[Centraal] Crisis in Syrië #127

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Op donderdag 24 april 2014 04:27 schreef SuperHarregarre het volgende:
Weet even niet waar ik dit moet posten dus maar in dit topic. Ik moest wel lachen om 't journaal onlangs. "AIVD bang dat de terugkerende Syrië-gangers zijn geradicaliseerd." Volgens mij waren ze al geradicaliseerd en zijn ze daarom naar Syrië gegaan. Nu zijn ze nog steeds radicaal.

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Op donderdag 24 april 2014 19:43 schreef Slayage het volgende:

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mwah kweet niet of je perse radicaal moet zijn om die kant op te gaan, daarnaast is het maar de vraag "wat is radicaal?"

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Op donderdag 24 april 2014 20:05 schreef Peunage het volgende:

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Hoofden afsnijden zou ik radicaal noemen.

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Op maandag 27 oktober 2008 17:28 schreef Irakees het volgende:
Het is al langer bekend dat het Syrische Ba'ath regime en de Syrische geheime dienst terroristen trainen die aanslagen in Irak plegen. De meeste terroristen komen Irak binnen via Syrië. De Iraakse regeringswoordvoerder heeft gezegd dat de Amerikanen een terroristenkamp in Syrië hebben aangevallen dat gebruikt werd door een bekende terreurgroep die onlangs nog 13 Iraakse agenten heeft gedood. Irak had Syrië al verzocht om deze terroristen uit te leveren aan Irak maar Syrië gaf daar geen gehoor aan.

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Op maandag 27 oktober 2008 22:44 schreef Irakees het volgende:
Ik kan me nog herinneren dat in het begin van de Irak-oorlog terroristen werden opgepakt en op de Iraakse televisie getoond en geïnterviewd (weet niet of dit nog steeds het geval is). Heb even rondgekeken op YouTube en kwam deze video tegen:

Iraq Terrorist Interview from Libya

En ja hoor, deze terrorist is zo'n geval van een buitenlandse terrorist die via Syrië Irak is binnengesmokkeld via "Abu Kamal".

De Amerikanen hebben gisteren een bouwplaats in het gebied Abu Kamal aangevallen:

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Has Assad infiltrated rebel forces inside Syria?

Hundreds of foreigners could unknowingly be fighting for President Assad following reports of a deal struck between the regime and extremist group Isis.

It is every jihadist's worst nightmare: the prospect of fighting against the Assad regime in Syria, only to discover that you have done precisely what the Syrian president wants.

Hundreds of foreign fighters are falling prey to a suspected pact between President Assad and the extremist group the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (Isis).

On the surface, the two parties are bitter enemies. On the one hand, Isis, a former affiliate of al-Qaeda, which wants to create an Islamic state which disregards the border of Iraq and Syria alike.

On the other, President Assad - a leader who tries to justify war against his own people by citing the danger posed by Isis and other extremist groups.

Yet could both now really be in some sort of unholy alliance? Yes, says the Western-backed Syrian National Coalition, which claims Isis and regime forces have become "intimately intertwined".

A recently released memo suggests that while the two sides differ in motives, they are bound by a common goal: "to destroy moderate opposition forces and establish control of as much of Syria as possible."

A Faustian pact
It cites evidence from across the country, including regions such as Raqqa, Jarablus and Al-Danna, that Isis headquarters escaped unscathed in the midst of heavy shelling from Assad's forces.

In return for this favour, the memo suggests that Isis - which already controls much of north eastern Syria - has chosen not to attempt to take areas such as Dier Ezzor, Aleppo City or Jisr Al Shughour, which are under the control of the regime.

There are also reports of trade deals on oil and gas struck between Isis and the Syrian government.

'Working hand in glove'
David Butter, a leading expert on Syria and an associate fellow at think-tank Chatham House, told Channel 4 News that the links between Isis and Syrian intelligence date back to the aftermath of the Iraq war of 2003.

"The leaders Isis have already worked hand in glove with Syrian intelligence, whether supplying them with weapons or supplying money flowing from their racketeering activities around Mosul."

He added: "Intelligence officers will have almost certainly forged links during that time and there has almost certainly been some degree of regime manipulation. To what extent one is actually controlling the other is more difficult."

And the UK government is certainly not ruling out a partnership, either. A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office told Channel 4 News that while it could not verify the claim directly, there was "anecdotal evidence that adds up".

"Assad has a long history of supporting terrorist groups and activity in the region. There have been pictures of Isis flags on buildings that have escaped shelling and reports of supposed collusion on oil and gas deals. It is not definitive - but certainly lends credibility to the suggestion."

Destination unknown
But could there be an even darker motivation to the alliance? It was reported this week that Isis is funneling foreign volunteers from Syria through Turkey and into Iraq. It is a move aimed at bringing the Iraq to the brink of civil war.

This raises the even more heartbreaking possibility of foreigners in Syria believing they are there to overthrow Assad, only to find themselves embroiled in something far darker.

British security services are increasingly desperate to find ways of dissuading a wave of Britons from going to fight in Syria.

"Go to Syria and end up helping Assad," could be their most powerful message.

