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former us ambassador: assad will stay in power
Bookmarked 437 weeks ago
robert ford the last us ambassador to syria tells michael holmes that syrian president bashar al-assad will be empowered by the latest us policy shift

syria gas attack: assad039s doingor false flag
Bookmarked 452 weeks ago
just days after the us administration changed course on syrian president assad saying he could stay an alleged chemical weapon attack that killed dozens of civilians has been blamed on the syrian government did assad sign his own death warrant with such an attackor does some other entity benefit

president donald trump: my attitude toward syria and assad has changed the new york times
Bookmarked 452 weeks ago
president trump spoke about the recent chemical attack in syria during a news conference with king abdullah of jordan on wednesday that attack on children yesterday had a big impact on me he saidread the story here: http:nytims2nfa01wsubscribe to the times video newsletter for free and get a handpicked selection of the best videos from the new york times every week: http:bitlytimesvideonewslettersubscribe on youtube: http:bitlyu8ys7nwatch more videos at: http:nytimescomvideo---------------------------------------------------------------want more from the new york timestwitter: https:twittercomnytvideoinstagram: http:instagramcomnytvideofacebook: https:wwwfacebookcomnytvideogoogle: https:plusgooglecomnytimeswhether it039s reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments new york times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world it

george friedman: putins syria retreat was favor to us
Bookmarked 507 weeks ago
george friedman writes the free weekly column quotthis week in geopoliticsquot http:wwwmauldineconomicscomsubscribe-twig for mauldin economics subscribe now and get an in-depth view of the forces that will drive events and investors in the next year decade or even a century from now---news that russian president vladimir putin had ordered a russian air wing home from syria indicates weakness to some observers low oil prices forced putin to abandon the foreign venture geopolitical expert george friedman disagreesspeaking in a mauldin economics video friedman says the russian deployment was part of an elaborate usrussia negotiation the real issue is further northaccording to friedman the us is in a quandary it needs a stable syrian government to contain isis but cant overtly support the brutal bashar assad regime meanwhile russia desperately wants ukraine neutralized and outside nato or other western security guarantees moscow also wants relief from economic sanctions though friedman says the sanctions are minor compared to the oil problemthis set up a bargainrussian air strikes damaged isis enough to put assad back in at least a temporarily stable position the us got what it wanted without leaving any american fingerprintsthe next step will be quiet usrussia discussions of a new balance in ukrainea small but successful deployment outside russias normal sphere was a public relations coup for putin but carries little military significance with their goal achieved the russians could declare victory and go homethe operation didnt solve long-term regional challenges isis still controls much of syria but damascus is safe for now both the us and russia need a ukraine resolution and it is now significantly closer

assad barrels daraya -
Bookmarked 618 weeks ago
- - cc : : 2 25 31 2014: - short movie - available in full hdonce upon a time: a few days agoin a land far far away: syriawhile the world was busy with geneva ii assad was dropping what is known as explosive barrels over the syrian peoplethis is what happened in daraya while the regime pretended to engage the peace talkthe following events occurred between january 25 and january 31 2014location: daraya damascus suburbsviewer discretion is advisedassadbarrels daraya assadwarcrimes syria

obama 039should be grateful039 for face-saving chance to backpedal on syria
Bookmarked 639 weeks ago
president obama should curb threats of a us military strike on syria by joining russia039s quotface-savingquot proposal for damascus to give control of its chemical weapons to the international community independent researcher soraya sepahpour-ulrich told rtsepahpour-ulrich said that russia039s proposal allows obama and america quotto save facequot given the fact that a military strike on syria would be quotcontrary to the people039s willquot and receive little international support http:rtcom

us president barack obama war on syria nbc interview
Bookmarked 639 weeks ago
full interview nbc news- president barack obama on war on syriaobama on the fence about syria strike without congress039 approvalpresident barack obama on syriaobama: not sure i039ll order syria strike without congresspresident obama said monday that he has not decided whether he will order a strike on syria without congressional support and he039s not certain he039ll win the vote on a resolution to authorize military actionquoti039m taking this vote in congress and what the american people are saying very seriouslyquot obama told nbc news039 savannah guthriequoti knew by bringing this to congress there was a risk that the american people just could not arrive at a consensus even around a limited strikequot he addedquotit039s my belief that for me the president to act without consensus in a situation where there039s not a direct imminent threat to the homeland or our interests around the world that that039s not the kind of precedent i want to setquot he continuedwashington cnn -- russia039s proposal for syria to surrender its chemical weapons to international control was a quotpotentially positive developmentquot but could be a stall tactic president barack obama told cnn on mondayquotwe039re going to run this to groundquot obama said in an interview with cnn039s wolf blitzer adding that the united states will work with syrian ally russia and the international community quotto see if we can arrive at something that is enforceable and seriousquot

