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    Trump / US politics thread 🚽

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    Posted

    There will be a war, and it will be with North Korea.

     

    ‘Sword stands ready’: Pence vows ‘overwhelming & effective’ response to N. Korean attacks

     

    US Vice President Mike Pence has issued a fresh warning to North Korea, saying that Washington will counter any potential attack with an “overwhelming and effective” response.

    Speaking from the deck of the aircraft carrier ‘USS Ronald Reagan’, docked in Yokosuka, Japan, Pence told 2,500 American sailors that North Korea is “the most dangerous and urgent threat to peace and security in the Asia-Pacific.”

    “The United States of America will always seek peace, but under President Trump, the shield stands guard and the sword stands ready,” he said, as quoted by AP.

    He went on to vow that the US would “defeat any attack and meet any use of conventional or nuclear weapons with an overwhelming and effective American response.”

    Pence also said that North Korea’s latest failed missile launch was a reckless act of provocation, and assured Asian allies that the Washington is ready to work to achieve a peaceful denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

    The VP noted the Trump administration will “work diligently” with allies, including Japan and China, in order to apply economic and diplomatic pressure on Pyongyang. However, he told the sailors that “readiness is the key.”

    He also said the US will honor its alliance with Pacific Rim nations to protect freedom of navigation in the disputed South China Sea – most of which Beijing lays claim to, despite conflicting claims from other Asian nations.

    The comments were made during Pence's 10-day trip to the Asia-Pacific region, which includes South Korea, Japan, Indonesia and Australia.

    Defense Secretary Jim Mattis simultaneously denounced North Korea's latest missile launch attempt during his Middle East tour, telling reporters in Saudi Arabia that “the leader of North Korea again recklessly tried to provoke something by launching a missile.”

    Although Mattis did not identify the type of missile, he said it was not of intercontinental range, meaning it could not reach US territory. However, an official told AP on condition of anonymity that the missile was a Scud variety which the US calls a KN-17.

    Mattis also did not comment on what might have caused the missile to fail.

    The defense secretary credited China with trying to help get the North Korean situation “under control,” with the goal of denuclearizing the peninsula.

    As part of his hardline stance against North Korea, Trump announced last week that he had sent an “armada” as a warning to Pyongyang.

    For its part, North Korea has accused the US of disturbing global peace and stability by using “gangster-like logic” which may result in a nuclear breaking out on the Korean Peninsula “at any moment.” 

     

    https://www.rt.com/news/385293-pence-north-korea-attacks/

    Gay Men Being Rounded Up & Killed In 'Prophylactic Purge' in Chechnya

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    Posted

    58 minutes ago, ULIZOS said:

    This literally reads like fake news. :lmao:Absolutely 0 concrete facts, sources, nothing. 

    That area of the world is homophobic as fuck but "concentration camps"??? :lmao:

     

    It sounds unbelievable, but looking at the current loss of human rights and the rise of the far-right all over the world, that really doesn't seem far-fetched.

    We need more credible sources about this situation.

    Trump / US politics thread 🚽

    in Politics and World Events

    Posted

    4 hours ago, LSD said:

    Seems like most are just calling out his hypocrisy.  

     

    Of course he is hypocritical, that's obvious since day 1 in his presidency. What i'm telling here is the level of hypocrisy of some people here, as Donald Trump is being calling out for the exact same program that his rival (the one who shall not be named lol) promissed to do, and that is: regime change in Syria (by military force if necessary)! Got it?

    Trump / US politics thread 🚽

    in Politics and World Events

    Posted

    29 minutes ago, runa said:

    I love how you bring Clinton in every post you do. :rotfl:

    you're such a fucking loser.

     

    You simply can't handle it. I'm just glad that you read my posts, even though it's impossible a civilized discussion with you, since you never bring anything constructive to this discussion. Quite honestly, you are the loser here if all you do is verbally attack people here.

    Trump / US politics thread 🚽

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    Posted

    Strange people here. 

    Trump is doing EXACTLY what Hillary Clinton was supposed to do and people are acting like OMG WHAT A NUT PRESIDENT!! 

    Oh well, hello? That is the american reality no matter who is in charge!

    The american establishment is in charge as has always been, and it surely would be with Hillary Clinton anyway.

    I wonder if people here would feel the same it was Hillary Clinton bombing Syria.

    Trump / US politics thread 🚽

    in Politics and World Events

    Posted

    1 hour ago, MeakMaker said:

     

    So Trump is quicky changing strategy to stay afloat in the most chaotic presidency in US history. If in the past he was criticised for being too accomplice with the Assad regime and more particularly with Putin now he is totally singing a different tune. My oh my... I'm wondering what this will mean for the people who love him and even more so for the people who hate him. 

