Konflikten i Syrien

World Council of Arameans [Syriacs] har lagt till 5 nya foton.
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‪#‎Qamishli‬: ISIS behind bombings. dozens are wounded and 14 confirmed dead, 12 of them Arameans, 2 Kurds. Now the exodus from this formerly largely Aramean Christian region will accelerate again. Where is the conscience of the world? Why are (especially Western) world leaders still silent on what is really going on? Why are they still living in a state of denial?
These are the names of the victims, the first 12 are Arameans and the last two are Kurds: may God bless their innocent souls!

Russian FM: Resolving Syria Crisis Not Dependent on US Elections Outcome

Russia first wants to launch the political process for settling the crisis in Syria in January, and second, it wants the UN to select the delegation representing the opposition as to ensure it represents all sides, Lavrov said.

He stressed that the aforementioned resolution stated in very clear terms that there’s no place for terrorists at the negotiations table, and Russia questions some of the participants in recent meetings as they represent two terrorists organizations: Islam Army which targets Damascus and even the Russian Embassy with mortars, and Ahrar al-Sham, which is a direct offshoot of al-Qaeda.

Lavrov pointed out to the contradicting Western stances towards President Bashar al-Assad, noting that they considered him a fully legitimate president when it was about disposal of chemical weapons in Syria, but when it comes to the settlement of the crisis, the West turns around and insists that it won’t support the process unless there are guarantees that President al-Assad will have no role in the political process.

Solving crisis in Syria won’t be achieved except by Syrians’ will, Information Minister

In an interview with the Syrian TV on Wednesday, al-Zoubi affirmed the failure of the conspirators and supporters of terrorism in Syria to achieve their goals, asserting that they will not achieve them in the future due to the resilience of the Syrian state, people, army and leadership.
The Minister hailed the true and correct relations between Syria and its friends, mainly Russia and Iran.

He reiterated that Syria was honest and open to any initiative, proposal and view which lead to a political solution to the crisis in it.
Voicing Syria’s respect and commitment to all international resolutions, the Minister stressed that the UN Security Council resolution No. 2254 outlined some details and time limits for the political process in Syria.

The political process in Syria will be a Syrian-Syrian one under the leadership of Syria and we will not allow anyone to interfere in it as the UN resolution 2254, Geneva communique and Vienna statement all emphasized respecting Syria’s sovereignty and independence, the Minister underlined.

On the US-led coalition, al-Zoubi accused this coalition of not targeting the terrorist organizations directly, describing its operations as “cosmetic and propaganda surgeries”.

NATO reveals 70% of Syrians support Bashar al-Assad
The Anglo-American press reports on an internal NATO study (dated June 2013), which takes stock of Syrian public opinion [1].
The study shows that 70% of Syrians support President Bashar al-Assad, 20% adopt a neutral position and 10% support the "rebels."

... Assad received significant criticism from his Alawite base of support.This included remarks and symbolic gestures made by Douraid al-Assad, cousin of Bashar al-Assad, demanding the resignation of the Syrian Defence Minister, Fahd Jassem al-Freij, following the massacre by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant of hundreds of regime troops captured after the ISIL/ISIS victory at Tabqa Air base. This was shortly followed by Alawite protests in Homs demanding the resignation of the governor, and the dismissal of Assad's cousin Hafez Makhlouf from his security position leading to his subsequent exile to Belarus. Growing resentment towards Assad among Alawites is fuelled by the disproportionate number of soldiers killed in fighting hailing from Alawite areas, a sense that the Assad regime has abandoned them, as well as the failing economic situation exacerbated by government corruption. Figures close to the Assad regime have begun voicing concerns regarding the likelihood of its survival, with one stating in late 2014; "I don’t see the current situation as sustainable ... I think Damascus will collapse at some point."

After a 20 January 2015 interview with Foreign Affairs, the editor who conducted the interview, Jonathan Tepperman, told NPR that Assad "voiced untruths with confidence", and questioned "whether [Assad] is a spectacularly competent liar and this was all being done for domestic consumption, in which case he’s merely a sociopath, or he really believes what he’s saying. This is like Hitler in his bunker when the Russians were an hour outside Berlin". Tepperman further stated that he believed a political compromise with Assad was impossible, as Assad remains as "unrepentant and inflexible" as when the Syrian Civil War began and is convinced he is winning the war militarily while "seem[ing] to have no idea how badly the war is going".

Several members of the Assad family who were once considered untouchable have died in Latakia under unclear circumstances, raising questions about the Assad family's influence in the pro-government bastion. On 14 March 2015, an influential cousin of Bashar Assad and founder of the shabiha, Mohammed Toufic Assad, was assassinated with five bullets to the head in a dispute over influence in Qardaha. The village is the ancestral home of the Assad family, and the cousin had been previously injured in a dispute in 2012. In April 2015 Assad ordered the arrest of his cousin Munther al-Assad in Alzirah, Lattakia. It remains unclear whether Munther al-Assad's arrest was due to actual crimes or plotting against the regime. After a string of government defeats in northern and southern Syria, analysts noted growing government instability coupled with continued waning support for the Assad government among its core Alawite base of support, and that there were increasing reports of Assad relatives, Alawites, and business men fleeing Damascus for Latakia and foreign countries.