Pope appeals to Syria's Assad to respect humanitarian law, let aid in
Pope Francis waves as he leads the Angelus prayer in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican December 8, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi Acquire Licensing Rights VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis appealed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a personal letter to ensure that international humanitarian law is respected so that civilians are protected and aid can get to them, the Vatican said on M
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‘Chlorine bombs dropped’ in Aleppo as fighting rages
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Obama's Former Middle East Adviser: We Should Have Bombed Assad
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'Almost 1,500 killed in chemical weapons attacks' in Syria
The vast majority of the documented attacks and the ensuing civilian casualties were perpetrated by the government of Bashar al-Assad, it says. “In response to chemical attacks in Syria, the international community sends us more antidotes,” Mohammed Tennari, a doctor in the rebel-held province of Idlib, is quoted as saying in the report. “This means that the world knows that chemical weapons will
Israel says Syrian government used chemical weapons during truce
Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 14, 2016. REUTERS/Michael Dalder JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Tuesday that Syrian government forces have used chemical weapons against civilians since the start of a ceasefire aimed at preparing the way for an end to the five-year civil war. The truce, sponsored by Russia and the Uni
Nanny who beheaded Russian girl cites revenge for Putin's Syria strikes
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A woman who brandished the severed head of a four-year-old girl in her care outside a Moscow metro station has said she beheaded the child to avenge Muslims killed in the Kremlin’s campaign of air strikes in Syria. In video posted online on Thursday and circulated by several prominent bloggers, 38-year-old Gulchekhra Bobokulova from Muslim-majority Uzbekistan gave her first deta
「シリア内戦は、もはやアサド大統領の勝利に終わりつつある」…Conflictwatcherさんがフォーリン・アフェアーズの記事を紹介
Conflictwatcher@日米往復生活 @Conflictwatcher 昨日はベッドから動けなかったので1/25のForeign affairs記事「シリアで勝利しつつあるアサド大統領」を訳してみた。 体調不良時の訳なのでいつもよりさらにQuality低いが、何かに役立つかもしれんからメモとして残しておく。では連レスいってみよう。 2016-02-19 09:00:27 Conflictwatcher@日米往復生活 @Conflictwatcher シリア内戦ではアサドの勝利が近づきつつある。ロシア介入が、戦況を劇的に変えたのだ。米国務長官ケリーや国連はアサドが反政府軍と和平交渉を行い、将来的には彼らにも権力を与えるよう求めるかもしれない。だがアサドはもう、そのような要求は受け入れないだろう。アサドの代理人は「アサドは続 2016-02-19 09:07:55 Conflictwa
シリアのアサドは「人間界を旅した二代目魔王の俺が異世界に戻って内政チートの改革をしようと思ったけど、できずに操り人形になっちゃたよ」（ラノベ風）という説がある（信憑性は低い？） - INVISIBLE Dojo. ーQUIET & COLORFUL PLACE-
この前 「シリアのアサド大統領」って、もう.. http://anond.hatelabo.jp/20151123230548 「シリアのアサド大統領」って、もう自分が物心ついたころからニュースで流れているフレーズで、 それにしても長い間独裁政権が続いているもんだなあと思ったら、 いつの間にか息子が後を継いでいたことをしって、ちょっとびびった。 （後略） これへの当方のブクマ 今の2代目は死んだ兄がいて、自分は自由な英国で眼科医をやってて後を継ぐ気なかったが急遽呼び戻されたリアルゴッドファーザー。就任当初は民主化に進むのでは、と言われたりしたが…その後は複雑すぎて書ききれぬ 3年前…この戦争も長いね…あくまでも「一説」として書いたことがある。 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/gryphon/20120404/p3 「アサド大統領（息子）本人はリベラルだが、お飾りで軍部や旧体制に
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