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Op maandag 21 april 2014 22:39 schreef elbowpudding het volgende:

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Ik ken echt niet alle 'ins en outs', ben geen Syrier, maar ik neig er wel naar ja

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Op zondag 20 april 2014 12:06 schreef Montagui het volgende:

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Of je negeert mijn posts gewoon.

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Op donderdag 24 april 2014 20:55 schreef De_Ilias het volgende:
ISIS en Asad zijn matties

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Op vrijdag 25 april 2014 09:54 schreef SadPanda het volgende:
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Waarom Hafez Iran steunde in de Irak-Iranoorlog, slimme keuze.

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Op vrijdag 25 april 2014 10:46 schreef SadPanda het volgende:
Blast kills ISIS leader in Syria’s Hasakah
http://english.alarabiya.(...)et-monitor-says.html

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Three years into civil war, Syria seeks investment in tourism

DAMASCUS Fri Apr 25, 2014 11:55am EDT

(Reuters) - Syria hopes to attract foreign investment in tourism, a government minister said on Friday, despite a three-year civil war that has killed more than 150,000 people and devastated many historic sites.

"The situation in Syria isn't as the world imagines. There are areas that are 100 percent secure," Tourism Minister Bishr Yazigi told Reuters in an interview. ‮‮‮‮‮‮‮‮‮‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‮‮‮‮‮‮‮‮‮‮‮‮ ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬"In the coming period there will be legislation that will greatly ease investment, which will be attractive to investors around the world."

Tourists have virtually deserted Syria - a body blow to an industry that Yazigi said made up 14 percent of the economy before the war.

The historic city of Aleppo, once a leading draw, is divided between government and rebel forces. Sites like the Crusader castle of Crac des Chevaliers and the Roman ruins at Palmyra would be difficult if not impossible for any visitor to access.

Looting and shelling have destroyed many archaeological sites and museums housing thousands of years worth of treasures from the Assyrian, Byzantine, Umayyad and Ottoman empires.

Yazigi nevertheless said some projects in the industry could move forward. He pointed to the Mediterranean coast - a stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad's government - and places like Swaida in the south, where he said construction continued "day and night."

"Even in some of the hot areas, there are some projects which could take off quickly," Yazigi said.

The war has forced millions to flee their homes. Air strikes, shelling, executions, suicide attacks and gun battles regularly claim over 200 lives a day. Assad's government has lost control over swathes of territory, especially in the north and desert east, but striven to project an air of normality in areas under its control.

Yazigi said recent gains by the Syrian army - the government has scored several victories against rebels around Damascus and along the Lebanese border over the last month and a half - gave more grounds for optimism.

He said there were plans to renovate churches and mosques in the ancient Christian town of Maaloula north of Damascus, which government forces recaptured this month after it changed hands several times.

"There are companies around the world that have started to realize the importance of reconstruction and the opportunities available in Syria," he said.

(Reporting by Kinda Makieh and Firas Makdesi; Writing by Alexander Dziadosz in Beirut)

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Iraqi helicopters hit jihadist convoy in Syria: ministry
April 27, 2014 12:27 PM (Last updated: April 27, 2014 01:12 PM)
Agence France Presse
Fighters of al-Qaeda linked Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria carry their weapons during a parade at the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, near the border with Turkey January 2, 2014. REUTERS/Yaser Al-Khodor
Fighters of al-Qaeda linked Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria carry their weapons during a parade at the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, near the border with Turkey January 2, 2014. REUTERS/Yaser Al-Khodor
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BAGHDAD: Iraqi army helicopters attacked a jihadist convoy inside eastern Syria on Sunday as it tried to approach the border, killing at least eight people, an interior ministry spokesman said.

"The army struck eight tanker trucks in Wadi Suwab inside Syrian territory as they were trying to enter Iraqi territory to provide the (jihadist) Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) with fuel," Brigadier General Saad Maan said.

It was the first time Iraq's military has said it carried out an attack in Syria, and Maan said "there was no coordination with the Syrian regime" over the strike.

"Our responsibility now is to protect our border and to protect the border from the other side, because there is no protection from the other side," Maan said.

ISIS emerged in Iraq in the wake of the US-led invasion in 2003, and later appeared in Syria during the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.

The brutal methods its fighters used in Syrian areas under their control turned other opposition groups against them, and they were pushed back by other rebel groups into their stronghold in northeastern Syria, where they still hold territory.

The vehicles were travelling to the western Iraqi border province of Anbar, where ISIS has been battling Iraqi security forces and controls the city of Fallujah.

The group has also launched bombings in the capital Baghdad, including an attack on a Shiite political rally on Friday that killed 36 people.

Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.(...)y.ashx#ixzz3058ycxHm
(The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)

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Op zondag 27 april 2014 22:56 schreef Peunage het volgende:
Dit zou bij Aleppo zijn. Hezbollah en Syrisch leger maken zich klaar voor het gevecht;

أرتال ضخمة من الجيش السوري وحزب الله تحتشد علي مداخل حلب 25 4 2014

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Op maandag 28 april 2014 10:51 schreef Slayage het volgende:

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leuke deuntje!