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Syrian Militias Establish New Command – Pro-Jabhat al-Nusra Alliance Emerges
Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 10th, 2012
29 Syrian coordinating committees and militias sign a petition stating that they are all Jabhat al-Nusra 29 تنسيقية وكتيبة تسمّي الجمعة القادمة “لا للتدخل الأمريكي– كلنا جبهة النصرة”
It seems that the US has provoked the formation of a counter-alliance against it even before Assad has fallen. Syrian militias established a new command that is estimated to be made up of roughly two-thirds of representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist allies, according to Reuters.
The Syrian civilian opposition has failed to reach consensus on selecting the head of the transitional government. The next meeting about the issue will be Dec 15
Al-Jazeera – New Syrian Military command, led by Selim Idris makes its announcement – in Arabic
Syrian rebels elect head of new military command
Reuters – Sat, Dec 8, 2012 – Reporting by Khaled Yacoub Oweis
- Article: End drawing close for Syria’s Assad: German spy chief, Sat, Dec 8, 2012
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebel groups have chosen Brigadier Selim Idris, a former officer in President Bashar al-Assad’s army, to head their new Islamist-dominated military command, opposition sources said on Saturday.
Idris, whose home province of Homs has been at the forefront of the Sunni Muslim-led uprising, was elected by 30 military and civilian members of the joint military command after talks attended by Western and Arab security officials in the Turkish city of Antalia.
“Saleh is not ideological, but he has been appointed top aides who are close to Salafist rebels,” one of the sources who has been following the meeting said.
The joint command named Islamist commanders Abdelbasset Tawil from the northern province of Idlib and Abdelqader Saleh from the adjacent province of Aleppo to serve as Idris’s deputies, the source said.
The unified command includes many with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and to Salafists, who follow a puritanical interpretation of Islam. It excludes the most senior officers who had defected from Assad’s military.
Its composition, estimated to be two-thirds from the Muslim Brotherhood and its allies, reflects the growing strength of Islamist fighters on the ground and resembles that of the civilian opposition leadership coalition created under Western and Arab auspices in Qatar last month.
Absent from the group is Colonel Riad al-Asaad, founder of the Syrian Free Army and Brigadier Mustafa al-Sheikh, a senior officer known for his opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Asaad and Sheikh were not part of the 263-man meeting in Antalia. Also excluded was general Hussein Haj Ali, the highest ranking officer to defect from the military since the uprising erupted in March last year.
Security officials from the United States, Britain, France, the Gulf and Jordan have been attending the talks, which come days before a conference of the Friends of Syria, a grouping of dozens of countries that have mostly pledged non-military aid to rebels fighting to oust Assad.
If you are interested in seeing Alawite officers have their heads chopped off, this video is for you. The title says they are suspected of participating in the Houla massacre. فيديو: اعدام ضباط علويين ميدانياً بقطع رؤوسهم بمشاركة اطفال في حمص وسط #سوريا بتهمة المشاركة في مجزرة الحولة youtube.com/watch?v=dE7luG…
Arwa Damon (@arwaCNN) 12/7/12, 4:11 PM – “moderate” islamist just told me nusra front wants #assad regime 2 last bc longer the fighting goes on the stronger & more popular they become.
Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell “Analysts in the Turkish capital believe that President Bashar al-Assad will be gone by the summer.” Guardian
Lara Setrakian @Lara Our latest in Conversations: Kidnappings and Kids Hungry in Aleppo: http://bit.ly/VJojTc @SyriaDeeply
For Iran, Unrest in Syria Is Noise, Not Brutal War
By THOMAS ERDBRINK: December 9, 2012, NYTimes
….“We are seeking a peaceful solution in which the Syrian government implements reforms,” said Hamidreza Taraghi, a politician who is close to Iran’s leaders. “But whatever the cost, we want to keep Syria in the group of resistance against Israel.”
Mr. Taraghi, who recently led an Iranian delegation to North Korea and met with the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, said that Iran was willing to do “whatever it takes” to keep Syria as an ally. He said the Syrian government had not yet asked Iran for military help, but if that happened Iran would be compelled by its treaty with Syria to step in….But even opposition figures say the government has no choice but to stick with the current Syrian leadership to the bitter end. “That way,” Mr. Shamsolvaezin said, “we can at least influence the unrest that will inevitably follow his downfall.”
