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Jihadists crack down on Idlib civilians as battles looms, Russia warns of provocation
 [ALMASDARNEWS] As the battle for the jihadi-controlled Idlib draws near, jihadists continue to arrest more civilians for promoting reconciliations with the Syrian government.Up to 30 people were nabbed Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! in the towns of Barisah, Tall Sheih, Halbeh, tall sheikh and Maasran for allegedly communicating with the Syrian authorities. The security campaign is launched across the province and led by the National Liberation Front; a newly-formed alliance of jihadi groups established to counter the Syrian Army attack. Russian FM says chemical weapon provocation in Idlib aimed to prevent removal of terrorists [ALMASDARNEWS] The planned chemical weapon provocation in the Syrian province of Idlib is aimed at maintaining the presence of The Russian FM, who met his Saudi counterpart, Adel al-Jubeir in Moscow on Wednesday, compared the terrorist presence in the province with an "abscess" that should be swiftly removed. "Idlib is now the last remaining hotbed of the terrorists, who try to speculate on the area’s status of de-escalation zone; try using the population as a human shield and try repressing the gangs that are ready for talks with the government," he said. The Minister also noted that the overall goal in Washington with regard to war-ravaged Syria, was not really helping the country, but to push for regime change. "It’s not the first time the US ‐ no matter the administration ‐ has prioritized the task of changing dissident regimes above the common goals of eradicating terrorism and extremism. It happened in Iraq and Libya. Now they’re trying to do the same in Syria. To phrase it more correctly ‐ they tried to do it in Syria, but failed," Lavrov said. The chemical attack issue and "the threats that are put forward against the Syrian government, are used with the sole purpose of preventing the expulsion of the In this case, the Trump administration is simply following the policies of Barack Obama I am the change that you seek... , under whom "the Americans tried to use all means possible to shelter Jabhat al-Nusra ...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli al-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ... , with hope of using it in the fight against, what they call, the regime," he added. Posted by: Fred 2018-08-30 |
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