Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
May 2014 - Syria Special Weapons News
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- Failure to refer Syria to international court opens door to more atrocities, UN experts warn UN News Centre 30 May 2014 -- A group of independent United Nations human rights experts today emphasized that the Security Council's inability to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC) leaves the door wide open for new atrocities in the ongoing conflict.
- Despite Security Council measure, calls for aid access in Syria being ignored – UN relief official UN News Centre 29 May 2014 -- Three months after the Security Council unanimously approved a resolution aiming to boost humanitarian aid access in Syria, a senior United Nations official is once again appealing for rapid, unhindered and safe access to besieged Syrians.
- Syrian army makes more gains against militants Iran Press TV 29 May 2014 -- Syrian military forces have continued operations against militants across the country, inflicting more blows on the foreign-backed armed groups.
- Alleged Chlorine Gas Attacks Focus Renewed Attention on Syria VOA 29 May 2014 -- The international organization overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons is now focusing on investigating possible chlorine gas attacks in that country.
- Syrian army repels militant attack in Idlib Province Iran Press TV 28 May 2014 -- Fierce clashes have erupted in Syria's Idlib Province as government forces repel an attack by foreign-backed militants.
- Russia to Offer $327Mln in Free Financial Aid to Syria RIA Novosti 28 May 2014 -- Russia has pledged Syria financial aid worth 240 million euro (around 327 million dollars) this year to help run social programs, Russia's Kommersant newspaper cited a high-ranking official in Moscow.
- Deliveries of Russian MiG Fighters to Syria Maintain Arms Balance in Region – Internal Opposition RIA Novosti 27 May 2014 -- A contract for the supply of Russian MiG fighters to Syria serves to strike a balance of arms and maintain peace in the region, a top leader of Syria's Popular Front for Change and Liberation told RIA Novosti.
- Syria: UN humanitarian chief condemns attack on warehouse during aid distribution UN News Centre 25 May 2014 -- The United Nations humanitarian chief today expressed outrage at a deliberate attack on a humanitarian warehouse in the Damascus province of Syria, which occurred as aid workers were preparing to distribute urgently needed supplies to hundreds of families in the besieged city.
- Syria army tightens noose around militants Iran Press TV 25 May 2014 -- Syria's army has tightened the noose around foreign-backed Takfiri militants fighting against the government, inflicting heavy losses on them.
- Ban condemns deadly mortar attack on electoral rally in southern Syria UN News Centre 23 May 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned a deadly mortar attack on an electoral rally in southern Syria and reiterated his call for an end to violence in the country.
- Russia, China veto draft U.N. resolution on Syrian civil war People's Daily 23 May 2014 -- Russia and China, two permanent members of the UN Security Council, on Thursday wielded veto power over a draft resolution which is intended to refer the Syrian civil war to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
- Fresh Takfiri infighting leaves 50 militants dead in Syria Iran Press TV 23 May 2014 -- Dozens of people have been killed and several others severely injured in violent clashes between rival militant groups in Syria.
- Syrian troops make fresh advances in Aleppo Iran Press TV 23 May 2014 -- The Syrian army makes more gains in battles against foreign-backed Takfiri militant groups near the country's northern city of Aleppo.
- Russia, China block Security Council referral of Syria to International Criminal Court UN News Centre 22 May 2014 -- Despite repeated appeals by senior United Nations officials for accountability for crimes being committed in Syria, the Security Council was unable today to adopt a resolution that would have referred the situation in the war-torn nation to the International Criminal Court (ICC), due to vetoes by permanent members Russia and China.
- Russia, China Veto UN Resolution Referring Alleged Syria Abuses to ICC VOA 22 May 2014 -- Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution Thursday that would have referred grave human rights abuses in Syria for investigation to the International Criminal Court at The Hague.
- Destruction of Syria's Chemical Weapons Almost Complete VOA 22 May 2014 -- Syria has destroyed the vast majority of its chemical weapons arsenal as mandated by an international agreement.
- Syria: UN human rights chief denounces hardship wrought on Aleppo's residents UN News Centre 21 May 2014 -- The United Nations human rights chief today condemned the "flagrant disregard" for international human rights and humanitarian law – both by the Syrian Government and by some armed groups – that has led to tremendous suffering for civilians in Aleppo.
- Moscow to veto UN resolution on referring Syria to ICC - Russian envoy VoR 21 May 2014 -- Russia will veto a resolution on referring the conflict in Syria to the International Criminal Court, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin said.
- Iran rejects Afghan recruitment report in US paper Iran Press TV 20 May 2014 -- Iran has dismissed as "totally baseless" recent accusations leveled in a US newspaper about the Islamic Republic's recruitment of Afghan refugees for war in Syria.
