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Tag Archives: Politics of Syria

13Apr/17

Russia blocks U.N. condemnation of Syria attack

April 13, 2017WarAnti-Americanism, Bashar al-Assad, China, Country: Russia, Country: Syria, Criticism of the United States, Ethiopia, Foreign relations of Syria, France, Geography of Asia, IDLIB, International reactions to the Syrian Civil War, Kazakhstan, Khan, Nikki Haley, Pascale Davies, Politics, Politics of Syria, Russia, Syria, Syrian Civil War, United Kingdom, United States, War/Conflict, Western Asiasmbale

Russia blocks a Western-led effort at the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday (April 12) to condemn last week’s deadly gas attack in Syria. Pascale Davies reports.
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08Dec/16

End game in Aleppo

December 8, 2016WarAl-Assad family, Aleppo, Aleppo offensive, Assad family, Bashar al-Assad, Battle of Aleppo, Belligerents in the Syrian Civil War, City: Aleppo, Deborah Lutterbeck, Governorates of Syria, Hafez al-Assad, Hamburg, JOHN KERRY, Paris, Politics, Politics of Syria, Russia, Sergei Lavrov, Shia Islam, Syria, Syrian Civil War, United States, War/Conflictsmbale

The Syrian army’s advance in Aleppo slowed Thursday but a victory was still firmly in sight after President Assad vowed that retaking the city would change the course of the war. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Continue reading →

08Dec/16

British spy chief says Islamic State plotting attacks as Russia makes ‘desert’ of Syria

December 8, 2016WarAl-Assad family, Alex Younger, Anti-Americanism, Asia, Bashar al-Assad, Country: United Kingdom, Criticism of the United States, Donald Trump, Foreign involvement in the Syrian Civil War, Government, Hafez al-Assad, Intelligence agencies, Iraqi insurgency, Islam, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, James Bond, London, Persecution of Christians, Politics, Politics of Syria, Russia, Secret Intelligence Service, Syria, United Kingdom, United States, Wahhabism, War/Conflict, Youngsmbale

In a rare speech, the head of Britain’s spy network says Islamic State are plotting attacks as Russia makes ‘desert’ of Syria.

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30Nov/16

Deadline in Aleppo

November 30, 2016WarAleppo, Assad, Assad family, Bashar, Bashar al-Assad, Battle of Aleppo, City: Aleppo, Company: ThomsonReuters, Deborah Lutterbeck, Donald Trump, Governorates of Syria, Levant, Politics, Politics of Syria, Red Cross, Syria, Syrian Civil War, War/Conflictsmbale

Assad, allies aim to seize all Aleppo before Trump takes power: official. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Continue reading →

12Feb/16

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry

World powers announce ceasefire for Syria

February 12, 2016PoliticsAHMAD FAWZI, Ahmed Fawzi, Al-Nusra Front, Assad, Bashar al-Assad, City: Geneva, Country: Syria, Gaza flotilla raid, Gaza War, Geneva, Geography of Asia, Hafez al-Assad, Humanitarian aid, IHH, JOHN KERRY, Lebanon War, Munich, Nathan Frandino, Politics, Politics of Syria, Secretary of State, Sergei Lavrov, Staffan De Mistura, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian peace process, Union of Good, United Nations, UNITED NATIONS CHIEF SPOKESPERSON, United States, Vienna peace talks for Syria, Western Asiasmbale

World powers have announced a plan for humanitarian aid and a nationwide ceasefire for Syria, but officials warn the future for the conflict-ridden country remains cloudy. Nathan Frandino has more.
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02Dec/15

British parliament votes to bomb Islamic State in Syria

December 2, 2015WarAmerican-led intervention in Syria, Bashar al-Assad, British MPs, Cyprus, David Cameron, Foreign involvement in the Syrian Civil War, France, Germany, International military intervention against ISIL, Iraq, Iraqi Civil War, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Jeremy Corbyn, Libya, London, Military intervention against ISIL, Operation Inherent Resolve, Paris, Political positions of Jeremy Corbyn, Politics by country, Politics of Syria, Russia, Syria, Syrian Civil War, United Kingdom, United States, YOUGOVsmbale

British lawmakers vote in favour of a government motion to extend airstrikes against Islamic State to include Syria.

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26Nov/15

Britain’s Cameron says time to start bombing militants in Syria

November 26, 2015WarAfghanistan, American-led intervention in Iraq, American-led intervention in Syria, American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War, Bashar al-Assad, British MPs, Carlton Television, David Cameron, Foreign involvement in the Syrian Civil War, France, Iraq, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Jeremy Corbyn, LABOUR, Leader, Libya, London, Military history by country, Moscow, Obama, Operation Inherent Resolve, Paris, Politics of Syria, president, Prime Minister, Syria, Syrian air, Syrian Civil War, Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War, United Kingdom, War on Terrorsmbale

It is time for Britain to start air strikes on Syria, Prime Minister David Cameron tells the House of Commons. Opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn fears lessons haven’t been learnt from previous Western intervention in the Middle East.

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15Nov/15

Kerry says he has been told Assad means to enter real negotiation

November 15, 2015WarAnti-Americanism, Assad family, Austria, Bashar al-Assad, Criticism of the United States, Geography of Asia, International reactions to the Syrian Civil War, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, JOHN KERRY, Mistura, Moscow, Paris, Politics of Syria, Russia, Russia–Syria relations, Russian involvement in the Syrian Civil War, Sergei Lavrov, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian peace process, Tehran, United States, Vienna, Vienna peace talks for Syria, Western Asiasmbale

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he has been told Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad means to enter real negotiations to resolve Syrian crisis.

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30Sep/15

Syrian opposition head says Russia intervening to prolong Assad

September 30, 2015WarAl-Nusra Front, American-led intervention in Syria, Bashar al-Assad, Democratic Union Party, Foreign involvement in the Syrian Civil War, Free Syrian Army, Homs, Iraqi insurgency, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Khaled Khoja, National Coalition, New York, Operation Inherent Resolve, Politics of Syria, Russia, Syria, Syrian army, Syrian Civil War, Syrian opposition, Thomson Reuters Corp, Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War, United Statessmbale

The head of the Syrian opposition, Khaled Khoja, says Russian airstrikes only killed civilians and are only in the country to support the Assad regime.

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06Apr/15

Yarmouk in ruins

April 6, 2015WarAsia, Bashar al-Assad, Battle of Damascus, Battle of Yarmouk Camp, Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Fertile Crescent, Israeli border demonstrations, Military history, Palestine refugee camps, Palestinian people, Palestinian refugee, Politics, Politics of Syria, Refugee camp, Social Issues, Syria, Syrian army, Syrian Civil War, Syrian uprising, THOMSON REUTERS GROUP LIMITED, War/Conflict, Wars, Yarmouk, Yarmouk Camp, Yarmouk refugee campsmbale

SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE, (REUTERS) – Broken and barren streets in the Yarmouk refugee camp just outside Damascus.

Amateur video, which can not be independently verified by Reuters, appears to show empty streets of the largely Palestinian enclave.
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