQvY0IBUU
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnTumWVvGHc
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig1LaO0yDu4
18 fighters from Jund al-Aqsa were killed by 4 airstrikes tht targeted a camp of theirs near Ablin in Idlib: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.715368&lon=36.517696&z=14&m=b
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-bmvN3lBbk
1 child was killed by airstrikes on Ma’arrat al-Numan in Idlib: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.649625&lon=36.678371&z=13&m=b
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1kmJ3k2JY4
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxYuT7mcq8o
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwxNCsb5BZg
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QPvzDwFCFA
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwxNCsb5BZg
There was fighting between the Islamic State and pro-government forces around Ithriya in Hama as the government attempts to push east towards al-Tabaqa: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.343695&lon=37.775116&z=12&m=b
- Pro-government forces claimed to have advanced around 10 km east down the road.
- The IS claimed to have repelled the offensive, killing 15 and capturing 5 fighters.
- https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-advances-raqqa-border/
  
  Pro-government forces with a T-90.
  
  An IS fighter killed in the fighting.
Airstrikes and shelling hit Kafr Zita, Morek, Zakat, and al-Lataminah in Hama: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.347896&lon=36.621380&z=13&m=b
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAeA24BosVY
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMt0pYQQLX0
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA-qMcjO1Zs
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL1e-Gnbo8g
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjY3m-tcaq8
There was fighting around Khirbet al-Jem’a in southern Hama: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=34.956940&lon=36.452894&z=14&m=b
- Airstrikes hit the area.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CD1mpFjLXg
7 people were killed by airstrikes on Talbiseh in northern Homs: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=34.843958&lon=36.726780&z=13&m=b
- Airstrikes also hit al-Ghantu and al-Mukhtariyah.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ryx6iseaMo
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbi07Sx5bBY
- Casualties:
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gknUgYq9nGg

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