Syria: Rebel Prisoners On Their Religious War
Sky’s Tim Marshall gains rare access to a prison where he finds evidence that international jihadists are operating in Syria. They say they want Christians to pay the Jiziya’.
UK, Saturday 08 December 2012
Syrian Rebels Tied to Al Qaeda Play Key Role in War
In May in Damascus, Syrian workers removed debris from two car bombs that were linked to the Qaeda-backed Nusra Front.
By TIM ARANGO, ANNE BARNARD and HWAIDA SAAD, December 8, 2012
But blacklisting the Nusra Front could backfire. It would pit the United States against some of the best fighters in the insurgency that it aims to support. While some Syrian rebels fear the group’s growing power, others work closely with it and admire it — or, at least, its military achievements — and are loath to end their cooperation.
Leaders of the Free Syrian Army, the loose-knit rebel umbrella group that the United States seeks to bolster, expressed exasperation that the United States, which has refused to provide weapons throughout the conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people, is now opposing a group they see as a vital ally.
The Nusra Front “defends civilians in Syria, whereas America didn’t do anything,” said Mosaab Abu Qatada, a rebel spokesman. “They stand by and watch; they look at the blood and the crimes and brag. Then they say that Nusra Front are terrorists.”
He added, “America just wants a pretext to intervene in Syrian affairs after the revolution.”
The United States has been reluctant to supply weapons to rebels that could end up in the hands of anti-Western jihadis, as did weapons that Qatar supplied to Libyan rebels with American approval. Critics of the Obama administration’s Syria policy counter that its failure to support the rebels helped create the opening that Islamic militants have seized in Syria.
The Nusra Front’s appeals to Syrian fighters seem to be working.
At a recent meeting in Damascus, Abu Hussein al-Afghani, a veteran of insurgencies in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya, addressed frustrated young rebels. They lacked money, weapons and training, so they listened attentively.
He told them he was a leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, now working with a Qaeda branch in Syria, and by joining him, they could make their mark. One fighter recalled his resonant question: “Who is hearing your voice today?”
On Friday, demonstrators in several Syrian cities raised banners with slogans like, “No to American intervention, for we are all Jebhat al-Nusra,” referring to the group’s full name, Ansar al-Jebhat al-Nusra li-Ahl al-Sham, or Supporters of the Front for Victory of the People of Syria. One rebel battalion, the Ahrar, or Free Men, asked on its Facebook page why the United States did not blacklist Mr. Assad’s “terrorist” militias.
Another jihadist faction, the Sahaba Army in the Levant, even congratulated the group on the “great honor” of being deemed terrorists by the United States.
Even antigovernment activists who are wary of the group — some deride it as “the Taliban” — said the blacklisting would be ineffective and worsen strife within the uprising. To isolate the group, they say, the United States should support mainstream rebel military councils and Syrian civil society, like the committees that have sprung up to run rebel-held villages.
The Nusra Front is far from the only fighting group that embraces a strict interpretation of Islam. Many battalions have adopted religious slogans, dress and practices, in what some rebels and activists call a pragmatic shift to curry favor with Islamist donors in Persian Gulf countries. One activist said he had a fighter friend with a fondness for Johnnie Walker Black who is now sporting a beard to fit in.
Fighting Drives an Old Sense of Peace From Damascus
By an EMPLOYEE of THE NEW YORK TIMES in SYRIA and ANNE BARNARD, December 9, 2012
DAMASCUS, Syria — Business has been terrible for Abu Tareq, a taxi driver, so last week, without telling his wife, he agreed to drive a man to the Damascus airport for 10 times the usual rate. But, he said later, he will not be doing that again.
On the airport road, he could hear the crash of artillery and the whiz of sniper fire. Dead rebels and soldiers lay on the roadsides. Abu Tareq saw a dog eating the body of a soldier.
“I will never forget this sight,” said Abu Tareq, 50, who gave only a nickname for safety reasons. “It is the road of the dead.”….
But the security forces wield overwhelming firepower, and while they have been unable to subdue the suburbs, some rebel fighters say they lack the intelligence information, arms and communication to advance. That raises the specter of a destructive standoff like the one that has devastated the commercial hub of Aleppo…..
