Moscow: The US Interprets Geneva Statement Unilaterally to Support Syrian Opposition

Source : SANA

MOSCOW, (SANA)- Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman criticized the public statements made by U.S. officials in support of the Syrian opposition, saying the US support to the opposition indicates one- sided interpretation of Geneva Statement.

"The public statements of the U.S. administration representatives that are supportive of the 'The Syrian Coalition' and the Syrian opposition conclusively indicate a one-sided interpretation of Geneva Statement," said Alexander Lukashevich in a comment published on the Ministry's website on Tuesday.

"This makes it more difficult to find means to end the confrontation in Syria soon and shift the conflict into the course of a comprehensive Syrian national dialogue," he added.

Lukashevich referred to "new inappropriate statements" made by the US State Department spokesperson, Victoria Nuland, in a press conference on Monday on what she said are "interpretations" of the Geneva Statement terms.

The Russian diplomat stressed that the Geneva understandings are "a consensus text" that leaves no room for any "interpretations" or personal explanations.

Lukashevich reiterated Russia's efforts, in its contacts with the Syrian government, the opposition and influential countries including the US, to implement what was agreed upon in Geneva with no intention to look for new interpretations.

He affirmed that the Geneva Statement, adopted last summer by all essential external players including the US, clearly proposed the mission to move the conflict in Syria to a peaceful course through negotiations between the government and opposition.

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Instructors from US special forces train armed rebels in Syria - Sana

Source : Voice of Russia

Instructors from US special forces are training armed opposition groups that are fighting against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s state-run news agency Sana reported on Sunday.

The US commandos are training rebels from the so-called Free Syrian Army in camps located on the territory of Jordan, according to Sana.

The training program started in late 2012 in a base located on a private territory in the northern suburbs of the Jordanian capital of Amman. Apart from the US instructors, the Syrian militants are also receiving training from French and British commandos, Sana reported.

The US military also make raids into Syria from Jordan and Lebanon for reconnaissance purposes and for preparing terrorist operations in support of Syrian rebels, Sana reported, referring to the French newspaper Figaro.

In an interview with The Sunday Times, Assad accused the British government of arming and supporting terrorists in Syria. He also said he had doubts that Europe really wanted peace in Syria.

The Syria events will have disastrous consequences for the entire Middle East, Assad warned.

Syria has been locked in an increasingly bloody civil war since demonstrations broke out against President Assad in March 2011. According to UN estimates, at least 70,000 people have been killed in the conflict.

Western states have been calling for Assad to step down. However, Russia and Iran insist that President Assad's exit cannot be a precondition for a deal to resolve the country’s crisis.

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Israel gets involved in Syria conflict

Source : Voice of Russia

Israel informed the USA in advance of the preparations for an attack on Syria. A relevant statement was made by “The New York Times” with a reference to U.S. officials. For its part, “The Washington Post”, citing sources in the Syrian opposition, said that a centre for the development of chemical weapons had been bombed. Of interest here is the fact that other sources in the Syrian opposition have claimed credit for the above-mentioned attack, accusing the authorities of disinformation. There is also one more version saying that it was a convoy near the Syrian-Lebanese border, not the research centre, that came under attack. This convoy, allegedly, was supplying the Hezbollah militants in Lebanon with arms.

This was the first but not the last strike on Syria an expert with the Institute of Oriental Studies, Vladimir Sotnikov, says.

"From time to time the Israelis will deliver strikes on the targets or forces involved in the conflict in Syria. It will be Islamist units or troops loyal to Bashar al-Assad. I believe that as the crisis in Syria continues worsening Israel may broaden its participation in such strikes. Israel is afraid that the Islamists fighting in Syria will unite with similar groups in Syria, as well as with the HAMAS and Hezbollah groups. The latter are Israel’s traditional enemies. To find itself in such encirclement is a horrible dream for Israel."

Outside interference in the conflict in Syria is strengthening. Israel hit Syria immediately after 6 Patriot missile air defence systems were deployed in Turkey on its border with Syria. Expert with the Institute of Strategic Assessments and Analysis Sergei Demidenko says.

"There is no doubt that all this may finally lead to a grandiose chaos in the Middle East. Syria is the heart of the Arab world. Thus, the worse the situation in Syria is the worse it is for the region at large. In case of a chaos the situation in Syria will become uncontrollable, and neither international forces nor any means would be of help there. Then this chaos will spread to Lebanon and Central Iraq, and what will emerge will be a gigantic hotbed of instability and an enclave of terrorism the world will have to fight against in the future."

The work is being done in Moscow to check the information about the air raid of the Israeli air forces on Syria. This came in a statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry. Should this be true, this will be regarded as a gross violation of the UN Charter. In this case this will mean an attack on the targets in a sovereign state that was not triggered. This is inadmissible whatever the motives are, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said.

President Assad Orders Commanders to Target Israel, US Interests "If Assassinated"

Source : Fars News Agency

TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has ordered his army commanders to target Israel and the US interests in the Middle East region in case he is assassinated by the terrorists, informed sources said on Monday.

President Assad's remarks came after he attended several meetings with his senior commanders, and discussed the country's security situation with them, the Algerian Al-Shorouq Oline newspaper quoted informed sources close to the Syrian government as saying on Monday.

In the meetings presided by President Assad, Syria's top army commanders told him that "the foreign hostile states will strive to assassinate him instead of launching a military attack on Syria".

According to the report, a Persian translation of which was released by the Iranian students news agency, the Syrian army commanders have told the President that the spy agencies of certain western states and Syria's neighboring countries have smuggled hi-tech missiles into Syria to provide armed rebels and terrorist groups with a chance to target President Assad's likely residence.

