Posted by seumasach on November 29, 2011
29th November, 2011
The Libyan government apparently wants to share its successful experience of overthrowing the Gaddafi regime with like-minded Syrians. It has sent 600 of its troops to support local militants against the Assad regime, according to media reports.
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Posted by seumasach on November 29, 2011
28th November, 2011
Division among UN Security Council members on the situation in Syria grows deeper. While Moscow insists on a compromise to end the crisis without any ultimatums, the US and Germany reiterate their calls for the body to act on Damascus.
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Posted by seumasach on November 29, 2011
28th November, 2011
An officially-declared information war is currently being waged against Syria. An overwhelming majority of European television stations are portraying the events in Damascus as the cruel oppression of peaceful demonstrators by the Syrian army. In all reports, the key words have been “civilian deaths”, for which the West blames the Syrian authorities. The Arab League, having forgotten all principles of Arab solidarity, is ready to impose sanctions on Damascus. They are demonstrative in nature and do not seriously undermine the financial interests of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. But with its actions, the Arab League has clearly shown that it stands on the side of the opposition.
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Posted by seumasach on November 27, 2011
26th November, 2011
The Syrian crisis assumed a big power dimension this week with the build-up of rival United States and Russia naval air carrier armadas in Syrian waters, DEBKAfile’s military sources report.
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Posted by seumasach on November 27, 2011
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Posted by seumasach on November 27, 2011
26th November, 2011
According to Milliyet, as cited by IRNA, France has sent its military training forces to Turkey and Lebanon to coach the so-called Free Syrian Army — a group of defectors operating out of Turkey and Lebanon — in an effort to wage war against Syria’s military.
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Posted by seumasach on November 27, 2011
Jason ditz
25th November, 2011
According to officials familiar with the situation, a meeting between Libya’s new regime, the NATO-backed National Transitional Council (NTC) and members of the Syrian National Council (SNC) ended with a request for the NTC to send arms to the opposition, and potentially to get involved even more.
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Posted by seumasach on November 27, 2011
27th November, 2011
BEIRUT: The head of the Free Patriotic Movement, MP Michel Aoun, said Syrian protesters’ initial calls for reform in the country were always a cover for their desire to overthrow President Bashar Assad’s government.
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Posted by seumasach on November 26, 2011
25th November, 2011
Nuclear aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush has reportedly anchored off Syria. As an Arab League deadline to allow observers into the country passes with no response from Damascus, the possibility of intervention in Syria seems to be growing.
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Posted by seumasach on November 25, 2011
25th November, 2011
Russia and China along with their three partners in the BRICS group of emerging economies have warned against foreign intervention in Syria without UN approval.
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Posted by seumasach on November 25, 2011
Reports say Russian ships in Syrian waters delivered advanced anti-aircraft missile system and technicians
Madison Ruppert
25th November, 2011
The Russian warships that arrived in Syrian territorial waters in recent days were reportedly carrying technical advisors who will assist the Syrian government in setting up an array of the super-advanced S-300 missiles.
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