Turkey’s military shelled targets inside Syria for several hours Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning in response to the deadly mortar attack on a village along its south-east border, Damascus’s UN envoy confirmed Thursday, lauding the Syrian army’s “self-restraint” in the face of a Turkish offensive he said had injured two military officers. Syrian Ambassador [...]
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Post-Assad Syria Faces Major Challenges, Group Says
The Day After Project, a collection of Syrian opposition activists, today outlined challenges and solutions in a post-Assad Syria. The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) hosted the activists, who predicted that Assad’s government will ultimately fall. The group conceded more bloodshed after Assad’s removal due to revenge killings, as well as widespread looting and overall [...]
Turkey Strikes Syria After Shell Hits Border Town
The Turkish military shelled targets in Syria Wednesday after a Syrian mortar killed at least five civilians in the Turkish border town of Akcakale. “Our armed forces in the border region responded immediately to this abominable attack in line with their rules of engagement; targets were struck through artillery fire against places in Syria identified [...]
Ban Calls on UN Members to Stop Arming Syrian Regime, Rebels
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon Wednesday called on world leaders to stop weapon transfers to Assad government forces and rebel groups fighting in Syria, and urged the international community to renew efforts to find a diplomatic resolution to the crisis, which activists say has claimed more than 20 000 lives since last March. “Whoever [...]
Former Ambassador Remembers Chris Stevens, Forecasts Troubled Future For Afghanistan
Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker paid his respects to his fallen Foreign Service officers and outlined a difficult road ahead for Afghanistan during remarks before Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Monday. “My good friend and colleague and a friend of many of yours, along with three of his colleagues, recently returned from Libya to Andrews [...]
Obama Doubts Likelihood Of “Soft Landing” In Syria
During a rare appearance in the White House briefing room Monday, President Barack Obama said that the international community remains adamant that Assad should step down in Syria, but that the likelihood of a “soft landing” in the country is growing dim. [audio:http://trns.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012820softlandinginsyria.mp3]
UN Ends Syria Peacekeeping Mission
The Security Council Thursday officially announced it would be ending the UN peacekeeping mission to Syria and withdrawing its military observers from the country by August 19. Council members agreed to deploy the 300 person UN Supervision Mission to Syria back in April, but ongoing fighting pushed the mission to suspend patrols and regular operations [...]
UN Humanitarian Chief Meets with Assad Government Officials
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos arrived in Syria Tuesday for a three-day mission to assess conditions on the ground and discuss possible ways to strengthen international relief efforts. The United Nations top humanitarian official met with Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halk, Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, and Minister of State for National Reconciliation Ali Hayder, [...]
UN General Assembly Tries to Make Up for Security Council Deadlock on Syria
The UN General Assembly Friday overwhelmingly agreed to a Saudi drafted resolution calling on the Assad government to take first steps to end military operations and implement an inclusive political transition to end the 17 month crisis. The resolution received the support of 133 member states of the UN body, with 12 votes against and [...]
U.S. Writes Another Check To Syria
The White House announced today another $12 million in financial assistance to help Syrians that have been impacted by their country’s humanitarian crisis.
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