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Russia has started to evacuate Russian citizens and nationals from Syria after sending two planes to deliver humanitarian aid to the war-torn Middle East country. The planes carried more than 40 tons of humanitarian aid, including food, tents and power generators. And 99 people who wanted to leave Syria have arrived in Moscow on Wednesday morning. “Our current task is to make registrations for the returned nationals. Then we will send them [...] ANI Lakhdar Brahimi, the international envoy to Syria, has warned that as many as 100,000 could die in the country in the next year if the ongoing civil war does not end. Brahimi, the UN-Arab League envoy for the Syrian crisis, said that if the crisis continues, Syria will not be divided into states “like what happened in Yugoslavia”. He, instead, warned that the country would face “Somalisation, which means warlords, [...] by leap2020.eu The current geopolitical dislocation, largely anticipated by LEAP/E2020 since February of 2009 (GEAB No. 32), has resulted in a global fragmentation than will accelerate over the course of next year, amidst global recession. The end of the leadership of traditional powers will bring about global chaos in 2013, with the “world after” beginning to emerge. It will be a somber year for the United States, as it loses its status [...] According to the Kremlin’s Middle East envoy Mikhail Bogdanov, Russian emergency services have reserved several planes to evacuate Russian nationals from Syria. These people are officials, engineers and Russian wives. Mr Bogdanov advised Russians to postpone travel to Syria. http://stratrisks.com/geostrat/9690
No chances left to leave Syria alive, Russia believes Bashar will be killed in Damascus by his own people. -NYT A Russian political analyst with contacts at the Foreign Ministry said that “people sent by [...] Pic and translation of leaflet Translation: Military Announcement To the residents of Sheikh Ijleen, Tal al Hawa, Remal al-Janoub, Zeitoun neighbourhood, Shoujaiyat al-Tourkman, Shoujaiyat al-Jadida: The Israeli military is not targeting any of you and does not want to hurt you or members of your family. For your own safety, you are requested to evacuate your houses right away and to move towards Gaza city through Cairo Road, Arab League Road, al-Aqsa Road, al-Qadisiya Road, [...] First acknowledgement by Syrian government that it holds weapons of mass destruction Arab League foreign ministers have called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, as rebels tell the BBC they are encouraged by last week’s assassinations in Damascus. The rebels told the BBC’s Paul Wood, undercover near the Syrian capital, that the deaths of four top officials were a severe blow to the government. Our correspondent says Islamist rebels where he is are receiving weapons and money from outside. Fighting continued overnight. Government [...] Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Syria for the third time, sparking outrage by the Western nations which demanded sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad. The US presidency called the third veto in nine months “highly regrettable”. Britain said it was “appalled”. France said Russia and China had given the Syrian government time to “crush the opposition.” Eleven of the 15 nations on the council voted for [...] The most senior Syrian politician to defect to the opposition has told the BBC the regime will not hesitate to use chemical weapons if it is cornered. Nawaf Fares, ex-ambassador to Iraq, said unconfirmed reports indicated such weapons might have already been used. He also said that major bombings across Syria had been orchestrated by the regime in collaboration with al-Qaeda. Meanwhile, UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan is due to hold talks [...] Syria says President Assad and UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan had a ‘constructive and good meeting’The UN and Arab League’s envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, has said he has held “constructive and candid” talks with President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. Mr Annan admitted on Saturday that the international community’s efforts to find a political solution to the escalating violence had not succeeded. A ceasefire was supposed to begin in mid-April as part of his peace plan. Mr Assad earlier said the main obstacle was foreign countries giving [...] haaretz.com Special UN envoy Kofi Annan acknowledged in an interview published Saturday that the international community’s efforts to find a political solution to the escalating violence in Syria have failed. Annan told the French daily Le Monde that more attention needed to be paid to the role of longtime Syrian ally Iran, and that countries supporting military actors in the conflict were making the situation worse. “The evidence shows that [...] China joined Russia on Thursday in boycotting a meeting aimed at coordinating efforts to stop the bloodshed in Syria, where three senior army officers were among more than 150 people reported killed in 48 hours. Moscow confirmed that some Western countries had asked it to offer Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a haven in exile, saying it had dismissed the idea as a “joke.” In Beijing, foreign ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said China would not attend the so-called “Friends of Syria” [...] Reports: “Evidence is mounting that the US defense community and the Obama administration view 2013 as the likely window for a bombing attack on Iran’s nuclear and missile facilities. It could be earlier, timed to use the chaos of the Syrian government’s fall to disguise such an attack…” The United Nations and Arab League envoy to Syria is to convene a high-level meeting in Geneva amid the worsening situation in the Middle East. The deputy for envoy Kofi Annan said he would hold an “action group on Syria” for June 30, seeking to find a “common position on proposed outcomes”. Jean-Marie Guehenno said the six-point plan forged by Mr Annan “is clearly not being implemented.” http://news.sky.com/story/953090/kofi-annan-to-convene-un-meeting-over-syria