1st August, 2012
Calm has been restored in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo as Syrian security forces have cleared most areas of the city of foreign-backed armed gangs, Press TVreports.
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Calm restored in most parts of Aleppo
Posted by seumasach on August 1, 2012
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Syrian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs send two letters to UNSC and UN Secretary Gen.
Posted by seumasach on July 31, 2012
31st July, 2012
Two letters addressed to the head of the UN Security Council and the UN Secretary General.
The Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said that during the past few days, armed terrorists carried out attacks against civilians, public and private properties in Syria, particularly in Damascus and Aleppo.
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The next stage in the destruction of Syria
Posted by seumasach on July 31, 2012
Shamus Cook
29th July, 2012
The U.S. media has made its intentions clear: the “rebels” attacking Syria’s government must have more support to advance Syria’s “revolution.” This was the result of the much-hyped advance of Syria’s rebels into the country’s two largest cities, which the western media portrayed as a defining moment in global democracy. But “journalists” like these have blood on their hands, with much more in the works.
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Inside Syria: Aleppo’s Christians arm against Islamists
Posted by seumasach on July 31, 2012
31st July, 2012
ALEPPO, Syria and BEIRUT, Lebanon — As evidence mounts that foreign Islamist jihadis are fighting alongside Syria’s increasingly radicalized rebels, Christians in Aleppo and elsewhere are taking up arms, often supplied by the regime
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Iran: Syria our friend in resistance, we won’t allow enemy to advance in
Posted by seumasach on July 31, 2012
31st July, 2012
Iran said on Tuesday that Syria was the Islamic Republic’s friend in Resistance, stressing it would not allow the enemy to advance in.
However, Iran said that there was still no need to directly intervene.
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Syria: The Vultures Are Circling
Posted by seumasach on July 30, 2012
Neocons call for ‘safe zones,’ Washington contemplates intervention
Justin Raimondo
27th July, 2012
The way she talks, one would think Hillary Clinton is the commander-in-chief of the Syrian rebels:
“The Obama administration is weighing its options for more direct involvement in the Syrian civil war if the rebels opposing the Assad regime can wrest enough control to create a safe haven for themselves, U.S. officials said.
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China’s Navy in the Mediterranean?
Posted by seumasach on July 30, 2012
And one thing is certain: the transit of PLAN and Russian vessels in the area is not coincidental — it is clearly meant as a deterrent against intervention by Western powers in the Syrian crisis.
Exactly. This is an audacious and timely move by China
30th July, 2012
For the first time since China’s re-emergence as a power to be reckonedwith, Western powers are being confronted with scenarios involving the risk of clashes with Chinese military forces outside the Asian giant’s backyard.
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U.S. Evangelicals see political, religious cause in Syria conflict
Posted by seumasach on July 30, 2012
“We need the help of the international community…otherwise only the weapons will dictate the destiny of my country.”
The international community in question with regard to defending Syria’s Christians is that led by Russia and China. US Christians should welcome the news of the dispatch of a Chinese naval vessel to Syria.
27th July, 2012
Catholic Father Paolo Dall’Oglio of Syria’s Mar Musa monastery stood before Rock Springs Congregational United Church of Christ in Arlington, Virginia, on July 23 and pleaded for U.S. intervention in his homeland’s escalating civil war. Already half of Syria’s two million Christians have fled, he said, comparing the exodus of Christians to the one out of Iraq. “It is already too late—but we must do something to save what can be saved,” he told the 250 Christians and Muslims in attendance. “We need the help of the international community…otherwise only the weapons will dictate the destiny of my country.”
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Syrian rebels send mixed messages on Aleppo fighting
Posted by seumasach on July 30, 2012
Rebel Victory or Rebel Loss Will Be Spun as Proof of Assad’s Impending Ouster
Jason Ditz
29th July, 2012
As fighting rages in Aleppo this weekend the narrative is clear on one count, that whatever happens it will be vindication of rebel demands for Assad to be immediately ousted. Exactly what it happening and how that narrative will be advanced remains to be seen.
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Syria reportedly eliminated Bandar bin Sultan in retaliation for Damascus bombing
Posted by seumasach on July 30, 2012
29th July, 2012
hough not yet announced by the Saudi authorities, the death of Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has been confirmed to Voltaire Network by unofficial souces.
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‘British-born jihadists fighting Assad in Syria’
Posted by seumasach on July 30, 2012
30th July, 2012
Radical Islamists with “British accents” are among the coalition forces looking to topple Bashar Assad, says Jeroen Oerlemans, a photographer who was held hostage in Syria for a week. The UK Foreign Office has launched an investigation.
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