The UN Security Council needs to introspect about the cost of its “actions and inactions” on Syria, India has said, emphasising that the powerful organ of the world body cannot afford to be “unmoved” on the urgent need to build consensus and work collectively to end the sufferings of the people in the war-torn country.
This week marks the tenth anniversary of the Syrian civil war. Ambassador Rajendra M. Abhyankar,
Fejzulai, a dual Austrian and Macedonian national, was convicted of a terror offence in April last year for trying to travel to Syria.
Turkey wields influence as it funded, trained and allowed the rebel force known as the Syrian National Army to enter Syria from Turkey, panelist Hanny Megally said.
While Turkey professes support and solidarity with people in distant lands, it finds no contradiction in denying as basic a right as water to people in the lands it occupies.
Constitutional reform talks between Syria’s Government and opposition leaders are due next week in Geneva
Officials described it as the largest-ever seizure of digital currency funds related to terrorism.
The top U.S. commander for the Middle East is warning that elements of the Islamic State group are working to rebuild in western Syria, where the U.S. has little visibility or presence.
Sanctions against Syria could also provide Moscow with new tools for expanding its presence in Syria. The Syrian settlement could also become an area for selective engagement between Russia and the EU.
Yezidis are no stranger to persecution, counting 74 genocides against them throughout their history in the Middle East. Now, Turkish forces and their proxies are pushing the last of what was once a community of tens of thousands of Yezidis out of Syria.