Tag: Syria

Thursday, December 3rd 2015 - 06:53 UTC
British bombers take off from Cyprus after parliament vote on Syria

British fighter-bombers took off from an RAF airbase in Cyprus hours after parliament voted in favor of airstrikes against ISIS strongholds in Syria. The Ministry of Defense would not go into details but said the vote late Wednesday could mean “surveillance or operational missions over Syria.”Lawmakers voted 397 in favor of action and 223 against, following a 10-hour debate
Friday, November 27th 2015 - 12:04 UTC
Paris attacks: The terrorist strategy

By Gwynne Dyer - As always after a major terrorist attack on the West, the right question to ask after the slaughter in Paris is: what were the strategic aims behind the attack? This requires getting your head around the concept that terrorists have rational strategies, but once you have done that the motives behind the attacks are easy to figure out. It also becomes clear that the motives have changed.
Saturday, November 21st 2015 - 08:30 UTC
UN Security Council authorizes “all necessary measures” to fight ISIS

The UN Security Council on Friday (Nov 20) authorized countries to “take all necessary measures” to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in a resolution that won unanimous backing a week after the Paris attacks.
Wednesday, November 18th 2015 - 07:14 UTC
France and Russia agree on an unusual alliance against the Islamic State

France and Russia agreed to coordinate their military and security services in an unusual alliance against Islamic State jihadists in Syria on Tuesday after a devastating attack on Paris and the bombing of a Russian plane.
Tuesday, November 17th 2015 - 08:18 UTC
Putin claims 40 countries fund ISIS including some members from G20

Russian President Vladimir Putin dropped a bombshell when he alleged that the dreaded Islamic State (ISIS) is being funded by 40 countries including some members of the G20 countries.
Monday, December 8th 2014 - 06:42 UTC
US confirms Uruguay has received the six Guantanamo detainees

The United States Department of Defense announced on Sunday the transfer to Uruguay of six detainees from the Guantanamo Bay facility in Cuba, a long announced event which was postponed several times allegedly because of bureaucratic delays in the US and controversy in Uruguay.
Saturday, October 4th 2014 - 09:41 UTC
“Don't abandon refugees at sea” MSF calls on Europe and Italy

One year after the tragic shipwreck off the island of Lampedusa in Italy, wars such as in Syria, protracted crises and chaos in Libya continue to push an unprecedented number of refugees to Europe.
Monday, September 15th 2014 - 04:00 UTC
PM Cameron promises to hunt down IS murderers of British hostage

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron chaired a meeting of the government's emergency response committee on Sunday under growing pressure to sanction air strikes after an Islamic State video showed the beheading of a British hostage.
Saturday, August 30th 2014 - 11:03 UTC
Britain raises terrorism level to 'severe' in response to possible attacks

Britain raised its terrorism threat level on Friday to “severe”, the second highest level, in response to possible attacks being planned in Syria and Iraq, Home Secretary (interior minister) Theresa May said.
Wednesday, June 4th 2014 - 09:14 UTC
Uruguay ready to receive Guantanamo prisoners and displaced Syrian children

Uruguayan government negotiations with Washington to receive detainees from the US jail in Guantanamo base, and with the UN to host Syrian children and their families are well advanced, revealed Foreign minister Luis Almagro.