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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** Tens of thousands fleeing Syrian bombs trapped at closed Jordan border
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Area of Daraa after Syrian bombing (Sky News)
Daraa province in southwestern Syria is facing a new humanitarian
crisis as the regime of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad steps up
ground attacks, backed up by airstrikes from Russian warplanes.
Following the usual pattern, al-Assad treats all the people in the
region, including ordinary civilians, women and children, as
"terrorists," and uses that as a justification for genocide and ethnic
cleansing. The attack on Daraa has just begun in the last week, and
is targeting 750,000 people in Daraa.
Already, 45,000 people had been forced to leave their homes and flee.
Last week, it was reported that tens of thousands fled into Jordan to
escape the violence. However, reports in the last few days indicate
that Jordan has closed its border, and the Daraa residents are trapped
inside Syria as regime forces and Russian warplanes close in.
When Jordan closed the border in 2014, it led to a humanitarian crisis
as some 60,000 people were forced into a lawless ad-hoc camp,
inaccessible to any medical or humanitarian aid and controlled by
exploitative criminal gangs.
Amnesty International has warned Jordan of the "dire consequences"
that resulted from the previous closure of the border and said tens of
thousands were still stranded in "deplorable" conditions. A spokesman
said that Jordan has a duty to open the border:
<QUOTE>"Jordan has a duty to protect refugees from Syria
fleeing conflict and persecution, and to allow them to enter the
country. Closing the border to people in need of protection
violates Jordan's international obligations."<END QUOTE>
Syrian forces are remaining in Daraa province so far, and have not
gone farther west into neighboring Quneitra province, which is on the
border with Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. Israel is watching
these movements very closely, because the Syrian army could attack
targets in Israel from Quneitra, resulting in a larger war. Israel
has already made it clear that it will not tolerate Iranian or
Hezbollah forces near the Golan border, and has previously targeted
Iranian weapons systems and other Iranian targets approaching the
border.
The US is receiving some criticism for having apparently set a red
line last week, when the US State Dept. announced that if Syria and
Russia broke the ceasefire in Daraa, there would be "firm and
appropriate measures," and is now backing down by notifying the Free
Syrian Army (FSA) that they should not expect any support from the US
military. Sky News and Reuters and Washington Post and Independent (London)
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**** Israeli missiles strike Iranian cargo plane near Damascus
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Syrian state media says that two Israeli missiles struck targets near
Damascus airport early on Tuesday morning. Other sources claime that
the missiles an Iranian cargo plane, which was landing at Damascus
International Airport.
It's not clear whether they were ground to ground missiles or launched
from a warplane. Israel has followed its usual policy of not
commenting on foreign news reports.
Debka is reporting that the missiles hit an Iranian air force Ilyushin
Il-76 cargo plane unloading munitions at Damascus military airport
early Tuesday. The explosions caused the plane to burst into flame
with a number of unidentified casualties. Debka's reports are written
from Israel's point of view, based on military and intelligence
sources that provide valuable insights. However, as usual, I have to
warn readers that they definitely do get some things wrong. Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA, Damascus) and Al-Jazeera and Debka
Related Articles
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Syria, Bashar al-Assad, Daraa province,
Jordan, Quneitra province, Free Syrian Army, FSA,
Israel, Golan Heights, Iran, Hezbollah
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Tens of thousands fleeing Syrian bombs trapped at closed Jordan border
- Israeli missiles strike Iranian cargo plane near Damascus
****
**** Tens of thousands fleeing Syrian bombs trapped at closed Jordan border
****
Area of Daraa after Syrian bombing (Sky News)
Daraa province in southwestern Syria is facing a new humanitarian
crisis as the regime of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad steps up
ground attacks, backed up by airstrikes from Russian warplanes.
Following the usual pattern, al-Assad treats all the people in the
region, including ordinary civilians, women and children, as
"terrorists," and uses that as a justification for genocide and ethnic
cleansing. The attack on Daraa has just begun in the last week, and
is targeting 750,000 people in Daraa.
Already, 45,000 people had been forced to leave their homes and flee.
Last week, it was reported that tens of thousands fled into Jordan to
escape the violence. However, reports in the last few days indicate
that Jordan has closed its border, and the Daraa residents are trapped
inside Syria as regime forces and Russian warplanes close in.
When Jordan closed the border in 2014, it led to a humanitarian crisis
as some 60,000 people were forced into a lawless ad-hoc camp,
inaccessible to any medical or humanitarian aid and controlled by
exploitative criminal gangs.
Amnesty International has warned Jordan of the "dire consequences"
that resulted from the previous closure of the border and said tens of
thousands were still stranded in "deplorable" conditions. A spokesman
said that Jordan has a duty to open the border:
<QUOTE>"Jordan has a duty to protect refugees from Syria
fleeing conflict and persecution, and to allow them to enter the
country. Closing the border to people in need of protection
violates Jordan's international obligations."<END QUOTE>
Syrian forces are remaining in Daraa province so far, and have not
gone farther west into neighboring Quneitra province, which is on the
border with Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. Israel is watching
these movements very closely, because the Syrian army could attack
targets in Israel from Quneitra, resulting in a larger war. Israel
has already made it clear that it will not tolerate Iranian or
Hezbollah forces near the Golan border, and has previously targeted
Iranian weapons systems and other Iranian targets approaching the
border.
The US is receiving some criticism for having apparently set a red
line last week, when the US State Dept. announced that if Syria and
Russia broke the ceasefire in Daraa, there would be "firm and
appropriate measures," and is now backing down by notifying the Free
Syrian Army (FSA) that they should not expect any support from the US
military. Sky News and Reuters and Washington Post and Independent (London)
****
**** Israeli missiles strike Iranian cargo plane near Damascus
****
Syrian state media says that two Israeli missiles struck targets near
Damascus airport early on Tuesday morning. Other sources claime that
the missiles an Iranian cargo plane, which was landing at Damascus
International Airport.
It's not clear whether they were ground to ground missiles or launched
from a warplane. Israel has followed its usual policy of not
commenting on foreign news reports.
Debka is reporting that the missiles hit an Iranian air force Ilyushin
Il-76 cargo plane unloading munitions at Damascus military airport
early Tuesday. The explosions caused the plane to burst into flame
with a number of unidentified casualties. Debka's reports are written
from Israel's point of view, based on military and intelligence
sources that provide valuable insights. However, as usual, I have to
warn readers that they definitely do get some things wrong. Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA, Damascus) and Al-Jazeera and Debka
Related Articles
- Thousands of Syrians flee into Jordan to escape bombing in Daraa (22-Jun-2018)
- Israel's warplanes strike weapons depot inside Syria near Damascus (28-Apr-2017)
- Israel bombs targets in Syria with Russia's tacit cooperation (06-Dec-2015)
- Syria and allies threaten war with Israel in the Golan Heights (22-May-2013)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Syria, Bashar al-Assad, Daraa province,
Jordan, Quneitra province, Free Syrian Army, FSA,
Israel, Golan Heights, Iran, Hezbollah
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