IN SYRIA ……………
* SAA & allies capture strategic Salma
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/islamist-defenses-collapse-in-northern-latakia-as-the-syrian-army-advances-to-the-turkish-border/
* RT reality check on Madaya
https://www.rt.com/news/328609-syria-besieged-madaya-exclusive/
* NYT on Madaya: ‘outside powers … declare ceasefire …impose it’
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/12/opinion/agony-and-starvation-in-the-syrian-war.html?_r=0
* Possible SAA moves near Aleppo
http://southfront.org/syrias-armed-force-advances-in-aleppo/
IN REGION ……………..
* AQ leader Zawahiri calls for attacks on Saudi Arabia
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Al-Qaeda-Leader-Calls-for-Attacks-on-Saudi-Arabia-20160115-0002.html
THE INFORMATION WAR ………………..
* Glaring discrepancies and new questions about “Caesar Torture Photos”
http://humanrightsinvestigations.org/2015/12/17/new-human-rights-watch-report-and-the-caesar-photos/
* Madaya detail on fake photos etc
http://21stcenturywire.com/2016/01/11/madaya-west-engineer-another-humanitarian-media-hoax-in-syria/
* Syrian Girl Video Overview of Madaya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnsR3uXnqUU&feature=youtu.be
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