By Herve Bar (AFP)
ATME, Syria — Most of them avoid reporters like the plague but in “liberated” northwestern Syria, it is difficult not to run into foreign jihadist fighters, both on the front lines and at rebel bases. “Secrecy shrouding the activities of foreign militants makes it extremely difficult to assess with any accuracy their extent, location and potential ramifications,” the International Crisis Group said in a report.
But while President Bashar al-Assad’s domestic foes have tried for months to downplay the impact of outsiders, now “foreign militants have had more direct involvement, fighting alongside Syrian insurgents,” the Brussels-based group added…..
How credible are reports of Syrian WMDs? – al-jazeera
As the rhetoric heats up over possible chemical weapons, we ask what is driving US policy toward Syria.
Inside Story 08 Dec 2012
Hillary Man Levertt, Steve Clemons, & Tony Karon
“The United States and like-minded governments are rushing to fund and legitimize a newly formed Syrian opposition group amid fear that plans for a political transition are being outpaced by rebel military gains, U.S. and European officials said…In the meantime, Clinton said, the United States is worried about what Assad might do as his hold on power slips, repeating fears expressed earlier in the week by President Obama and others…’Our concerns are that an increasingly desperate Assad regime might turn to chemical weapons or might lost control of them to one of the many groups that are now operating within Syria,’ Clinton said.”
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1. Visitor said:
The meeting of the ‘imbeciles’ will only take care of refugees. Moaz and co. will rule over them from exile. Another Palestine is looming.
Make maximum benefits of your donations by directly sending it to the FSA. Say no to Red Cross, say no to Red Crescent, say no to HCI, say no to agents of ‘charity=defeat’. Say yes to ‘Action Direct = FSA Victories’.
December 10th, 2012, 12:19 am
2. Syrian Nationalist Party said:
Watch how Islamists teaching children how to cut heads with swords here, Landis link needs sign up:
http://www.syriatruth.org/الأخبار/أحداثالسـاعة/tabid/93/Article/8761/Default.aspx
December 10th, 2012, 12:41 am
3. Syrian Nationalist Party said:
Millions of Moslems leaving Islam:
Incredible people,incredible stories
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LROZphLXLCk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DVSA0T0jvU
December 10th, 2012, 12:49 am
4. Hamoudeh al-Halabi said:
Prof. Landis, the title and your way of conveying the two stories – one about the sympathy for Jabhat al-Nusra from the 29 Facebook groups, another about the establishment of the new military command – is confusing and could be misleading. These are two separate stories and they are unrelated to each other, yet due to switching a couple of times between topics and using words like militias for both and mentioning the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafists for the latter, it could give the impression that it is one and the same story.
New Footage from the Tomb of Shaykh Sirajuddin
http://freehalab.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/new-footage-from-the-tomb-of-shaykh-sirajuddin/
Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi Meets With Shaykh Moaz al-Khatib
http://freehalab.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/shaykh-muhammad-al-yaqoubi-meets-with-shaykh-moaz-al-khatib/
Aleppo’s Shaykhs on the Battle Front
http://freehalab.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/aleppos-shaykhs-on-the-battle-front/
December 10th, 2012, 12:54 am
5. ghufran said:
After seeing a lot and hearing a lot more, I have to doubt the sanity or the sincerity of anybody who still think that the rebels are not dominated by Al-Qaida and its sister terrorist gangs,I find the announcement of 29 opposition groups in support of JAN very disturbing, Syria is another Iraq in the making,I warned about that a long time ago, you called me a regime sympathizer,Sunnis who say NO to these islamist violent groups will be the first targets,the same thing happened in Iraq and Pakistan, also the presence of these groups will open the door to foreign intervention,may be limited but non stop, in the name of fighting terrorism, there are reports already on chemical weapons “experts” from foreign countries (including israel)operating on syrian soil,it seems like the West is happy to attract terrorists to Syria from other countries then let the regime forces kill some while drones soon will kill others, the fact that Syria is becoming a failed state is not essential to the discussion as long as Israel is safe and those darn chemical weapons are secured.
December 10th, 2012, 1:00 am
6. Hamoudeh al-Halabi said:
See my point? You’re full of it Ghufran. If you’re so concerned about the state and fate of those “Sunnis who say NO to these islamist violent groups” then why don’t you support them? But how can you support something that barely exists, right? You don’t have to be an Assad supporter to not have a clue and be full of contradictions, even if you’re Syrian.
