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*** 27-Mar-20 World View -- Coronavirus pandemic threatens 3.5 million people in Syria's Idlib
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** Coronavirus pandemic threatens 3.5 million people in Syria's Idlib
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White Helmets (Syrian Civil Defense) prepare to disinfect refugee camp in northern Idlib, on border with Turkey (Getty)
As long-time readers are aware, there are now over 3.5 million
people in Syria's Idlib province. Two million of them are refugees
from Aleppo, Ghouta, Daraa, and other regions of Syria where Syria's
Shia/Alawite president Bashar al-Assad, supported by Iran and Russia,
has been conducting genocide and ethnic cleansing, targeting his Sunni
Muslim political opponents.
In Idlib, about 40,000 of the 3.5 million people are anti-Assad
fighters, some being members of al-Qaeda linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
(HTS). Most of the other 3.5 million people are children. Of the
remainder, most are women. Al-Assad's barrel bombs, missiles and
chemical weapons have specifically targeted schools, markets and
hospitals, in order to kill as many women and children as possible,
which I guess is the best way to commit genocide. Just since
December, 84 hospitals and healthcare facilities were damaged, and
hundreds of healthcare personnel have been attacked in Idlib.
At this time, international humanitarian aid workers in Idlib are in a
state of dread and panic because they know that, sooner or later, the
Wuhan Coronavirus (Covid-19) will reach the crowded refugee camps,
where there's no clean water or soap or medicines or even much food.
The virus will sweep through the crowds in the refugee camps and
worsen the humanitarian disaster.
The virus outbreak in Idlib will be made much worse because the
sociopathic monster Bashar al-Assad, joined with his genocidal pals
Russia's president Vladimir Putin and Iran's crazy fanatical leader
Ali Khameini, have been bombing hospitals, so there will be few places
left where doctors can care for patients.
So the rescue agency White Helmets, along with the aid agencies and
NGOs, have been scrambling, trying to plan for the pandemic's arrival,
disinfecting camps and trying to work out how to provide medical care
and containment strategies where all the hospitals have been
distroyed. The objective will be to try to hold back the tidal wave
of illness when the pandemic arrives.
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**** Syria admits to first cases of coronavirus -- probably from Iran
****
On Wednesday, the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria imposed a nationwide
curfew from 6 pm each evening until 6 am the next morning. During the
curfew, all trade activities and shops must shut completely, and
violators will be arrested.
On the same day, Syria admitted to confirming five cases of
coronavirus in the capital city Damascus. As in the case of China,
Iran and Russia, it's believed that al-Assad is hiding the true extent
of the problem in Syria, and that there are many more cases beneath
the surface.
Bashar al-Assad depends heavily on Iran to prop up his regime, and so
he can't be too critical about the coronavirus infections, since most
of them were inherited from Iran. Iran refused for weeks to admit
that there were coronavirus infections in Iran, because Iran was
importing the disease from China, and didn't want to anger the
Chinese. ( "14-Mar-20 World View -- Iran's army to monitor entire population for Wuhan Coronavirus"
)
So now, al-Assad's regime is importanting the disease from Iran, but
doesn't want to anger the Iranians. In the meantime, the final virus
explosion will be made much worse because al-Assad destroyed dozens of
hospitals in Idlib that might have prevented the spread of the
disease.
Iran now has 30,000 confirmed cases of the virus, resulting in the
death even of numerous government officials, and the number of
infections continues to grow. By inviting Iranians to help with his
genocide and ethnic cleansing, and by destroying dozens of hospitals
that might have helped, Bashar al-Assad is going to get what he
deserves. Think of it as Allah's divine retribution.
Sources:
Related Articles:
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Wuhan Coronavirus, Covid-19,
Syria, Idlib, Turkey, Bashar al-Assad,
Russia, Vladimir Putin, Iran,
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, HTS,
White Helmets, China
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Coronavirus pandemic threatens 3.5 million people in Syria's Idlib
- Syria admits to first cases of coronavirus -- probably from Iran
****
**** Coronavirus pandemic threatens 3.5 million people in Syria's Idlib
****
White Helmets (Syrian Civil Defense) prepare to disinfect refugee camp in northern Idlib, on border with Turkey (Getty)
As long-time readers are aware, there are now over 3.5 million
people in Syria's Idlib province. Two million of them are refugees
from Aleppo, Ghouta, Daraa, and other regions of Syria where Syria's
Shia/Alawite president Bashar al-Assad, supported by Iran and Russia,
has been conducting genocide and ethnic cleansing, targeting his Sunni
Muslim political opponents.
