The following individuals have been added to OFAC’s SDN List: ‘ABBAS, Rim, Syria; DOB 25 Mar 1973; nationality Syria; Scientific Studies and Research Center Employee (individual) [SYRIA]. ‘ABBUD, Hikmat, Syria; DOB 01 Jan 1966; nationality Syria; Scientific Studies and Research Center Employee (individual) [SYRIA]. ‘ABD-AL-JALIL, Yahya, Syria; DOB 26 Sep 1960; nationality […]
Leaked Photos at the Congress: The Time has Come to Stop Protecting War Criminals
The primary witness of the leaked photos of the victims of torture in Syria file, also known as Caesar, presented his witness statement in front of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Congress, today. Caesar, whose face was covered, said that he worked as a photographer with the Syrian army, although his work turned into […]
Officials: U.S. won’t seek U.N. approval for strike if Syria reneges on chemical-arms pact
GENEVA — The Obama administration will not press for U.N. authorization to use force against Syria if it reneges on any agreement to give up its chemical weapons, senior administration officials said Friday. The Russians have made clear in talks here between Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Secretary of State John F. Kerry that the […]
US ‘to drop military threat’
The US will drop its insistence that a UN resolution on Syria must be backed by military force, officials say, after strong objections from Russia. US and Russian diplomats say the two sides are edging closer to a deal on Syria’s chemical arsenal, as talks in Geneva enter a third day. They are thrashing out […]
Dispatches: What Putin didn’t tell the American people
It’s not what Vladimir Putin’s New York Times op-ed says that’s so worrisome; it’s what it doesn’t say. As a Russian and as someone who has been to Syria multiple times since the beginning of the conflict to investigate war crimes and other violations, I would like to mention a few things Putin overlooked… There is not a single […]
West could hit Syria in days, envoys tell rebels
(Reuters) – Western powers could attack Syria within days, envoys from the United States and its allies told rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad, sources who attended the meeting told Reuters on Tuesday. U.S. forces in the region are “ready to go”, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said, as Washington and its European and Middle Eastern partners honed plans […]
Syria warns West amid growing talk of military strike
Damascus, Syria (CNN) — Syria’s foreign minister struck a defiant tone Tuesday amid growing international calls for a military response to the country’s suspected use of chemical weapons, denying his nation is hindering inspectors and warning Western leaders against an attack. “Syria is not easy to swallow,” Foreign Minister Walid Moallem said Tuesday at a news […]
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says the US military is “ready to go” in responding to Syria
American forces are “ready” to launch strikes on Syria if President Barack Obama chooses to order an attack, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says. “We have moved assets in place to be able to fulfil and comply with whatever option the president wishes to take,” Mr Hagel told the BBC. US Secretary of State John […]