In response, President Assad has ordered his military commanders to target Israel and the US positions in the region, specially in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, if the western states succeed in assassinating him.

Earlier this month, President Assad voiced his readiness for dialogue with the opposition and political parties in Syria. The Syrian leader also proposed general elections, adoption of a new constitution as well as a national reconciliation conference.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the country.

Hundreds of people, including members of the security forces, have been killed, when some protest rallies turned into armed clashes.

The government blames outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups for the deaths, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad.

In October 2011, calm was eventually restored in the Arab state after President Assad started a reform initiative in the country, but Israel, the US and its Arab allies are seeking hard to bring the country into chaos through any possible means. Tel Aviv, Washington and some Arab capitals have been staging various plots in the hope of increasing unrests in Syria.

The US daily, Washington Post, reported in May that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups battling the President Bashar al-Assad's government have received significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.

The newspaper, quoting opposition activists and US and foreign officials, reported that Obama administration officials emphasized the administration has expanded contacts with opposition military forces to provide the Persian Gulf nations with assessments of rebel credibility and command-and-control infrastructure.

According to the report, material is being stockpiled in Damascus, in Idlib near the Turkish border and in Zabadani on the Lebanese border.

Opposition activists who several months ago said the rebels were running out of ammunition said in May that the flow of weapons - most bought on the black market in neighboring countries or from elements of the Syrian military in the past - has significantly increased after a decision by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Persian Gulf states to provide millions of dollars in funding each month.

Syria Accuses Brahimi of ’Flagrant Bias’ ahead of Geneva Talks

Source : http://www.almanar.com

Damascus accused the international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi of being biased, as the Algerian Diplomat was readying for a second round of talks in Geneva aiming at ending the Syrian crisis.

In a statement the foreign ministry said it was very surprised by Brahimi’s comments, which showed “he is flagrantly biased for those who are conspiring against Syria and its people.”

"We had expected Brahimi to read and analyze the contents of (Assad's proposed) political initiative which is the only exit to the Syrian crisis," the ministry said.

However, it noted it was nevertheless still willing to work with him to find a political solution to the crisis. The statement was the strongest criticism of Brahimi since he took over from veteran diplomat Kofi Annan who stepped down months ago.

In a BBC interview, Brahimi called for “real, not cosmetic change” in Syria and accused President Basahr al-Assad of “resisting the aspirations of his people.” "The time of reforms granted magnanimously from above is past," Brahimi said in the interview.

In a speech on Sunday, Assad drew the map of a proposed solution to the crisis in Syria that included a national reconciliation conference, a new government and constitution. However, he demanded regional and Western countries stop funding and arming terrorists first.

Meanwhile, a new round of talks to end the ongoing turmoil in Syria is to take place today in Geneva between Brahimi and envoys from US and Russia.

Russia's Middle East negotiator, Mikhail Bogdanov, announced on Wednesday that he would take art in talks with Brahimi and US Undersecretary of State William Burns.

Syria - Newsfeed|TopNews Oct. 11. 2012

Source : Breaking News Syria

Syrian foreign ministry declares a statement about detaining the Syrian airplane by Turkey

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Eight Syrians killed in bus ambush on Lebanon-Syria border

Source : Al Akhbar English

Gunmen attacked a bus transporting Syrian workers at the Lebanon border Thursday, killing eight passengers and wounding another eight, Syrian state television said.

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Syrian politician killed in Aleppo

Source : Trend.Az

Gunmen killed a member of the Syrian parliament in the northern province of Aleppo on Thursday, activists in the area said, reported dpa.

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Syria stops purchase of electricity from Turkey

Source : Xinhua.news

ANKARA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Syria has stopped purchasing electricity from Turkey, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz told reporters on Thursday

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U.S. military taskforce active near Syria

Source : Tehran Times

The United States military has secretly sent a task force of more than 150 planners and other specialists to Jordan to help the armed forces there

Fars News Agency :: Syrian Army Reinforces Positions along Borders with Lebanon

Syrian Army Reinforces Positions along Borders with Lebanon

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army reinforced its positions along its borders with Lebanon after recent clashes with a number of terrorist groups there.

The Syrian army dispatched armored vehicles to al-Dabusiyeh region along its border with Lebanon after it clashed with insurgents near Al-Ubudiyyah area, the Lebanese al-Manar television reported.

Despite efforts by the Lebanese army to prevent the flow of armed men and Western-made weapons into Syrian soil, they are still smuggled into Syria.

The Syrian army has stationed forces along its borderline with Lebanon and it has to confront the rebels trespassing the borders everyday.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the country.

Hundreds of people, including members of the security forces, have been killed, when some protest rallies turned into armed clashes.

The government blames outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups for the deaths, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad.

In October 2011, calm was eventually restored in the Arab state after President Assad started a reform initiative in the country, but Israel, the US and its Arab allies are seeking hard to bring the country into chaos through any possible means. Tel Aviv, Washington and some Arab capitals have been staging various plots in the hope of increasing unrests in Syria.

The US daily, Washington Post, reported in May that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups battling the President Bashar al-Assad's government have received significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.

The newspaper, quoting opposition activists and US and foreign officials, reported that Obama administration officials emphasized the administration has expanded contacts with opposition military forces to provide the Persian Gulf nations with assessments of rebel credibility and command-and-control infrastructure.

According to the report, material is being stockpiled in Damascus, in Idlib near the Turkish border and in Zabadani on the Lebanese border.

Opposition activists who several months ago said the rebels were running out of ammunition said in May that the flow of weapons - most bought on the black market in neighboring countries or from elements of the Syrian military in the past - has significantly increased after a decision by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Persian Gulf states to provide millions of dollars in funding each month.