12-21-2019, 11:22 PM
*** 22-Dec-19 World View -- Syria, Russia veto humanitarian aid to Idlib as civilian massacre escalates
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** Tens of thousands flee to Turkish border as Syria-Russia massacre escalates in Idlib
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Displaced Syrians in Idlib carry their belongings and try to escape al-Assad's violence by fleeing to the Syria-Turkey border (AFP)
The assault by the Syrian regime and Russia is continuing to escalate,
as I described several days ago. ( "19-Dec-19 World View -- Escalated bombing by Syria, Russia in Idlib sends tens of thousands to Turkey border"
)
Massive bombardments by Syrian and Russian warplanes have continued.
The United Nations has condemned "a well-documented pattern of attacks
against civilians and infrastructure." This pattern involves the use
of powerful barrel bombs particularly targeting masses of women and
children, including attacks on schools, marketplaces, maternity
hospitals and other hospitals, and residential neighborhoods.
According to the UN, tens of thousands of civilians are fleeing for
their lives by traveling north towards the border with Turkey. There
are 3.5 million civilians in Idlib, and as the Syrian - Russian
assault continues to escalate, it's expected that several hundred
thousand will travel to the Turkey border, where they either be
slaughtered like fish in a barrel, or else they'll force themselves
into Turkey.
There's been another change in the last couple of weeks, with the
introduction of Syrian regime ground forces. They've been
concentrating on highway M5 in order to reopen the link between
Damascus and Aleppo. This has gone on while the airstrikes have
continued inside Idlib. Presumably, once the M5 highway has been
fully reopened, the ground troops will move into the other civilian
villages.
For two years, Syria's president Bashar al-Assad has been promising a
full-scale assault to take control of Idlib, even if it means killing
the 3.5 million Arab Sunni civilians, whom al-Assad considers to be
loathsome cockroaches to be exterminated.
Unless something changes, we're going to see a major new humanitarian
crisis. We're also going to see hundreds of thousands of civilians
crowd across the border into Turkey, and from there many thousands
will continue into Europe, creating a new European refugee crisis.
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**** Russia and China veto humanitarian aid for Idlib
****
In a surprise on Friday in the UN Security Council, Russia and China
vetoed the resolution to continue the humanitarian aid program for
Idlib, and instead offered an alternative resolution that severely
restricted the amount of humanitarian aid.
The reason given is that program is no longer necessary, since Bashar
al-Assad now controls enough of Syria that he can provide the
humanitarian aid, instead of the United Nations. This is typical of
the laughable crap that we're always hearing from Russian officials
and Russian trolls.
The current aid resolution expires on January 10. Until then, the
United States and other diplomats are going to be negotiating with the
Russians to try to get the existing program extended.
This veto makes it pretty clear that the Syrian regime and Russia are
now going all out to take control of Idlib, no matter how many
millions of civilians are killed. Ironically, it won't end the war,
since there are still many pockets of anti-Assad Sunni Arabs across
Syria. Furthermore Turkey is in control of some of Syria's territory,
and the Kurds are in control of a large part of eastern Syria, as can
be seen in the map in my last article on Idlib.
It's pretty clear that al-Assad is going to finish up his massive
genocide and ethnic cleansing of his Sunni Arab political opponents.
Does anyone care except people who are paid to care?
Sources:
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KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
Syria, Idlib, Bashar al-Assad, Alawites,
Russia, Vladimir Putin, China
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Tens of thousands flee to Turkish border as Syria-Russia massacre escalates in Idlib
- Russia and China veto humanitarian aid for Idlib
****
**** Tens of thousands flee to Turkish border as Syria-Russia massacre escalates in Idlib
****
Displaced Syrians in Idlib carry their belongings and try to escape al-Assad's violence by fleeing to the Syria-Turkey border (AFP)
The assault by the Syrian regime and Russia is continuing to escalate,
as I described several days ago. ( "19-Dec-19 World View -- Escalated bombing by Syria, Russia in Idlib sends tens of thousands to Turkey border"
)
Massive bombardments by Syrian and Russian warplanes have continued.
