Tag: Bashar al-Assad
F-16 deal dependent on Turkey’s support for NATO expansion, Syria
Washington – Turkey’s request for F-16 fighter jets from the US and the possibility of another Turkish military operation in northern Syria are expected to top the agenda during talks in Washington when Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meets with Foreign Minister Antony Blinken on Wednesday. Analysts say any F-16 deal would be tied to […]
Turkey signals a possible rapprochement with Syria
Washington – Recently, there have been signs of reconciliation between Turkey and Syria, which have been at loggerheads for more than a decade as Ankara backed Syrian rebel forces fighting Damascus. The pro-government daily Hurriyet reported on September 16 that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had expressed a desire to meet his Syrian counterpart, Bashar […]
Putin’s Syrian tactics are now being used against Ukraine
In Ukraine, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators have repeatedly agreed to open so-called humanitarian corridors so that civilians can leave besieged cities such as Mariupol where the fighting has been intense. But Ukrainian leaders have claimed that the Russian military has shelled these corridors and killed people on the run. Using temporary ceasefires to allow civilians […]
That is why Putin needs Syrian mercenaries
Russian TV has shown clips of Syrian fighters in camouflage clothing and weapons. They stand in front of banners with pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The Russian Defense Minister has claimed that 16,000 volunteers from the Middle East have already signed up. Sources interviewed by P1’s Middle East podcast […]
Right now: Latest news about the war in Ukraine
Last week, Russia’s defense minister announced that 16,000 volunteers from the Middle East had signed up to fight with Russian forces in Ukraine. Many come from Syria, where Russia has assisted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in the civil war. Hear Ekot’s foreign reporter Katja Magnusson about why Russia wants to recruit Syrian soldiers and what […]
This is how Putin’s war machine has practiced sharply in Syria
In recent years, Russian fighter jets and soldiers have taken part in the war in Syria – and received military training in sharp combat. Russia has repeatedly been accused of bombing civilian targets such as hospitals and schools, something Russia denies despite human rights organizations providing evidence that hospitals were attacked. Today, Russia has an […]
FACTS: Russian mercenaries are involved in conflicts around the world
Read more about the Wagner group here: * The Wagner group is described as a network of Russian mercenaries. * There are various theories as to where the group’s name comes from. Some believe that the leader of the group is known by the name Wagner. However, there is very sparse information about who is […]
Minister: Only Syrians without danger will have their residence permit revoked
The law, which makes it possible to revoke the residence permit, was passed during the refugee crisis in 2015. Authorities have assessed that several areas around Syria’s capital, Damascus, are now safe enough for refugees to return home. And therefore, Syrians from these areas get their residence permit revoked. – If you do not need […]
The Prime Minister calls it obvious and logical that Syrians should go home
Denmark has assessed that several areas around the Syrian capital are now safe enough for refugees to return home. And that is why Syrians from these areas have their residence permits revoked. On Tuesday, the chairman of the Danish People’s Party, Kristian Thulesen Dahl, asks if she agrees that refugees should be sent back if […]
A life of martyrs and Islam
Hassan Nasrallah has been at the forefront of the last 30 years of wars and political upheavals in Lebanon. Longer time than most other leaders in the area. And that even though Nasrallah only turns 60 on August 31st. He has been the leader of the militant Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah (Party of God) since […]