military attack would worsen syria situation: un official
Bookmarked 639 weeks ago
a united nations official has warned that a potential military intervention in syria will make the situation more difficult to terminate the spiraling violence in the arab countryquoti can039t see a military intervention workingquot said carla del ponte who is a leading united nations investigator on monday stressing that quota political solution is the only possible solutionquot quotand that war will make a political solution even more difficult to reachquot she said she touched upon the dire aftermath of a potential military attack on the middle eastern country and noted that attacking the country quotwill only lead to more victims more deathsquot she stated that instead of preparing for military strikes the international community should enable a proper probe of the august 21 chemical attack on a damascus suburb quotnow is the time to investigate now is the time to have the truthquot she said lamenting the lack of international action toward reaching a negotiated end to the conflicther comments came as washington is struggling to secure support for military action against syria over the accusation that the syrian government was involved in the deadly chemical attack the white house has admitted it has no quotirrefutablequot evidence of syrian government039s use of chemical weapons but said a quotstrong common-sense test irrespective of the intelligencequot suggested the syrian army was responsible for the august poison gas attack the us senate will vote on authorizing military intervention in syria later this week syrian president bashar al-assad has also warned of massive retaliation if the united states launches a military strike against his country assad told cbs television on monday that washington should quotexpect everythingquot if us forces attack his country http:wwwpresstvir

syria sends reinforcement to protect christian village of maaloula
Bookmarked 639 weeks ago
the syrian army has sent reinforcements to the western christian village of ma039loula where government forces have been battling foreign-backed militants for the past three daysmembers of the al-qaeda-linked al-nusra front attacked ma039loula on wednesday and briefly entered the village a day after but they were forced to pull out hours later following heavy clashes with syrian troops it is the first time that militants attack ma039loula which is located about 70 kilometers northeast of damascus the arrival of militants forced the residents to flee the village over 100 people have also taken refuge in the convents residents said the militants seized the mountaintop safir hotel and fired in the direction of the community below during the hours-long capture ma039loula is still under control of government and extra forces sent to the area have taken up positions outside the village the historic village which is on a unesco list of world heritage sites is home to two of the oldest surviving monasteries in syria: mar sarkis and mar takla some villagers there still speak a version of aramaic an ancient language believed to have been spoken by jesus christ http:wwwpresstvir

the photos john kerry and washington want banned
Bookmarked 640 weeks ago
the photos john kerry and washington want bannedjohn kerry enjoying a nice dinner with bashar al-assad and wife

protests held worldwide against us war on syria
Bookmarked 640 weeks ago
anti-war demonstrations have been held in different countries across the world in protest against the us military intervention in syriaon august 31 us president barack obama announced that he was seeking congress approval for an attack against syria triggering anti-war protests across the world demonstrations have been held across the united states including in los angeles boston texas and new york since saturday with hundreds of anti-war activists voicing opposition to a war in syria in canada protests were held in the city of calgary in alberta province london also witnessed anti-war protests in turkey thousands of protesters thronged the streets in istanbul forming a human chain to show their opposition to foreign military intervention protesters also gathered outside the us embassy in amman jordan describing a military intervention as quotan aggression on the whole arab worldquot on sunday pope francis slammed the idea of war against syria stressing the need for dialogue and negotiations instead quotwar leads to more war violence to more violencequot the pope said adding quota chain of commitment for peace will unite all women and men of good willquothe also called for a day of fasting and prayer over the syria situation on august 21 the takfiri militants operating inside syria and the foreign-backed syrian opposition claimed that the government forces had used chemical weapons in an attack against militant strongholds in the damascus suburbs of ain tarma zamalka and jobar killing hundreds of people the syrian government has categorically rejected the accusation as part of a false-flag operation http:wwwpresstvir