December 10th, 2012, 1:09 am
7. Visitor said:
The use of banned chemical weapons by the criminal regime of the jackal Assad is now documented after the FSA captured chemical gear deployed by the outlawed gangs of the terrorist mafia regime of the Assad the thug,
December 10th, 2012, 1:17 am
8. Hanzala said:
#7. Visitor
December 10th, 2012, 1:34 am
9. Visitor said:
Hanzala #8,
Chemical weapons do not ignite.
Water is not always a fire extinguisher. Some fires cannot be put off by water. Read…
http://www.hawsepipe.net/chiefhelp/firefighting/fundamentals_of_firefighting.htm
December 10th, 2012, 1:51 am
10. Citizen said:
Bodies of foreign militants killed inside Syria arrive in Lebanon’s Tripoli
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/12/10/277153/bodies-of-syria-rebels-arrive-in-tripoli/
December 10th, 2012, 2:07 am
11. Samir said:
Does anyone know what the real situation in Aleppo, has the city fallen to the rebels, is it at standstill, or does the regime still controls it?
December 10th, 2012, 2:47 am
12. MarigoldRan said:
If the regime cannot hold Damascus, it is unlikely it can hold Lattakia against a determined FSA.
Ghurfan, if you are so worried about the state, why do we not hear more denunciations of the regime from you? IT’s policies have destroyed Syria. IT was the government in charge during the civil war up to now. IT’S brutality opened the door to foreign intervention and soldiers. Compared to the regime, even Al-Nusra has done little.
December 10th, 2012, 3:58 am
13. MarigoldRan said:
And no sent the jihadists, Ghurfan. They came on their own. They’re part of the same groups that fought the Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Why is it that so many Syrians and ex-pats still believe in stupid conspiracy theories? Why do they believe that the jihadists came to Syria out of some “foreign” agenda, when all evidence shows that they came to Syria on their own free will?
December 10th, 2012, 4:05 am
14. Altair said:
It is a tragedy of immense proportions that this regime opted for all or nothing, and that’s pretty much what they’re going to get.
It might seem a bit late, but regime supporters and especially fence-sitters should jump ship to have a say in the new Syria. It would be a shame if it were left only to the extremists. Worse yet, it is a shame that people are being driven to extremism, although under the circumstances it seems natural.
Truth and Reconciliation: let it be a mantra. Let not innocents on either side be harmed and put the criminals on trial.
December 10th, 2012, 5:38 am
15. annie said:
Conversations: Kidnappings and Kids Hungry in Aleppo
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As part of our effort to highlight civilian stories, below is a conversation between Syria Deeply and a young professional in Aleppo. He is married with children and works in an insurance company. He describes himself as a liberal member of the middle class who used to spend his evenings smoking waterpipes in local cafes, until violence swept his city four months ago.
The Free Syrian Army can take this city at any moment. They are able to take it now, but they won’t, because they are using the battle as a pretext to raise money from their backers.
We are sick of both sides, because we are the ones paying the price for their merciless war.
There are troops stationed in front of my dad’s medical clinic. I see them a lot. I befriended one of them, who is an Alawite from Tartous. He always brags about how strong the army is and that they are going to crush the rebels very soon.
I asked him what they were waiting for and why they let this much destruction happen to Aleppo. He said [his brigade] left their safe and comfortable homes in the coastal cities to come here and fight “terrorists.” He said they are risking their lives and dying, while the Sunnis of Aleppo are sending their sons out of country to avoid serving in the army.
He added, “the Sunnis are not paying us any ‘pocket money’ for guarding their factories and work places…they’re paying to support the rebels.” Then he asked rhetorically, “Why are we supposed to defend them and their businesses…let them burn!”
One of my clients was kidnapped a couple of weeks ago. We looked into how to help him and his family. Finally, we found the kidnappers and agreed to pay 500,000 Syrian pounds ($6,100) in exchange for his release. We went to the agreed rebel checkpoint, gave them the money, but then they told us to go deeper to the other checkpoint. There they demanded another 200,000 Syrian pounds. After the third checkpoint they demanded another 300,000 Syrian pounds!
Basically, each checkpoint was selling a kidnapped man to the next and making profit, so that all of them get a share of the prize. We could finally free our client, but the family had to pay one million pounds in total at the end of the day.
