[Centraal] Crisis in Syrië #255 Idlib onder vuur

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More aid supplies were delivered Thursday in the terrorists-besieged Yarmouk Camp neighborhood in southern Damascus.
251 food packages, containing bread, sugar, and food supplements, were distributed to the residents, while 31 patients were evacuated from the neighborhood and taken to hospitals in Damascus city.
The distribution was carried out by the General Authority for Palestine Arab Refugees (GAPAR) and
the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) with the full support
and help of the Syrian government.
Director-General of GAPAR Ali Mustafa told SANA that the food packages were distributed at sites
in Palestine Street near Yarmouk Municipality and in Nisreen Street in al-Tadamon neighborhood.
He noted that 5054 food packages have been distributed since aid distribution was resumed on
March 5th, 2015.
A total of 61084 food packages and 11618 health packages have been distributed in the neighborhood
since January 30th, 2014.
The number of people evacuated for treatment since January 2014 has amounted to 4804.

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The alliance of 60 countries declaring plans to finish off the Islamic State is not serious, Syrian President Bashar Assad told Russian media. Some of its members would prefer to retain the terrorist force to blackmail different countries, he said.

The rate of airstrikes conducted by the anti-ISIS coalition member states, some of which are “rich and advanced,” is only about 10 raids a day on the territory of both Syria and Iraq, Assad said in an interview published Friday.

“The Syrian Air Force, which is very small in comparison to this coalition, conducts in a single day many times the number of the airstrikes conducted by a coalition which includes 60 countries,” Assad said.

“This doesn’t make sense. This shows the lack of seriousness,” said Syria’s president. “They don’t want to get rid of ISIS completely.”

“There is no serious effort to fight terrorism, and what is being achieved by the Syrian forces on the ground equals in one day what is being achieved by these states in weeks,” Assad said. “An anti-terrorist coalition cannot consist of countries which are themselves supporters of terrorism.”

‘Peacekeepers in Syria would mean recognition of Islamic State’
Moreover, he warned that the decision to send peacekeepers into Syria is unacceptable and could have dangerous consequences. If implemented, the move would mean recognizing Islamic State.

“The peacekeeping force is usually based between countries at war with each other. And when someone talks about sending peacekeepers to deal with IS, that acknowledges IS as a state. Such rhetoric is unacceptable and dangerous,” Assad said.

The Syrian president said the West does not have a political solution to the crisis in Syria, claiming it is only interested in destroying the government.

“They want to turn us into puppets. I do not think that the West has a political solution. It does not want one. When I say the West, I am primarily referring to the US, France, the UK. Other countries are secondary.”

To put an end to the ongoing armed conflict in Syria between the government troops and international militants, such countries as Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and some European countries should stop arming the terrorists, the Syrian president said.

‘Syria not in contact with US’
The Syrian president told Russian journalists that Damascus has no direct contact with the US and is not involved in any discussions.

“Certain ideas get passed down through third parties, but that cannot be considered as serious dialogue,” Assad said, adding that the only option for his country is to wait for American policies to change.

According to the leader’s point of view, there are two political camps in the US – a peace-leaning one and a more radical, aggressive one. The former is “a minority,” while the latter calls all the shots in foreign policy.

The warmongers in the second camp fully support aggressive ideas such as direct US military involvement in Syria and Iraq, as well as sending weapons to Ukraine.

“There is a connection between the Syrian crisis and what is happening in Ukraine. Firstly, because both countries are important for Russia. Secondly, because there is a goal in both cases to weaken Russia and create puppet states,” Assad told Russian reporters.

Syria welcomes Russian naval base expansion’
When asked about the Russian naval facility in the Syrian port of Tartus, Assad said that his government would support the idea of reviving and expanding it into a military base, should Moscow seek such an option.

“We welcome the expansion of Russian presence in [the] eastern Mediterranean, especially near our shores and in our ports,” he said.

The naval facility in Tartus was constructed during the Soviet era and was mainly used for repairing and resupplying Russian warships in the Mediterranean. Once the Syrian crisis escalated, all Russian military personnel were withdrawn from the facility.

Assad stressed that Russia’s presence provided a certain sense of balance in the region. He added that in the past, the more visible Moscow’s influence was in the region, the more stable the area became.

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One day after capturing the city of Busra Al-Sham in southern Dara’a, the Free Syrian Army’s “Southern Front Brigades” issued a statement to win over the Druze of the As-Sweida Governorate; however, this message was rebuffed by the Durzi religious and community leaders on Thursday.

The three Sheikh Al-‘Aqls (Druze religious leaders), including Sheikh Hussein Al-Jarboua (considered highest spiritual leader) of Sweida City and Hammoud Al-Hinnawi of Sahwat Al-Balata, have reject the Islamist peace offering and reaffirmed their support for the Syrian Arab Army.

In the letter issued by the lead Mashaykh, the people of As-Sweida will not accept any agreement with an armed insurgency that seeks to combat the state government and the Syrian Arab Army.

Syrian Opposition activists have attempted to propagate the narrative that there is discontent among the people of As-Sweida – particularly, the Druze – however, these stories are often falsified or hyperbolized.

The Syrian Druze have a long history of serving in the Syrian Armed Forces – in fact, one of the highest ranking and most popular Generals in the Syrian Arab Army is Brigadier General Issam Zahreddine (from Tarba in Jabal Al-‘Arab) of the 104th Airborne Brigade of the Republican Guard (Harss Al-Jamhouri).

