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March 2022 - Syria Special Weapons News
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- Syria calls on Human Rights Council to hold Israel accountable for crimes against Golan locals Press TV 26 Mar 2022 -- Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva Hussam Eddin Ala has called on the Human Rights Council to condemn Israel for its land expropriation, settlement construction and plunder of natural resources in the occupied Golan Heights, saying the regime must be held to account for its systematic crimes against locals there.
- Addressing the lingering humanitarian situation in Syria: UK at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 24 Mar 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing on the situation in the Middle East
- Syrian constitutional reform body seeking breakthrough, Security Council hears UN News 24 Mar 2022 -- The committee tasked with drafting a new Syrian constitution - and thereby setting the country on a fresh trajectory to peace and stability - resumed its difficult and halting deliberations this week, against the backdrop of fresh urgency as the conflict marked its eleventh anniversary this month.
- UN Mediator Hedging Bets on Outcome of Syrian Constitutional Talks VOA 21 Mar 2022 -- Syria's government, opposition and civic society representatives are set to begin a seventh round of U.N.-mediated talks this week to draft a new constitution for the battle-scarred country.
- Assad's visit to UAE marks significant diplomatic milestone in face of bids against regional peace: Top official Press TV 21 Mar 2022 -- A senior Syrian official has hailed President Bashar al-Assad's recent visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a significant "diplomatic milestone" in the face of plots and conspiracies hatched to undermine peace and stability in the Middle East region and the Arab world.
- Some See Assad's Visit to UAE as Step Forward for Syria VOA 19 Mar 2022 -- Arab media based in the United Arab Emirates cast a positive light on the visit of Syrian President Bashar al Assad to both Abu Dhabi and Dubai on Friday, to meet the top rulers of the important Gulf state, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed and Dubai's Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum.
- UN Human Rights Council 49: UK statement for the interactive dialogue with UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria UK FCDO 18 Mar 2022 -- The UK's Global Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French delivered the statement, reiterating that in Syria, as in Ukraine, there can be no impunity for violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.
- World should not forget suffering in Syria: UN People's Daily 16 Mar 2022 -- The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday issued a global appeal for the plight of Syrians displaced by the 12-year war in the country not to be forgotten.
- Joint Statement on the Occasion of the 11-year Anniversary of the Syrian Uprising US Dept. of State 15 Mar 2022 -- The following statement was released by France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America on the occasion of the 11-year anniversary of the Syrian uprising:
- Eleven years on, mounting challenges push many displaced Syrians to the brink UNHCR 15 Mar 2022 -- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, appeals to the world to not forget or neglect the growing needs of displaced Syrians inside and outside the country, 11 years since the crisis began.
- Syria: Children 'live in fear of violence', scarred by 11 years of war UN News 15 Mar 2022 -- Nearly five million children born in Syria since March 2011 have known nothing but conflict. After 11 years of war, the crisis continues to leave them struggling with physical and psychological scars, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
- Taiwan records 82 new COVID-19 cases, including 7 domestic CNA 11 Mar 2022 -- Taiwan on Friday reported 82 new COVID-19 cases -- seven domestically transmitted and 75 that originated abroad -- and no new deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
- Taiwan sees 7 new local COVID-19 cases, 3 in Greater Taipei CNA 11 Mar 2022 -- Taiwan on Friday reported seven new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases, three of which are linked to a family cluster in the Greater Taipei area, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
- UN chief says 11 years of "brutal fighting" in Syria must end People's Daily 12 Mar 2022 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a ceasefire in Syria in a statement marking 11 years of "brutal fighting" in the conflict-torn nation.
- 'We cannot fail the Syrian people' Guterres declares, marking 11 years of brutal war UN News 11 Mar 2022 -- Syria's 11 years of brutal fighting has come at an "unconscionable human cost", subjecting millions there to human rights violations on a "massive and systematic scale", said the UN chief on Friday, marking yet another tragic anniversary
- UN Chief Appeals for Courage to End Syrian War VOA 11 Mar 2022 -- As the Syrian civil war passes the 11-year mark, the U.N. secretary-general said Friday that courage must be shown to reach a political settlement.
- Press release on Sergey Lavrov's meeting with UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Mar 2022
- Islamic State Names New Leader, Shares Only His Nom-de-Guerre VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- More than a month after the former leader of Islamic State blew himself up during a raid by U.S. special forces in northwestern Syria, the terror group says a new leader is in place.
- Addressing the continuation of disinformation on chemical weapons in Syria UK FCDO 10 Mar 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing on the situation in the Middle East/Syria
- Fears grow for Syria amid rising violence, deepening humanitarian crisis UN News 09 Mar 2022 -- Top UN-appointed rights investigators on Wednesday urged renewed efforts for a political solution to Syria's devastating war, which has been marked by an uptick of violence and a deepening humanitarian crisis in recent months.
- Syria Facing Economic, Humanitarian Disaster as Violence Escalates: UN Panel VOA 09 Mar 2022 -- A panel of U.N. investigators reports Syria is facing an economic and humanitarian disaster that is likely to worsen as the impact of the war in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia set in.
- Over dozen Syrian soldiers killed in terrorist attack in Homs: SANA Press TV 06 Mar 2022 -- At least 13 Syrian army personnel have been killed and several others injured in an attack by foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists on the military bus they were travelling on in the central province of Homs.
- Joint Statement of the Syria Special Envoy Meeting US Dept. of State 03 Mar 2022 -- Representatives of the Arab League, Egypt, the European Union, France, Germany, Iraq, Jordan, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States met in Washington D.C. on March 3 to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria.
- Iran, Syria must continue consultations on regional issues: President Assad Press TV 01 Mar 2022 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad highlights strategic relations with Iran, calling for continued consultations between the two sides, particularly on regional issues, given the rapid developments in the region and the world.
- US seeking to pressure Syria by manipulating OPCW reports: Envoy Press TV 01 Mar 2022 -- Syria's permanent representative to the United Nations says Washington is seeking to discredit his country and exert political pressure on the Damascus government by manipulating reports compiled by the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
- Syria's UN Envoy: Escalation in Ukraine Stems From West's Non-Compliance With Obligations to Russia Sputnik 01 Mar 2022 -- Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Putin stated that its goal was the "demilitarization" and "denazification" of Ukraine in order to protect people "who for eight years have been subjected to abuse, genocide by the Kiev regime." In response, the West initiated a massive campaign to put pressure on Russia.
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