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fcastro2

Syrian Opposition Groups Wary Of Russia's Invitation To Moscow : NPR - 0 views

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  • U.N. envoy is pressing ahead on that front, while Russia tries to play peacemaker
    • fcastro2
      fcastro2 on 13 Feb 15
       
      U.N. continues to try to collaborate with both groups while Russia wants to be a "peacemaker."
  • Russia is inviting the parties to Moscow this month, but some opposition groups won't go to a country that has been backing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
    • fcastro2
      fcastro2 on 13 Feb 15
       
      Rebel groups in Syria do not trust the Russian government since they have been supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. 
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  • Syrian opposition figures have good reason to be skeptical of Moscow's diplomatic moves
  • they provide weapons and advice to the Assad regime and they have taken an approach of cherry-picking who they talk to and who the regime talks to
  • The U.S. is not pressuring the opposition groups it supports to go to Moscow. Instead it's suggesting they should think about it so that Russia can't blame the opposition for the diplomatic stalemate
    • fcastro2
      fcastro2 on 13 Feb 15
       
      U.S. is not pushing for the opposition groups to go to Moscow to talk peace but they feel they have nothing to lose if they do.
  • "If there are no guarantees as to the end state, that is, a movement towards a transitional government with full executive powers without Assad, then there is really no reason to go
  • meant to revive the peace process that started in Geneva in 2012
  • Russians aren't in a position to decide who will take part in future negotiations. And this has been the whole problem with their approach.
    • fcastro2
      fcastro2 on 13 Feb 15
       
      Russian strategy
  • He says the Russian job has always been to deliver the regime to the negotiating table, but the Syrian government only wants to talk about fighting terrorism, not discuss a political transition.
  • We are hoping, more than expecting, that it will be a success," he says.De Mistura describes Syria as the largest humanitarian crisis since World War II
  • They all agree that we need to do something to avoid that the Syrian conflict goes into a back burner and that movement towards some type of political solution should take place this year,"
  • He says that's because Assad thinks he's winning — and U.S. plans to train and equip 5,000 moderate rebels a year won't help level the playing field.
  • The rise of the self-proclaimed Islamic State and the U.S.-led airstrikes against that group in both Syria and Iraq now top the U.S. agenda.
  • war in Syria has been raging for nearly four years and it's been challenging for diplomats to get warring sides to agree on even temporary truces.
    • fcastro2
      fcastro2 on 13 Feb 15
       
      No guarantees as to what the alleged "peace talks" will provide from the opposition groups. 
  • fcastro2 on 13 Feb 15
     
    Russia is attempting to bring opposition groups and the Syrian government to Moscow in order to "talk peace." In the past, Russia has supported the Syrian President and because of this, opposition groups are wearing of these alleged "peace talks." 
cramos8

Yemen's Civil War Forges Alliance Between al-Qaeda and ISIS - 2 views

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  • cramos8 on 12 Apr 15
     
    Once again, ISIS and al-Qaeda are calling a truce to work together.
jherna2a

11.12.2015 Yemen Crisis News - YouTube - 1 views

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  • jherna2a on 03 Feb 16
     
    This video lists pieces of news revolving around Yemen on December 11, 2015. A week-long truce between warring factions in Yemen was declared to start on December 15, 2015 while peace talks were held in Switzerland. A leader of Blackwater, a mercenary group aiding Saudi Arabia, was killed a fight against Houthi fighters. Jaafar Mohammed Saad, the governor of Aden, was assassinated while travelling.
joepouttu

The Latest: UN makes 1st airdrops to IS-besieged Syria city - The Washington Post - 0 views

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UN Syria Aid

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  • joepouttu on 24 Feb 16
     
    This is a log of the events leading up to the Syrian peace talks. The most recent event was a UN airdrop with aid.
blantonjack

Syrian army gains in north and south; two rebel-held towns agree to cease-fire - 0 views

www.latimes.com/...wns-truces-20160209-story.html

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  • blantonjack on 10 Feb 16
     
    As the Syrian army pushes toward the Turkish border in the north, the government is also achieving major gains in strategic southern Syria near the Jordanian frontier. Aided by Russian airstrikes. Syrian officials have vowed to close off the Turkish and Jordanian borders, long crucial conduits
blantonjack

Syria: Assad casts doubt on ceasefire prospects - CNN.com - 2 views

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  • blantonjack on 17 Feb 16
     
    President Assad believes that there is no cease fire in sight for the civil war raging in Syria.He told a group in Damascus on Monday that "no one" was capable of bringing about the necessary circumstances for a planned truce to take effect later this week. But in his comments on the proposal, Assad seemed skeptical about whether a halt in the conflict was possible.
csherro2

Turkey's 'provocative' military actions could jeopardize Syria ceasefire - Russian mili... - 0 views

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  • csherro2 on 01 Mar 16
     
    Turkey's "provocative" military buildup on the border and shelling of the Syrian territory could thwart the truce and disrupt the peace process in the Arab Republic, said the head of the Russian ceasefire monitoring center Lt. Gen. Sergey Kuralenko.
joepouttu

Syria conflict: Peace talks delayed to let truce 'settle down' - BBC News - 0 views

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Syria UN Peace Ceasefire

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  • joepouttu on 02 Mar 16
     
    The UN has moved peace talks concerning Syria back to March 9th. This is to let the current cessation of hostilities settle down even more; there is a reduction in violence, but both sides of the conflict are still violating the cease fire.
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