At home, my kids ate the last piece of bread today and we didn’t know if we were going to get bread the next day, even at a very high price. My kids’ lips were blue from the cold, because there is no electricity. Both sides, the regime and the rebels, are equal and united in one thing: crime against these innocent people.
Nowadays, the people of Aleppo seem united in pain. The crisis united us all, government apologists and opposition sympathizers. A few days ago the rebels invaded and took over the thermal plant, which provides electricity for Aleppo. Shortly after that the government came and bombarded the place with jets. Final conclusion: people in Aleppo are living without heat, without lights, and in extremely dire humanitarian conditions.
The whole world has abandoned Aleppo. We are left between the cruelty of the regime and the indifferent mobs of the opposition. But above all this, I cannot blame anyone but ourselves, because those who are raising the prices of fuel, electricity generators, coal, bread and all basics are also people from Aleppo. They are our new warlords, who are making fortunes on the expense of the poor people. I cannot ask the world to sympathize with Aleppo, when we are the ones who are starving each other and leaving each other in the cold. Our children are dying slowly while some people are using the chaos to make as much money as they can. And that is haram, haram money (cursed or forbidden money).
source : http://alpha.syriadeeply.org/2012/12/conversations-kidnappings-kids-hungry-aleppo/#.UMW-vlGa8Uh
December 10th, 2012, 5:55 am
16. Citizen said:
Why The West Supports The Murderous Rebels in Syria
December 10th, 2012, 6:09 am
17. habib said:
That is the most fucked up video from Syria I’ve seen so far.
The glorious FSA makes a child behead a bound man.
December 10th, 2012, 6:13 am
18. Visitor said:
I wouldn’t waste my time trying to convince Ghufran or Zoo to change their minds. They are most likely paid to do what they are doing. Once the regime falls they will simply disappear from SC.
December 10th, 2012, 6:52 am
19. Citizen said:
الشريط الأكثر فظاعة في تاريخ البربرية: مجرمو”الجيش الحر” يستخدمون الأطفال لقطع رؤوس عسكريين بالسواطير
http://www.syriatruth.org/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9/tabid/93/Article/8761/Default.aspx
December 10th, 2012, 6:54 am
20. habib said:
17. Visitor
Lol, and who pays you then?
December 10th, 2012, 7:10 am
21. Altair said:
http://times247.com/articles/f-16-engines-stolen-from-israeli-military-base
I post this here, as it is such a bizarre story that it makes me wonder what can happen in Syria. If in Israel, the ultimate security state, this can happen, what can happen with weapons, including chemical weapons, in Syria, where the state is possibly on the brink of collapse?
I don’t think there is any region in the world more dangerous than the Levant right now.
December 10th, 2012, 8:00 am
22. Maste gbox said:
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December 10th, 2012, 8:07 am
23. Visitor said:
Habib @19,
Even a kinderkarten kid will find you mediocre.!!!
Did you notice that I did not include you in the list of payees? Well, that was intentional. You are NOT worth ANY pay!!!
I hope this comment will give you another occasion to once again LOL like a buffoon clown.
December 10th, 2012, 8:43 am
24. Hanzala said:
Soon the rebels will isolate Assads men stationed in the city, much better strategy than fighting a very costly urban war. Just a few more bases left in the western countryside.
December 10th, 2012, 8:54 am
25. Uzair8 said:
Bashar is stubborn as a mule.
Actually stubborn as an al-Wahsh.
Anyway, nice cartoon. Not long now:
http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/mka/lowres/mkan296l.jpg
December 10th, 2012, 9:25 am
26. Uzair8 said:
Some updates on YS from earlier today:
AlexanderPageSY
Defected Officer Manaf Tlas: The #Syria’n regime handed out weapons to the opposition indirectly to give purpose to military crackdown.
http://yallasouriya.wordpress.com/2012/12/10/alexanderpagesy-defected-officer-manaf-tlas-the-syrian-regime/
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KetyDC
Acc to a Brazilian newspaper, Bussaina Shaban, “personal assistant to Assad”, visited Brazil at the end of Nov, talked to Syrian bizmen (1)
(cont) here about the “possibility of transfering ppl and large ammount of money” from Syria to Brazil. 3 sources (1 opp; 2 pro-Assad) (2)
(cont) confirmed the purpose of the visit. Officially she came for medical treatment in SP but that doesnt explain why she visited Rio (3)
http://yallasouriya.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/ketydc-acc-to-a-brazilian-newspaper-bussaina-shaban/
December 10th, 2012, 9:28 am
27. Uzair8 said:
Shabeeha in FSA clothes?