- Syria 'opposition' self-proclaimed defense minister quits Iran Press TV 20 May 2014 -- The self-proclaimed defense minister of Syria's foreign-sponsored opposition has stepped down following reports of profound disappointment with the body's head.
- Syrian Opposition's Defense Minister Resigns – Report RIA Novosti 19 May 2014 -- The Syrian opposition government's Minister of Defense Asaad Mustafa has resigned, TV news channel Al-Arabiya reported Monday.
- Nearly 8% of Chemical Weapons Remain in Syria – OPCW RIA Novosti 19 May 2014 -- Syria is still in possession of nearly 8 percent of its chemical weapons arsenal, the director general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) told reporters on Monday.
- Head of Syria's air defenses killed by militants Iran Press TV 18 May 2014 -- The head of Syria's air defenses has been killed in an attack by foreign-backed Takfiri militants fighting against the Syrian government.
- Syria Air Defense Head Killed; Rebels Take Northern Town VOA 18 May 2014 -- Syria's air defense chief was killed during an offensive by President Bashar al-Assad's forces against rebels east of Damascus, Islamist rebels and a monitoring group said.
- Syria general killed in clashes near Damascus VoR 18 May 2014 -- The head of Syria's Air Defense has been killed in fighting east of Damascus, an Islamist rebel coalition and a monitoring group said on Sunday, according to Reuters.
- Syria: Ban warns against targeting civilians after armed groups cut water supplies in Aleppo UN News Centre 17 May 2014 -- Following reports that armed groups cut water supplies in Syria's flashpoint town of Aleppo, leaving at least 2.5 million people with no access to safe water for drinking and sanitation for days, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned that such deliberate targeting of civilians is a "clear breach" of international law.
- Friends of Syria Core Group (London 11) Communique US Dept. of State 15 May 2014
- Syrian Rebels Use Tunnel to Attack Military Base VOA 15 May 2014 -- Syrian rebel fighters have blown up a government military base in northern Idlib province by tunneling under the besieged outpost and setting off explosives. Rebels recently used a similar method to destroy a checkpoint near the same base and a government army barracks in a hotel in Syria's largest city of Aleppo.
- Russia urges to set date for new round of Syria talks in Geneva VoR 15 May 2014 -- The Russian president's special representative for the Middle East and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov called for determining the date of the third round of Syria talks as soon as possible without wasting time. 'The date of the third round should have been determined a long time ago. We believe that no time should be wasted because this vacuum will be filled by radicals,' Bogdanov said. 'We should continue the negotiation process in Geneva and be patient. Such a large number of contacts between Syrians will develop into a new quality and will help to work out mutually acceptable solutions. We must not lose heart,' he added.
- Moscow expects Syrian chemical weapons' removal to be completed by UN, OPCW deadline - Russian FM VoR 15 May 2014 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry hopes that the process of chemical disarmament of Syria will be completed within the timeframe set by the United Nations Security Council (UN SC) and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). 'We hope that the removal process will be finally completed as soon as this is enabled by the security situation, and within the timeframe set by the UN SC and OPCW decisions,' Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Aleksandr Lukashevich said at a briefing in Moscow on Thursday.
- Terrorist Designations of Groups Operating in Syria US Dept. of State 14 May 2014 -- The Department of State announced the amendment of the designation of al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity under section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 to add the alias Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as its primary name and remove all aliases associated with al-Nusrah Front (ANF).
- Obama says Assad has no place in Syria's future Iran Press TV 14 May 2014 -- US President Barack Obama says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has lost his legitimacy and he has no place in the country's future.
- Syria army gains more ground in Aleppo Iran Press TV 14 May 2014 -- The Syrian army has gained more ground from foreign-backed Takfiri militants in the province of Aleppo amid ongoing heavy clashes between the two sides.
- UN Special Envoy to Syria Resigns VOA 13 May 2014 -- The United Nations and Arab League special envoy to Syria, Lakdar Brahimi, has resigned.
- Syria: UN-Arab League Envoy Brahimi resigns UN News Centre 13 May 2014 -- With the international community "hopelessly divided" over how to end more than three years of bloodshed in Syria, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced that he has regretfully accepted the resignation of Lakhdar Brahimi, the Joint United Nations-League of Arab States Special Representative on the crisis.
- Presidential candidates start campaigns in Syria Iran Press TV 12 May 2014 -- Syria's presidential election candidates have started their campaigns in the country.
- Syrian troops make fresh advances in Aleppo, Hama Iran Press TV 11 May 2014 -- The Syrian army has carried out mop-up operations in the provinces of Aleppo and Hama, making more advances against foreign-backed militants operating in the Arab country.
- Syrians enter Homs after militants' evacuation Iran Press TV 11 May 2014 -- Thousands of civilians have returned to the west-central city of Homs after foreign-backed militants evacuated it and surrendered full control of the flashpoint city to the Syrian army, Press TV reports.
