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As #Syria fatigue sets in & concerns over refugee flows increase, some states within the #EU have begun pushing hard for a softer stance towards #Assad's regime -- some are even engaging.
The #EU itself may not change its policy, but actions by member states could pull it apart.
The #EU itself may not change its policy, but actions by member states could pull it apart.
Concern within & between core #EU member states has risen markedly in recent months -- it's why I wrote this @ForeignPolicy piece.
Arguing that #Ukraine will deter internal #EU division on #Syria is not just wrong -- it's being proven inaccurate almost daily in #Brussels.
Arguing that #Ukraine will deter internal #EU division on #Syria is not just wrong -- it's being proven inaccurate almost daily in #Brussels.
@ForeignPolicy Again, the #EU is unlikely to change its long-established policy on #Syria anytime soon -- but actions taken by an increasingly long list of individual states is already beginning to undermine the credibility & practical value of the #EU's official position.
That's v. worrying.
That's v. worrying.
In providing cover for a regional energy deal via #Assad's #Syria, the #Biden admin has provided no "legal rationale" for avoiding #CaesarAct sanctions.
@SFRCdems & @HouseForeign should call the admin to testify & explain, or otherwise intervene.
fdd.org/analysis/2022/…
@SFRCdems & @HouseForeign should call the admin to testify & explain, or otherwise intervene.
fdd.org/analysis/2022/…
@SFRCdems @HouseForeign At the signing, #Lebanon's Energy Minister was caught on 'hot mic,' telling #Assad's Minister:
"I tell the US Ambassador she's my best friend; she could kill this deal.'
['Sure, sure,' in reply.]
'I say this laughing [to you] but I want to cry.'
"I tell the US Ambassador she's my best friend; she could kill this deal.'
['Sure, sure,' in reply.]
'I say this laughing [to you] but I want to cry.'
@SFRCdems @HouseForeign What #Lebanon's Energy Minister was saying, was he's played U.S. Amb. Shea along, but in truth, his true allegiance is with #Assad's regime & its interests.
Even when faced with such bold [& embarassing] reality, some still appear totally blinkered:
Even when faced with such bold [& embarassing] reality, some still appear totally blinkered:
USA meddelar att ytterligare namn har påförts sanktionslistan i enlighet med #CaesarAct:
- Hafez Bashar Assad, Assads äldsta son (uppkallad efter farfadern, den förra diktatorn av Syrien), född 2001.
- Wazssim Qattan, affärsman.
#Syrien
- Hafez Bashar Assad, Assads äldsta son (uppkallad efter farfadern, den förra diktatorn av Syrien), född 2001.
- Wazssim Qattan, affärsman.
#Syrien
Nu har jag gått igenom listan som omfattas av de senaste sanktionerna. Utöver de två ovan handlar det om kusin till Assad samt tillgångar till Wassim Qattan. En märklig egendom är Hotel Al-Jalaa (främst syriska försvarsmakten bor där) som revs redan 2018. Häng med lite, USA;)
Ok, efter lite mer grävande visade sig att affärsmannen Qattan hade vunnit uppdraget att bygga ett nytt hotell istället för den skabbiga som revs 2018.
Special Analysis
"In a world dominated by American exceptionalism and #neocolonialism, #hunger has become a weapon of #war."
by @VanessaBeeley
mintpressnews.com/as-syria-strug… #Syria #military #CaesarAct #sanctions #COVID19 #Covid_19 #Economic #RegimeChange #Syrian
"In a world dominated by American exceptionalism and #neocolonialism, #hunger has become a weapon of #war."
by @VanessaBeeley
mintpressnews.com/as-syria-strug… #Syria #military #CaesarAct #sanctions #COVID19 #Covid_19 #Economic #RegimeChange #Syrian
The Caesar #Syria Civilian Protection Act, also known as the #CaesarAct, is a #UnitedStates legislation that sanctions the #Syrian #government, including Syrian president Bashar al-#Assad, for alleged ##WarCrimes against the Syrian population.
#sanctions
#sanctions
"I was told of fires mysteriously ignited to the West of Sweida destroying food crops there."
Map showing all the crop-fires raging intermittently across #Syria. Credit | Ibrahim Mohammad
Map showing all the crop-fires raging intermittently across #Syria. Credit | Ibrahim Mohammad
Press release
Syrian Opposition Coalition - Syria
Department of Media and Communications
July 08, 2020
Russian-Chinese Veto is Political Terrorism & Major Crime against Syrian Civilians
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#Syria #Russia
Syrian Opposition Coalition - Syria
Department of Media and Communications
July 08, 2020
Russian-Chinese Veto is Political Terrorism & Major Crime against Syrian Civilians
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#Syria #Russia
#Russia and #China’s use of their veto power on the #UNSC to block a joint #German-#Belgian draft resolution on extending the delivery of #UN relief aid to #Syria through border crossings outside the Assad regime's control constitutes a major crime against millions of Syrian
The Russian-Chinese stance represents organized political terrorism that has been ongoing at the UNSC for several years. Active Council members and major permanent members are overseeing and participating in committing crimes against humanity and war crimes and covering them up.
A lot has changed in #Idlib/NW #Syria in recent days & much of the focus has been on hour-by-hour developments & less has been said on what it all means going forward.
Here's a lengthy thread laying out some of my thinking.
Here's a lengthy thread laying out some of my thinking.
In 85 days, ~1 million people have fled their homes in #Idlib, #Syria.
60% are kids & 20% women.
They're now homeless, hemmed onto a shut #Turkey border. There are no tents left & little food. Kids are freezing to death.
Where the Hell is the world's attention? WAKE UP.
60% are kids & 20% women.
They're now homeless, hemmed onto a shut #Turkey border. There are no tents left & little food. Kids are freezing to death.
Where the Hell is the world's attention? WAKE UP.