In Idlib, about 40,000 of the 3.5 million people are anti-Assad
fighters, some being members of al-Qaeda linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
(HTS). Most of the other 3.5 million people are children. Of the
remainder, most are women. Al-Assad's barrel bombs, missiles and
chemical weapons have specifically targeted schools, markets and
hospitals, in order to kill as many women and children as possible,
which I guess is the best way to commit genocide. Just since
December, 84 hospitals and healthcare facilities were damaged, and
hundreds of healthcare personnel have been attacked in Idlib.
At this time, international humanitarian aid workers in Idlib are in a
state of dread and panic because they know that, sooner or later, the
Wuhan Coronavirus (Covid-19) will reach the crowded refugee camps,
where there's no clean water or soap or medicines or even much food.
The virus will sweep through the crowds in the refugee camps and
worsen the humanitarian disaster.
The virus outbreak in Idlib will be made much worse because the
sociopathic monster Bashar al-Assad, joined with his genocidal pals
Russia's president Vladimir Putin and Iran's crazy fanatical leader
Ali Khameini, have been bombing hospitals, so there will be few places
left where doctors can care for patients.
So the rescue agency White Helmets, along with the aid agencies and
NGOs, have been scrambling, trying to plan for the pandemic's arrival,
disinfecting camps and trying to work out how to provide medical care
and containment strategies where all the hospitals have been
distroyed. The objective will be to try to hold back the tidal wave
of illness when the pandemic arrives.
****
**** Syria admits to first cases of coronavirus -- probably from Iran
****
On Wednesday, the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria imposed a nationwide
curfew from 6 pm each evening until 6 am the next morning. During the
curfew, all trade activities and shops must shut completely, and
violators will be arrested.
On the same day, Syria admitted to confirming five cases of
coronavirus in the capital city Damascus. As in the case of China,
Iran and Russia, it's believed that al-Assad is hiding the true extent
of the problem in Syria, and that there are many more cases beneath
the surface.
Bashar al-Assad depends heavily on Iran to prop up his regime, and so
he can't be too critical about the coronavirus infections, since most
of them were inherited from Iran. Iran refused for weeks to admit
that there were coronavirus infections in Iran, because Iran was
importing the disease from China, and didn't want to anger the
Chinese. ( "14-Mar-20 World View -- Iran's army to monitor entire population for Wuhan Coronavirus"
)
So now, al-Assad's regime is importanting the disease from Iran, but
doesn't want to anger the Iranians. In the meantime, the final virus
explosion will be made much worse because al-Assad destroyed dozens of
hospitals in Idlib that might have prevented the spread of the
disease.
Iran now has 30,000 confirmed cases of the virus, resulting in the
death even of numerous government officials, and the number of
infections continues to grow. By inviting Iranians to help with his
genocide and ethnic cleansing, and by destroying dozens of hospitals
that might have helped, Bashar al-Assad is going to get what he
deserves. Think of it as Allah's divine retribution.
Sources:
- Update: Curfew enters into effect in all Syrian provinces (Sana, Damascus, 25-Mar-2020)
- What's the truth behind the coronavirus spread in Syria? (Trt World, Ankara, 26-Mar-2020)
- Idlib / Spare a thought for Syria during the coronavirus crisis (Spectator-UK, 25-Mar-2020)
- Syria / Libya / Gaza / Afghanistan / Yemen / Despite Coronavirus, Mideast’s Wars Continue Unabated Mohammad (Media Line, 26-Mar-2020)
- Syria confirms first Covid-19 case amid fears of catastrophic spread (Guardian, London, 23-Mar-2020)
- Rebel-held Syria braces for coronavirus 'tsunami' -- without soap, running water or the prospect of social distancing (CNN, 26-Mar-2020)
- Idlib / Bracing for coronavirus in Syria’s battered northwest (New Humanitarian, 26-Mar-2020)
- Syria Medical Workers Say Coronavirus Spread in Idlib Could be ‘Catastrophic’ (VOA, 20-Mar-2020)
- Coronavirus: WHO says testing to start within days in Syria's Idlib (Middle East Eye, 24-Mar-2020)
- War-torn Syria braces for lockdown after first virus case (Al-Jazeera, 23-Mar-2020)
Related Articles:
- Iran's army to monitor entire population for Wuhan Coronavirus (14-Mar-2020)
- Turkey's Erdogan travels to Moscow to beg Russia's Putin for Idlib ceasefire deal (06-Mar-2020)
- Syria war escalates into new phase with military clashes between al-Assad and Turkey (11-Feb-2020)
- Western leaders sickened by Assad's 'industrial strength' torture in Syria (22-Jan-2014)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Wuhan Coronavirus, Covid-19,
Syria, Idlib, Turkey, Bashar al-Assad,
Russia, Vladimir Putin, Iran,
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, HTS,
White Helmets, China
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