More from YS:
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SyrianSmurf
Before getting all mad about some video…remember that there are FSA shabiha…they go with the name of FSA to do what they want.
#pt these people are thieves and criminals…some were asked to defect by the regime to purposely ruin the FSA image.
http://yallasouriya.wordpress.com/2012/12/10/syriansmurf-before-getting-all-mad-about-some-video/
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abuhatem @abuhatem
@SyrianSmurf also there is no centralized leadership – rebels are anyone who call themselves rebels who could be anyone.
SyrianSmurf
@abuhatem exactly. I was assured by some FSA commanders that there are entire “FSA battalions” composed of regime shabiha…
http://yallasouriya.wordpress.com/2012/12/10/abuhatem-%e2%80%8fabuhatem-syriansmurf-also-there-is-no-centralized/
December 10th, 2012, 9:31 am
28. Uzair8 said:
Al Jazeera – Counting the Cost:
Syria’s war economy
Who has been backing President Bashar al-Assad with cash, and how it is fuelling the conflict?
08 Dec 2012
Trying to understand what is going on inside Syria is difficult to say the least. There is a devastating war raging, independent journalists are not allowed in, and for our purposes on this programme there is no official economic data.
But what information we do have points to a ‘war economy’ – money and food supplies are being kept aside for the government, the army and its supporters.
[...]
What are the ins and outs of a war economy? What does it mean for the people in Syria suffering from the war, who really need the kind of money and support that the Syrian government appears to have? And who has been backing President Bashar al-Assad with cash, and how?
Counting the Cost is joined by Jihad Yazigi, the editor-in-chief of The Syria Report, which provides economic news and data on the country, to discuss the Syrian economy.
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/countingthecost/2012/12/2012127115956188904.html
December 10th, 2012, 9:37 am
29. Uzair8 said:
Prediction.
I’ll have a guess. The regime will fall soon and I’ll go for 27th December. A lot can happen in 3 weeks. If Assad (regime) survives into the new year I’ll give him no more than 2 weeks into 2013.
Allah Almighty Knows best.
December 10th, 2012, 9:46 am
30. zoo said:
Russia: The Geneva based political settlement is the only solution to Syria’s crisis.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-12/10/c_132030997.htm
The priority to solve the crisis should be forcing all parties involved to lay down their weapons instead of talking endlessly about Assad’s fate, Lavrov said at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin’s election agents.
Lavrov reiterated Moscow’s stance on Syria, calling for a Geneva meeting of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and the Arab League countries.
He also urged the full implementation of the Geneva communique as a basis for the political settlement of the crisis and complained that some of Russia’s Western partners have departed from former agreements.
Meanwhile, foreign players should exert their influences on the conflicting sides in Syria and urge them to stop violence immediately and go back to the negotiating table, said Lavrov.
Moscow has not changed its mind and would do its utmost to end the prolonged violence in Syria as soon as possible, he said.
December 10th, 2012, 10:28 am
31. zoo said:
Ironically, we will soon see the Turkish army fighting against the Al Nusra alliance when, failing to win in Syria, the Islamist terrorists will direct their weapons toward Turkey..
Now I understand Turkish call for NATO Patriots.
December 10th, 2012, 10:33 am
32. zoo said:
#27 Uzair8
You better stick to God and avoid making your own predictions.
December 10th, 2012, 10:35 am
33. zoo said:
#25 Uzair8
You twitter choices show that you are in a total confusion about whos’s who in this war.
December 10th, 2012, 10:42 am
34. Visitor said:
Sa7haf the EWE said @29,
“Now I understand Turkish call for NATO Patriots.”
Me too!!
In order to shoot down the Nusra Migs!!
December 10th, 2012, 10:57 am
35. Syrian Nationalist Party said:
12. MarigoldRansaid:
And no sent the jihadists, Ghurfan. They came on their own. They’re part of the same groups that fought the Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan.
__________________________________________________________________
And now fighting for Israeli-Neocon interests wiping Syria off the map and rolling it Back. But Qatari do pay good money, so yeah why not, we know we are going to live in Paris and London in the end, and those underdog we fooled like those Syrian defects from the army, the hell with them. We did the same back in the 80′s and we ever cared then. WE ARE MOSLEM MERCENARIES MURTAZAKA, IT IS OUR JOB.