- US delivering antitank missiles to militants in Syria: Report Iran Press TV 11 May 2014 -- The United States is providing antitank missiles to foreign-backed militants in Syria as the government of President Bashar al-Assad is set to beat the three-year-old deadly insurgency, a report says.
- 100,000 people flee militant infighting in E Syria Iran Press TV 10 May 2014 -- Over 100,000 civilians have fled fierce fighting between militant groups in Syria's eastern province of Deir Ezzor, opposition sources say.
- Syrian army launches operation near Damascus Iran Press TV 10 May 2014 -- The Syrian army has launched a major operation against foreign-backed militants in a suburb of the capital, Damascus.
- Head of OPCW-UN mission urges 'final push' to complete chemical weapons removal UN News Centre 08 May 2014 -- The head of the Joint Mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations (OPCW-UN) today called for safe and unfettered access to the remaining eight per cent of Syria's chemical weapons material that needs to be removed and destroyed.
- Final group of militants leaving Syria's Homs Iran Press TV 08 May 2014 -- The final batch of foreign-backed militants is leaving the Syrian city of Homs as part of a deal between Damascus and militants.
- Syria militants block aid convoy near Aleppo Iran Press TV 08 May 2014 -- Al-Qaeda-linked militants in Syria have blocked a relief aid convoy from reaching two war-ravaged towns in the outskirts of the northern city of Aleppo.
- Massive Blast Levels Historic Syria Hotel VOA 08 May 2014 -- A massive explosion in a tunnel dug by rebel fighters destroyed an historic hotel facing Aleppo's iconic 13th century Citadel. Both opposition and government sources are reporting numerous casualties among government troops being housed in the building.
- Militants break agreement, suspend evacuation of Homs Iran Press TV 07 May 2014 -- The evacuation of foreign-backed militants from the strategic Syrian Old City of Homs has been suspended after militants broke an agreement with Damascus.
- Swelling Tide of Syrian Refugees Causes Strains in Jordan VOA 07 May 2014 -- A senior United Nations official says international support for Jordan is needed to head off growing resentment against Syrian refugees. He warns competition between the refugees and host communities for scarce resources is causing strains.
- Buses Evacuate Rebels from Homs VOA 07 May 2014 -- Hundreds of Syrian rebels began withdrawing from parts of the besieged center of Homs city, under a cease-fire deal which hands back control to the government less than a month before Syria's presidential elections.
- Syria army makes fresh advances against militants Iran Press TV 05 May 2014 -- Syrian army troops have made fresh gains in their battle against foreign-backed Takfiri militants in several provinces across the Arab country.
- May 5, 2014 - Background Briefing on Syria US Dept. of State 05 May 2014
- Syria: Gunfire forces UN agency to suspend food delivery to besieged Palestinian refugees UN News Centre 05 May 2014 -- Gunfire stopped distribution of food today in a besieged Palestinian refugee camp, a United Nations spokesperson confirmed today, reiterating demands that the UN agency assisting Palestinian refugees be allowed to safely and without interruption distribute substantial quantities of food and other humanitarian assistance inside Yarmouk.
- Russia to provide Syria with first batch of jet trainers until end of 2014 VoR 05 May 2014 -- Russia plans to send the initial batch of the Yakovlev Yak-130 jet trainers to Syria until the end of 2014, with further plans to fully complete the contract for 36 aircraft in 2016, the Kommersant newspaper wrote Monday, citing a source close to Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport.
- Terrorist attacks in Syria kill 14, injure dozens Iran Press TV 04 May 2014 -- At least fourteen people have been killed and dozens of others injured in attacks by foreign-backed militants in Syria.
- Syria continues mop-up operations against militants Iran Press TV 04 May 2014 -- Syrian army has continued its operations against foreign-backed militants across the country, inflicting heavy losses on them.
- Rebel Infighting In Syria Kills Dozens RFE/RL 04 May 2014 -- A monitoring group says four days of heavy fighting between rival Islamic rebel groups has killed 62 fighters in eastern Syria.
- Syrian army retakes parts of town near Damascus Iran Press TV 03 May 2014 -- The Syrian army has managed to recapture parts of a key town east of the capital Damascus as government forces continue to make more gains in the fight against Takfiri terrorists.
- UK to resume aid to Syria militants Iran Press TV 03 May 2014 -- Britain says it plans to resume delivering aid to foreign-backed militants operating against the government in Syria.
- Jordan opens new camp for Syrian refugees Iran Press TV 01 May 2014 -- Jordan has opened a new refugee camp in an eastern desert to accommodate tens of thousands of people fleeing the violence in neighboring Syria.
- Syrian army inflicts more losses on militants Iran Press TV 01 May 2014 -- Syrian military forces have inflicted heavy losses on the foreign-backed militants across the country during recent operations.
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