American and Russian military patrols met in northern Syria.
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#Syria The Islamic State released a photo of the execution of a captured PKK member in Kassar village, Busira district, Deir ez-Zor province. Earlier, a video appeared of the execution of another member of the Kurdish formations captured in the village of Abu al-Nital in the South district.

Also, the Islamists carried out a series of attacks using improvised explosive devices and small arms against PKK members in al-Qasra, Busira and Jadid Aqidat areas.
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Afrin, #Syria, Battle for al-Bab continues as the Hamza Division and Ahrar ash-Sham shell the town with artillery and heavy machine guns, causing casualties among civilians, including children. Also, during shelling, a local police colonel, who participated in protests against the conflict was killed.

Morning strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces strike headquarters of the #Syria National Army (SNA) militants, including those from the Sukur ash-Shamiya group, who were on Syrian militant group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) side. The leadership of the pro-Turkish formations admitted the death of three militants, several more were injured.

It is reported that Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) forces and their allies began to leave the occupied settlement of Kafr Janna towards Afrin, groups from the 3rd Corps of the Syrian National Army SNA are returning to their place.

It is noteworthy that this deployment took place after the arrival of a military convoy of the Turkish Armed Forces in this area.
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The French cement company Lafarge SA has pleaded guilty in a US court of having financed terrorist groups in #Syria between 2012 and 2014 with the purpose of guaranteeing the operation of a subsidiary it had in that country, the US Department of Justice reported. USA (DOJ).

The statement took place this Tuesday in a federal court in Brooklyn (New York), which accused the company of "providing significant aid and resources" to the Islamic State (IS) and the Al-Nusra Front, both designated as foreign terrorist organizations by USA While no one has been charged in the case, authorities stressed that their investigation is ongoing.

Hours earlier, the Swiss multinational building materials company Holcim, currently responsible for Lafarge, had reported a plea agreement with the DOJ. Under the terms, Lafarge will pay a financial penalty of $777.78 million for "conspiracy to provide material support to designated foreign terrorist organizations in Syria."

In a statement issued by Holcim, the cement company accepts responsibility for the actions of the "individual executives involved" and "deeply regrets" their conduct. It adds that it will continue to cooperate fully with the French authorities, but is ready to defend itself against any legal action it deems unjustified. For example, the company announced in May that it would appeal the indictment of the Paris Court of Appeal for "complicity in crimes against humanity."