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Russia, Turkey, Iran to continue joint effort to combat terrorists in Syria
[AlMasdar] The sides issued a joint statement after the 15th international meeting on Syria in the Astana format

Russia, The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...Qatar's satrapy in Asia Minor...
, and Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
have agreed to continue cooperation aimed at eliminating murderous Moslems of the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 and 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 .. ...
 Front groups (outlawed in Russia) in Syria.

In their joint statement after the 15th international meeting on Syria in the Astana format, the sides "reiterated their determination to combat terrorism in all forms and manifestations and stand against separatist agendas aimed at undermining the illusory sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria as well as threatening the national security of neighboring countries."

The sides also agreed to continue cooperation in order to ultimately eliminate DAESH/ISIS (formerly known as the Islamic State — TASS), al-Nusra Front, and all other individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities associated with al-Qaeda (outlawed in Russia — TASS) or DAESH/ISIS, and other terrorist groups, as designated by the UN Security Council, while ensuring the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure in accordance with international humanitarian law."

Russia, Turkey, and Iran expressed concern with the increasing hostilities against civilians in various parts of Syria. The sides "reviewed in detail the situation in the Idlib de-escalation area and highlighted the necessity to maintain calm on the ground by fully implementing all agreements on Idlib."

The three countries expressed serious concern with the increased presence and terrorist activity of Hayat Tahrir al·Sham (outlawed in Russia) and other affiliated terrorist groups as "designated by the UN Security Council that pose threat to civilians inside and outside the Idlib de-escalation area."

Idlib is the only Syrian region, which is mainly under the control of gangs of Syria’s opposition and al-Nusra Front. A northern de-escalation zone was set up in Idlib in 2017 to give shelter to bandidos Death Eaters from other Syrian regions who had refused to surrender arms.

The 15th international meeting on Syria in the Astana format (Russia, Turkey, and Iran) is held in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi on February 16-17. The previous round of Astana talks took place in Nur-Sultan in December 2019.
Posted by: trailing wife 2021-02-20
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