“Negotiations start with the helicopter driver – Stop the barrels [bombs] so that we can negotiate.” From a demonstration in Bustan al-Qasr and Kallaseh, Aleppo, 14.02.2014. We, at Naame Shaam, would like to add: And pull out all Sepah Pasdaran fighters and their foot soldiers from Hezbollah […]
Read more →Iranian state-controlled media were filled with an extensive coverage of the ‘failure’ of the Geneva II international conference on Syria. Many Iranian news agencies implied that Iran’s absence was a reason for this ‘failure’, arguing that the only ‘hope’ for the world that the negotiations may bring […]
Read more →– More than 140,000 confirmed deaths in Syria, including hundreds of Hezbollah and Sepah fighters – Syrian regime blacklists opposition’s delegates to Geneva conference MORE THAN 140,000 CONFIRMED DEATHS IN SYRIA, INCLUDING HUNDREDS OF HEZBOLLAH AND SEPAH FIGHTERS The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it has […]
Read more →Iran is not physically present at the international Geneva II talks on Syria but is heavily present in the shadows. Source: Rozana (an independent Syrian radio project)
Read more →Iranian President Hassan Rohani said on Thursday that “the best solution [in Syria] is organising free and democratic elections.” Speaking from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, he added: “Nobody can decide the future of Syria from outside… everybody will work together to defeat terrorism.” There […]
Read more →Abbas Araqchi: “Everyone knows that, without Iran, the chances of reaching an actual solution in Syria are not very big.” The Iranian government received on Sunday an unexpected invitation from the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to attend the Geneva II talks on Syria, which are due to […]
Read more →The Syrian Center for Studies and Polling has conducted a large survey of Syrians’ opinions about “the prospects of a political solution” coming out of the forthcoming Geneva II conference. The survey involved two polls, one online (through social media), in which 12,040 people participated, and the […]
Read more →– Mass Friday protests against al-Qaeda crimes in Syria – Why does Iran want to attend the Geneva II conference? MASS FRIDAY PROTESTS AGAINST AL-QAEDA CRIMES IN SYRIA Popular protests were held across Syria on Friday to condemn crimes committed by the Syrian regime as well […]
Read more →– Western powers want Assad to stay – Palestinian actor dies in Syrian regime prisons WESTERN POWERS WANT ASSAD TO STAY According to Reuters, Western powers have signalled to the Syrian opposition that the long-awaited Geneva 2 ‘peace talks’ next month “may not lead to the removal […]
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