China delivered two boxes of medical supplies to Syria to help in its fight against COVID-19 yesterday, Syrian state media reported. Test kits arrived at Damascus International Airport when Syrian and Chinese officials, all wearing face masks, were ready to … Continue reading China sends Medical Supplies to Syria
• The United States has led airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. • RAF Tornado GR4 and the Reaper remotely piloted air system (RPAS) have conducted airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq. Reaper and Rivet Joint aircraft have also been authorised to fly surveillance missions over Syria. • France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, Canada and Denmark have all conducted air strikes in Iraq. • Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates have all supported US strikes against ISIS in Syria. • Combat troops have been explicitly ruled out by the UK and the other the countries involved, … Continue reading Research Papers on attack ISIS in Iraq and Syria
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaking in Geneva said that presently this is a critical point for Syria, and the world is watching with skepticism due to previous promises being broken by the government of Syria. He has said that Syria’s words on a ceasefire should be will be matched by their deeds, but that UN military action to get Syria would not be an option. Obviously Syria’s adherence to the ceasefire is therefore voluntary. Many including the Arab-envoy Kofi Annan are concerned that Syria may not comply with all the points in the peace plan set down by the UN. … Continue reading UN urges Syria over voluntary ceasefire
Kofi Annan, The UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, has said he has received assurances from Damascus that it will respect the ceasefire plan he has previously proposed. Mr Annan who has been visiting Iran said there could be “improved conditions on the ground” by Thursday morning. However the Syrian government had previously failed to withdraw troops and weaponry from large population centres as it had agreed. So far at least 100 people have been reported dead. Three people were killed on Wednesday after violent shelling in the city of Homs and the Deraa province. Mr Annan told reporters … Continue reading UN gets Syrian Assurance
The current news from the BBC Internet News service concerning Syria Heavy artillery fire has been rocking Homs, as Syrian troops step up an assault on the restive city. A BBC correspondent there describes almost constant blasts, in the fiercest attack in the 11-month uprising. US President Barack Obama said it was important to resolve the conflict without outside military intervention. Meanwhile, Russia and China defended their veto of a UN draft resolution criticising Syria – a move that angered opponents of President Bashar al-Assad. Later the US State Department said it had closed its embassy in Damascus and pulled … Continue reading Syrian Update (from the BBC)
Today the league of Arab States declared it’s decision to impose sanctions against Syria and of Bashar Al-Assad, President of Syria and Regional Secretary of the Ba’ath Party. There is also international concern over the fate of two Syrian Activists Mohamed Bachir Arab and Ahmed Omar Azoz. The two activists have been missing from their home town of Aleppo since 2 November, raising fears that they have been arrested and are being held in secret detention where they may be at risk of torture. Mohamed Bachir Arab and Ahmed Omar Azoz, were reportedly involved in organising peaceful protests in Aleppo. … Continue reading Syrian Activists Still Missing as Arab League imposes sanctions