Russia suspends selling missile systems to [...] Member States of NATO and the GCC are preparing a coup d’état and a sectarian genocide in Syria. If you want to prevent these crimes, you should act now: circulate this article on the Internet and alert your elected officials. Thiery Meyssan In a few days, perhaps as early as Friday, June 15, at noon, the Syrians wanting to watch their national TV stations will see them replaced on their [...] A Jordanian member of the UN observer team in Syria says some of his teammates are carrying out spy missions by collecting information about Syria’s military headquarters. Press TV – The Jordanian officer, who was not named in the report, was quoted by the Lebanese al-Diyar newspaper as saying that the Western members of the team, in particular head of the UN mission in Syria, Major General Robert Mood, conduct acts of [...] A Jordanian member of the UN observer team in Syria says some of his teammates are carrying out spy missions by collecting information about Syria’s military headquarters. The Jordanian officer, who was not named in the report, was quoted by the Lebanese al-Diyar newspaper as saying that the Western members of the team, in particular head of the UN mission in Syria, Major General Robert Mood, conduct acts of espionage against [...] In a few days, perhaps as early as Friday, June 15, at noon, Syrians wanting to watch their national TV stations will see them replaced on their screens by TV programs created by the CIA. Studio-shot images will show massacres that are blamed on the Syrian Government, people demonstrating, ministers and generals resigning from their posts, President Al-Assad fleeing, the rebels gathering in the big city centers, and a new government [...] Scott Stearns Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country is not supplying arms to the Syrian government to use against opponents. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Russian arms sales to Syria are of “serious concern” and could lead to civil war. President Putin told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Russia does not support any side in what he called an “extremely dangerous” situation in Syria. Following talks [...] Hollande says to expel Syrian ambassador today or tomorrow https://twitter.com/#!/France24_en Hollande announces expulsion of Syrian ambassador to France https://twitter.com/#!/AlArabiya_Eng AFP: French President Francois Hollande announces expulsion of Syrian ambassador to France Presient Hollande says Paris will host Friends of Syria meeting in early July https://twitter.com/#!/SkyNewsBreak
Most of the 108 people killed in Syria’s Houla region on Friday were summarily executed, the UN says. A spokesman for the UN’s human rights office says witnesses told investigators that pro-regime militias [...] Security forces killed at least 10 people in fighting across Syria on Tuesday, activists said, in a 14-month-old revolt that international mediator Kofi Annan, the Red Cross and Arab League warned was deteriorating into a civil war. Clashes between government forces and rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad raged overnight in Syrian towns and flared again during the day, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Despite an initial pause in [...] Mobile clip uploaded to YouTube is said to show evidence of the Assad regime’s violent crackdown on opposition forces At least 21 civilians killed in clashes yesterday Rebels reject Syrian government’s call for written guarantee that they will lay down weapons before regime troops withdraw from cities Disturbing footage has emerged allegedly showing Syrian [...] UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria faced pressure from all sides at the United Nations on Thursday as U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan set a precise deadline for an end to the conflict with clear backing from Russia, China and the rest of the U.N. Security Council. Speaking by video link from Geneva, Annan told the 193-nation U.N. General Assembly he was urging “the government and the opposition commanders to issue clear instructions so that the message reaches across the country, [...] Stephen Lendman On March 11, Assad repeated what he’s said numerous times. He’s “ready to support any honest effort to solve the situation.” He told former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (Ban Ki-moon’s envoy appointed with Washington’s approval) that doing so depends on accurately assessing conditions on the ground. It also requires admitting Syria’s dealing with Western-backed insurgents. As a result, he’s obligated to protect Syrians from heavily armed gangs. Violence [...] (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is battling al Qaeda-backed “terrorists” including at least 15,000 foreign fighters who will seize towns across Syria if government troops withdraw, a Russian diplomat said on Thursday. Russia is a staunch defender of Syria despite international condemnation of the crackdown by Assad’s forces and evidence of human rights abuses against unarmed civilians. Addressing a one-day humanitarian forum on Syria at the United Nations in Geneva, Russia’s deputy ambassador Mikhail [...] Kurt Nimmo An effort to impose the sort of “humanitarian aid” on Syria that ultimately killed around 30,000 people in Libya is underway in Tunisia. CNN reports that “world powers” – corrupt states belonging to the Arab League and ultimately members of the European Union – are “mapping out a plan to deliver humanitarian aid” in Syria under the banner of “Friends of Syria.” On Thursday, Secretary of State Clinton gave her blessing to a [...] Ayman Samir, Edmund Blair February 14, 2012 After a bruising meeting in a five-star Cairo hotel, Arab foreign ministers led by Gulf states hinted to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that unless he halts his violent crackdown, some Arab League members might arm his opponents. The message was folded into Article 9 of a League resolution passed on Sunday that urges Arabs to “provide all kinds of political and material support” to the opposition, [...] |
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