December 10th, 2012, 11:00 am
36. Visitor said:
The ‘genius’ of Bashar, the jackal:
Replace the washing water inside washing drums with large quantities of explosives and fuel, normally used for heating in the cold winter, use the cigarete lighter of a smiling pilot to ignite the mixture, and air drop the drums on people lined-up in front of bakeries,
http://www.alarabiya.net/views/2012/12/10/254239.html
“بل انه ابتكر أساليب جديدة في علم الأسلحة واكتشف بعبقريته المدمرة أهمية براميل الغسيل عند استبدال مياهها بكميات كبيرة من المتفجرات وبعض المحروقات المخصصة أصلاً لتدفئة المواطنين بشتاء سورية القارس، وإلقائها على طوابير المواطنين المصطفين أمام المخابز للحصول على رغيف خبز لمن تبقى من أطفالهم، حيث لا يكلف إشعال فتيلها سوى شرارة من قداحة الطيار الهمجي الذي بنفس تلك القداحة يشعل سيجارته وهو يبتسم بحقد.”
December 10th, 2012, 11:18 am
37. Uzair8 said:
navyjoc1655
@AlexanderPageSY Large hidden bunker South of Pres, Palace discovered.Tunnels connect it to palace & Mezzeh Airbase. 33.5018111N 36.238885E
http://yallasouriya.wordpress.com/2012/12/10/navyjoc1655-alexanderpagesy-large-hidden-bunker-south-of-pres/
December 10th, 2012, 11:52 am
38. zoo said:
#34 Visitor said:
“The ‘genius’ of Bashar, the jackal”
You see you are not the only genius and jackal around!
Try that, Einstein:
The Patriots are against missiles too and your friends the Al Nusra criminals keep announcing they took army air bases and missile launchers…
“On 4 December 2012, NATO authorized the deployment of Patriot missile launchers in Turkey to protect the country from missiles fired in the civil war in neighboring Syria.”
December 10th, 2012, 11:53 am
39. Visitor said:
Hey Zoo,
I left this comment for you under the previous thread,
http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/?p=16906#comment-338003
Just in case you missed it
December 10th, 2012, 11:54 am
40. zoo said:
#35 Uzair8
yallasouria seems desperate, they are reporting just any stupid twitter as they have no news to announce that would cheer up they gloomy readers.
I guess you have become a Yallasouria mouthpiece
December 10th, 2012, 11:56 am
41. Visitor said:
Hey ‘Edward Teller’ @36,
Would you care to explain to me (Einstein) why would my good friends from al-Nusra fire their newly acquired missiles at Turkey instead of Qurdaha for example, or even at Qasioun where the criminal, abominable jackal and his stooges live?
December 10th, 2012, 12:00 pm
42. zoo said:
#37 Vistor
It’s nothing new to me. Miss Piggy is worried because after telling the same to the SNC, she will have to tell the FSA that they are irrelevant and face the wrath of Al Nusra and Al Qaeeda. Her job has become dangerous as she is now in many hit list, this is why she is quitting her job to discreetly join a travel agency.
Marakesh is probably going to be another disaster for the opposition as they will get few tap in the back and a big blow on the head.
December 10th, 2012, 12:00 pm
43. zoo said:
#39 Visitor
Because the USA don’t want to do it and they can’t count on the Syrian army to do it ( as they are in Yemen)or on the Islamist FSA, they will probably oblige Turkey to use its military forces to get rid of the Islamists terrorists that are on the borders. That’s the continuation of the USA war on terrorism that in this case may threaten Jordan and… Israel.
Get ready for a change of tune from the UN and Western countries once Al Nusra is confirmed as a al Qaeeda terrorist group.
Got it, Einstein?
December 10th, 2012, 12:09 pm
44. zoo said:
A typical melodramatic religious preaching on Youtube: from softness to hysterical anger… and calls for love
كلمة رئيس الائتلاف الوطني معاذ الخطيب للشعب السوري
December 10th, 2012, 12:19 pm
45. zoo said:
What is at stake in Marrakesh?