failure awaits any us attack on syria: president assad
Bookmarked 641 weeks ago
syrian president bashar al-assad has warned that 039failure awaits the united states039 if it launches a war on his countryquotfailure awaits the united states as in all previous wars it has unleashed starting with vietnam and up to the present dayquot assad said in an interview published on the russian newspaper izvestia on monday he was reacting to the recent war rhetoric by us officials about a possible attack on syria over the government039s alleged use of chemical weapons in the country assad rejected as politically motivated the western allegations about the use of chemical weapons by the syrian army quotthe comments accusing the government of using chemical weapons made by politicians in the west and other countries are an insult to common sense it is nonsensequot assad statedquotwould any state use chemical or any other weapons of mass destruction in a place where its own forces are concentrated that would go against elementary logicquot the syrian president also said his country is dealing with both individual terrorist groups and entire terrorist armies that are similar in terms of ideology and are backed by the same sponsors assad said saudi arabia is both the ideological and financial sponsor of terrorists propagating wahhabi ideology and supplying money to insurgents the syrian president added that there is no army in the world that can be fully operational throughout a country and this is what terrorists take advantage of however he underlined that the syrian army can destroy the militancy in the country not immediately but eventually president assad noted that tens of thousands of foreign terrorists are passing into syria every month he added that the israeli regime is involved in fighting against the syrian government and as evidence noted that israel039s treating of quotdozens of terrorists in its hospitalsquot assad said that western leaders would not succeed in turning syria into a puppet of the west quotif someone dreams of turning syria into a puppet of the west - they won039t succeedquot the us department of defense has said that washington is ready for military action if us president barack obama gives the go ahead on saturday obama held high-level talks with his security aides over a range of potential options france and israel have already called for military action on august 21 the so-called opposition syrian national coalition claimed that 1300 people were killed in a government chemical attack on militant strongholds in damascus suburbs of ain tarma zamalka and jobar the syrian government however has vehemently rejected the allegation saying foreign-backed militants had carried out the attack with the aim of framing the government on august 24 syrian forces found chemical agents in tunnels dug by the militants in jobar

syrian army gains control of qusayr villages
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syrian army troops have gained the control of three villages in the strategic qusayr area of homs province on monday allowing them to cut supply lines to terrorist groups inside qusayr townthe military operation on the villages of western dumayna haidariyeh and esh al-warwar began this morning quotthe fighting lasted for three hours until we established control over these villages which are considered strategic because they lie on the road between the cities of homs and qusayr and will allow us to block supplies to the militants in qusayr quot the lieutenant colonel said on condition of anonymity western dumayna is some eight kilometres five miles north of the rebel-held town of qusayr which has been at the center of fierce battles between militant groups and the syrian army last week activists said the town of qusayr was surrounded by army troops on three sides and that some 25000 residents were still insideon monday the daily al-watan newspaper said the syria army had halted operations in the area to allow civilians to leave safelythe area has been a strategic boon to the militants who used it as a base from which to block the main road from damascus to the coast impeding military movement and supply chainshttp:enalalamirnews1473905

syrian army on verge of aleppo
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the syrian army and national defense forces039 operations are still underway to clear villages in the southern countryside of aleppo especially the strategic areas and hills overlooking towns al-alam correspondent in aleppo reportsfurther sporadic clashes occurred in orchards and valleys in the area the syrian army forces accomplished their mission in hraibil area by targeting armed groups and shelling their hideouts the report says army forces attacked the area from several axes and al-alam news crew accompanied them into the valleys in which clashes were taking place quothaving suppressed the armed groups army forces entered al-ma039amil district which is notoriously known to be the nest of these groupsquot said hossain mortada al-alam correspondent in aleppo quotthe aim of the military operation was to clear the region of armed groups to this end army039s invasive forces entered the region from several directions and regained a number of districts including saqlaya and al-dahabiaquot mortada added al-alam correspondent in hraibil also reported that quotafter arriving to hraibil the syrian army regained the area and cleared it of armed entitiesquot al-alam correspondent reported that al-alam news crew accompanied the syrian army as it advanced to the area where the asphalt plant is located clearing the plant and heading to aleppo from the southern rifhttp:enalalamirnews1472157

putin warns israel against aggression on syria
Bookmarked 656 weeks ago
russian president vladimir putin has warned israel against any further aggression on syria media reports sayduring a tuesday phone conversation with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu putin said that quotrussia would not tolerate further israeli attacks on damascus and would respondquot israeli debka website quoted putin as saying that russia would not allow israel united states or anyone to launch military action on syria putin said that he had ordered the acceleration of highly advanced russian weapons supplies to syria putin039s warning comes after israel039s attacked on syrian soil on sunday which left at least 15 people dead according to a letter submitted by syrian foreign ministry to united nations according to the report the russian president said that moscow will act against western attempts aimed at toppling syrian president bashar assad russia and the us are at odds over the syria crisis while us supports anti-damascus militants seeking to topple the government of president bashar al-assad russia remains a supporter of his government russia accuses the west of worsening the syrian conflict by calling for the ouster of assad a us senator introduced a bill on tuesday that would provide weapons to terrorist groups fighting in syria moscow has voiced its strong opposition to arming militants in syria stressing that any such move would breach international lawhttp:enalalamirnews1472278music by http:sonnyboocom