General Zahreddine’s grandfather reached the second highest rank in the SAA, as he became Chief of Staff in 1966; three years after the Ba’ath Party took control of the Syrian Government.

As-Sweida is not only protected by the SAA, there is also the civilian militias which make up a large part of the resistance contingents: National Defense Forces (NDF) and Jaysh Al-Muwahiddeen.

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sayed_ridha twitterde op donderdag 26-03-2015 om 19:14:40 #Syria-n Resistance in #Latakia in support of #Houthis #Yemen #OpDecisiveStorm http://t.co/zTMAzFIRpG reageer retweet

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One day after capturing the city of Busra Al-Sham in southern Dara’a, the Free Syrian Army’s “Southern Front Brigades” issued a statement to win over the Druze of the As-Sweida Governorate; however, this message was rebuffed by the Durzi religious and community leaders on Thursday.

The three Sheikh Al-‘Aqls (Druze religious leaders), including Sheikh Hussein Al-Jarboua (considered highest spiritual leader) of Sweida City and Hammoud Al-Hinnawi of Sahwat Al-Balata, have reject the Islamist peace offering and reaffirmed their support for the Syrian Arab Army.

In the letter issued by the lead Mashaykh, the people of As-Sweida will not accept any agreement with an armed insurgency that seeks to combat the state government and the Syrian Arab Army.

Syrian Opposition activists have attempted to propagate the narrative that there is discontent among the people of As-Sweida – particularly, the Druze – however, these stories are often falsified or hyperbolized.

The Syrian Druze have a long history of serving in the Syrian Armed Forces – in fact, one of the highest ranking and most popular Generals in the Syrian Arab Army is Brigadier General Issam Zahreddine (from Tarba in Jabal Al-‘Arab) of the 104th Airborne Brigade of the Republican Guard (Harss Al-Jamhouri).

General Zahreddine’s grandfather reached the second highest rank in the SAA, as he became Chief of Staff in 1966; three years after the Ba’ath Party took control of the Syrian Government.

As-Sweida is not only protected by the SAA, there is also the civilian militias which make up a large part of the resistance contingents: National Defense Forces (NDF) and Jaysh Al-Muwahiddeen.

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sayed_ridha twitterde op donderdag 26-03-2015 om 19:14:40 #Syria-n Resistance in #Latakia in support of #Houthis #Yemen #OpDecisiveStorm http://t.co/zTMAzFIRpG reageer retweet

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Op vrijdag 27 maart 2015 14:39 schreef reza1 het volgende:
Assad: Anti-ISIS coalition doesn’t want to get rid of Islamic State completely

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ahmadalissa twitterde op vrijdag 27-03-2015 om 16:13:52 This is #Syria not #Saudi Arabia: Bicycle rally in #Damascus today: Women leading. God Bless #Syria! http://t.co/0bMknSz8S4 reageer retweet

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Op vrijdag 27 maart 2015 11:16 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:
Ziet er niet best uit voor Idlib, al-Qaida lijkt aan de winnende hand.

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LeithAbouFadel twitterde op vrijdag 27-03-2015 om 17:12:48 When the Syrian Air Force drops bombs on Al-Qaeda, human rights "activists" cry "barrel bombs"- but when it comes to Yemen: "bomb the Shia!" reageer retweet

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moscow_ghost twitterde op vrijdag 27-03-2015 om 18:18:05 Rebels can only show one civilian 'welcoming' #Idlib's liberation.One old man. With armed men on both sides.#Syria http://t.co/cw9zg2hLtN reageer retweet

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Op vrijdag 27 maart 2015 15:45 schreef IPA35 het volgende:
Ergens zou ik het stiekem wel goed vinden als de baarden Suweida aanvallen. Dan dwingen ze de Druzen om te vechten. En iedereen zegt dat de Druzen de meest doorgedraaide krijgers van de regio zijn...

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Op vrijdag 27 maart 2015 19:17 schreef IPA35 het volgende:
Hoe lang zullen wij ons nog geketend laten houden door de linkse leugens? De neo-marxistische leugens?

De leugens dat alle mensen, alle culturen gelijkwaardig zijn? Het idee dat beschaving en barbarisme slechts relatieve zaken zijn? Dat wij niet mogen oordelen over anderen?

Hmmm?

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Op vrijdag 27 maart 2015 19:53 schreef reza1 het volgende:

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ahmadalissa twitterde op vrijdag 27-03-2015 om 16:13:52 This is #Syria not #Saudi Arabia: Bicycle rally in #Damascus today: Women leading. God Bless #Syria! http://t.co/0bMknSz8S4 reageer retweet

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Op vrijdag 27 maart 2015 20:03 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:

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Wou je dit nog ontkennen?

JAN neemt duidelijk het voortouw in deze.

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Op vrijdag 27 maart 2015 15:49 schreef Djibril het volgende:
Hoorde ooit van een turk dat Druzen ook Turken zijn.
Maar goed, hij dacht ook dat cola turka er eerder was dan coca cola.
Hij was wel een heel aardige jongen.

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Op vrijdag 27 maart 2015 20:11 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:

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Tjsa ik kan het moeilijk mooier maken dan het is. JAN overruled andere rebellengroepen.

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Op vrijdag 27 maart 2015 15:49 schreef Djibril het volgende:
Hoorde ooit van een turk dat Druzen ook Turken zijn.