The United Nations has condemned "a well-documented pattern of attacks
against civilians and infrastructure." This pattern involves the use
of powerful barrel bombs particularly targeting masses of women and
children, including attacks on schools, marketplaces, maternity
hospitals and other hospitals, and residential neighborhoods.
According to the UN, tens of thousands of civilians are fleeing for
their lives by traveling north towards the border with Turkey. There
are 3.5 million civilians in Idlib, and as the Syrian - Russian
assault continues to escalate, it's expected that several hundred
thousand will travel to the Turkey border, where they either be
slaughtered like fish in a barrel, or else they'll force themselves
into Turkey.
There's been another change in the last couple of weeks, with the
introduction of Syrian regime ground forces. They've been
concentrating on highway M5 in order to reopen the link between
Damascus and Aleppo. This has gone on while the airstrikes have
continued inside Idlib. Presumably, once the M5 highway has been
fully reopened, the ground troops will move into the other civilian
villages.
For two years, Syria's president Bashar al-Assad has been promising a
full-scale assault to take control of Idlib, even if it means killing
the 3.5 million Arab Sunni civilians, whom al-Assad considers to be
loathsome cockroaches to be exterminated.
Unless something changes, we're going to see a major new humanitarian
crisis. We're also going to see hundreds of thousands of civilians
crowd across the border into Turkey, and from there many thousands
will continue into Europe, creating a new European refugee crisis.
****
**** Russia and China veto humanitarian aid for Idlib
****
In a surprise on Friday in the UN Security Council, Russia and China
vetoed the resolution to continue the humanitarian aid program for
Idlib, and instead offered an alternative resolution that severely
restricted the amount of humanitarian aid.
The reason given is that program is no longer necessary, since Bashar
al-Assad now controls enough of Syria that he can provide the
humanitarian aid, instead of the United Nations. This is typical of
the laughable crap that we're always hearing from Russian officials
and Russian trolls.
The current aid resolution expires on January 10. Until then, the
United States and other diplomats are going to be negotiating with the
Russians to try to get the existing program extended.
This veto makes it pretty clear that the Syrian regime and Russia are
now going all out to take control of Idlib, no matter how many
millions of civilians are killed. Ironically, it won't end the war,
since there are still many pockets of anti-Assad Sunni Arabs across
Syria. Furthermore Turkey is in control of some of Syria's territory,
and the Kurds are in control of a large part of eastern Syria, as can
be seen in the map in my last article on Idlib.
It's pretty clear that al-Assad is going to finish up his massive
genocide and ethnic cleansing of his Sunni Arab political opponents.
Does anyone care except people who are paid to care?
Sources:
- Russia, China veto UN extending Syria cross-border aid (AFP, 21-Dec-2019)
- Idlib / Tens of thousands flee renewed clashes and Russian airstrikes in Syria (France24, 21-Dec-2019)
- Tens of thousands flee Syria's Idlib as deadly bombings intensify (Al-Jazeera, 21-Dec-2019)
- Pompeo Slams Russia, China for Opposing Syrian Aid Resolution (VOA, 21-Dec-2019)
- Russia, Backed by China, Casts 14th UN Veto on Syria to Block Cross-Border Aid (Asharq Al-Awsat, Saudi Arabia, 20-Dec-2019)
- UN condemns barrel bomb attacks in Syria’s Idlib (Middle East Monitor, 19-Dec-2019)
- U.S. Blasts Syria, Russia For ‘Patterns Of Attacks Against Civilians’ In Idlib Province (RFERL, 9-Nov-2019)
Related Articles:
- Escalated bombing by Syria, Russia in Idlib sends tens of thousands to Turkey border (19-Dec-2019)
- Evidence grows of Assad's 'final solution', extermination of Arab Sunnis in Syria (01-Dec-2018)
- Syria peace summit issues delusional call for political solution in Idlib (28-Oct-2018)
- As October 25 deadline approaches, Syria's Idlib is set up for a classic Greek tragedy (05-Oct-2018)
- US increasingly expresses total disgust with Syria regime for Bashar al-Assad's atrocities (21-Sep-2016)
- Turkey threatens Syria, as military attacks Palestinian refugee camp (16-Aug-2011)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
Syria, Idlib, Bashar al-Assad, Alawites,
Russia, Vladimir Putin, China
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