Rundown: The Pre-Marrakesh Moment
http://alpha.syriadeeply.org/2012/12/rundown-pre-marrakesh-moment/#.UMYbUKC0r4Y
On Wednesday the US-led Friends of Syria group meets in Marrakesh, Morocco, in what could be a key diplomatic turning point in the crisis. Here’s a rundown of some things to know going into the week.
December 10th, 2012, 12:28 pm
46. habib said:
No reactions to the child beheading video?
21. Visitor
Lol, this pathetic Jihadi wannabe is on the verge of blowing up in his desk chair.
December 10th, 2012, 12:33 pm
47. zoo said:
Don’t Let the Syrian Rebels Win
An outright victory by Assad’s enemies would be a disaster.
BY GLENN E. ROBINSON | DECEMBER 10, 2012
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/12/10/dont_let_the_syrian_rebels_win
…
In fact, the insurgents might be too good. Neither Syria nor the region would be well served by a decisive victory by either the Assad regime or by the opposition. Breathless supporters of Syria’s revolution need to be careful what they wish for. The most powerful elements of Syria’s armed opposition would almost certainly be no friend of liberal democracy were they to seize power for themselves. Consider this: The dissidents who brought down autocratic governments in Egypt and Tunisia, even the political Islamists among them, were far more politically liberal than what we see in Syria. And look at those countries now.
What, then? It is not fashionable to say so, but a negotiated outcome remains the best solution to end the killing and prevent the worst elements from either side ruling Syria. An outright opposition victory would likely produce a momentary air of euphoria before the steep decline toward autocracy and darkness begin.
December 10th, 2012, 12:34 pm
48. Visitor said:
Hey Ewe @41,
That’s way on top of my head, even for an Einstein!!!
“Because the USA don’t want to do it” The USA [sic] don’t want to do what?
“and they can’t count on the Syrian army to do it” .. count on the Syrian army to do what?
“Turkey to use its military forces to get rid of the Islamists terrorists that are on the borders.” But your Turkish version of SANA always maintained that Turkish public is against the war. What’s this sudden flip flop on your part ‘Eddy’?
“That’s the continuation of the USA war on terrorism that in this case may threaten Jordan and… Israel” But the war is over man. They can’t even hold onto Afghanistan, and Bronco Bama ain’t da man of war!! He is winding down. Remeber all the talk about the US going down the drain economically, militarily, and all the ‘excellent’ analyses of neo-nazi Albo with his numbers?
It looks to me, ‘Eddy’, like the whole issue can be resolved by giving my good Nusra friends the time to aim those missiles at Qurdaha and the Muhajereen, fire them off and get rid of the criminal Jackal and the missiles with him. Finito!!!
I am not going to revise ‘my’ famous equation because of your stupidity ‘Edward’!!
December 10th, 2012, 12:40 pm
49. U.S. plan to marginalize Al Nusra in Syria backfires — War in Context said:
[...] 83 battalions of rebel fighters have issued a statement expressing solidarity with Al Nusra (h/t Joshua Landis) and told the Americans to mind their own [...]
December 10th, 2012, 12:51 pm
50. Visitor said:
A dose of reality for Ewe at the Zoo about what will happen in Marrakesh and why Ms. Clinton is feigning sickness,
ولم يستبعد هيغ رفعا جزئيا لحظر توريد الأسلحة لدعم المعارضة السورية عندما يحين موعد التجديد خلال ثلاثة أشهر، ولكنه أشار إلى أن هذه الخطوة تتطلب تفكيرا حذرا.
وفي الأثناء، أفادت صحيفة فايننشال تايمز اليوم بأن المعارضة السورية والدول الخليجية الداعمة لها ستضغط على الحكومات الغربية هذا الأسبوع لتزويد الثوار بالأسلحة، وذلك بعد التقدم الكبير في توحيد الكتائب المسلحة وإخضاعها للسيطرة المدنية.
وأضافت الصحيفة أن مطالب المعارضة تقتصر على إمدادات الأسلحة وخاصة مضادات الدبابات والطائرات دون حاجة للتدخل المباشر، وسيبحث ذلك في اجتماع مراكش بالمغرب الأربعاء المقبل.
ونقلت فايننشال تايمز عن وزير الدولة القطري للشؤون الخارجية خالد بن محمد العطية قوله إن اجتماع مراكش يجب أن يسمح للسوريين بالدفاع عن أنفسهم ومواجهة القوة الجوية لنظام الأسد.
December 10th, 2012, 12:53 pm
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