     

     

    It clearly means that no matter who is in charge, the american establishment dictates the US rogue policies. We should remind that with Hillary the outcome would be the same.

    Syria

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    Posted

    10 minutes ago, karbatal said:

    All this looks so orchestrated. I'm sure Trump designed the script: 

    Kids dead 

    Sad faces 

    We won't tolerate this 

    Invasion 

    Well this is not wwiii (I wonder why people is so eager to use that term????)  this is just Russia and USA finally ending their plans there.  Some pantomime.  

     

    At this point we can only pray that the US stop this agression, if it goes one step further it can put itself directly in a war with Russia, unless Putin simply give up on Syria. One thing is certain now: a state of war exists between the US and Syria.

    Russia: St Petersburg metro explosions kill ten

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    Berlin in hot water for not lighting Brandenburg Gate in tribute to St. Petersburg attack victims

     

    Berlin authorities have faced an avalanche of criticism over their decision not to project the Russian national colors on the Brandenburg Gate. Ordinary citizens, politicians and even the city police expressed their disapproval.

    On Monday, a Berlin government spokesperson said that the Brandenburg Gate would not radiate the Russian national colors because St. Petersburg is not a partner city of Berlin, and “exceptions should only be made in exceptional cases.”

    The news was delivered by the Berliner Zeitung daily and lots of angry readers wrote to the newspaper to say they were “really ashamed.”

    “This is just impudence that the Brandenburg Gate was not decorated with Russia’s national colors,” one of the letters reads.

    Many turned to social media to express their anger and frustration. People were posting pictures of the Gate being lit in solidarity with other countries where terrorist acts happened.

    “I find it heinous that the Brandenburg Gate was not decorated [with Russia’s national colors]. Are the Russians some second-class people?” a post on Twitter read.

    Some people, and even some German newspapers, did try their best to rectify the snub, posting Russian flags and even doctoring the image of the Brandenburg Gate as if it was lit in colors of the Russian flag.

    Klaus Lederer, the commissioner for culture in the Berlin government, has also criticized the authorities’ decision on his Facebook page by saying that “the Russian flag [colors] should have also been actually projected on the Brandenburg Gate.”

    Berlin police issued a Twitter post featuring the Brandenburg Gate decorated with the Russian national flag colors, in which they offered their condolences to the victims of the St. Petersburg attack and their loved ones.

    The police later also criticized the Berlin authorities’ decision in a second Twitter post by saying that “terror victims have a right for sympathy and compassion irrespective of the place of the attack.”

    “Berlin must put an end to this stupid double speak concerning ‘partner cities,’” the police Twitter post adds.

    The Brandenburg Gate has a history of showing solidarity with nations after similar attacks, including those in Orlando, Nice and Jerusalem, even though none of these cities is a “partner city” of Berlin, according to the German media.

    Meanwhile, Dresden lit its cultural center with the Russian national colors on Tuesday evening as a symbol of mourning and solidarity with the victims of the St. Petersburg Metro attack.

    Dirk Hilbert, Dresden’s mayor, sent a letter to St. Petersburg Governor Sergey Poltavchenko, in which he “strictly condemned” the terror attack and “extended sincere condolences on behalf of all Dresden residents” to the victims of the attack and their loved ones.

     

    https://www.rt.com/news/383511-brandenburg-gate-petersburg-attack/

    BREXIT / British Politics thread

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    Brexit: The UK's letter triggering Article 50

     

    Here is the full text of Theresa May's letter to European Council president Donald Tusk, beginning the start of Brexit negotiations:

     

    Dear President Tusk

    On 23 June last year, the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. As I have said before, that decision was no rejection of the values we share as fellow Europeans. Nor was it an attempt to do harm to the European Union or any of the remaining member states. On the contrary, the United Kingdom wants the European Union to succeed and prosper. Instead, the referendum was a vote to restore, as we see it, our national self-determination. We are leaving the European Union, but we are not leaving Europe - and we want to remain committed partners and allies to our friends across the continent.

    Earlier this month, the United Kingdom Parliament confirmed the result of the referendum by voting with clear and convincing majorities in both of its Houses for the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill. The Bill was passed by Parliament on 13 March and it received Royal Assent from Her Majesty The Queen and became an Act of Parliament on 16 March.

    Today, therefore, I am writing to give effect to the democratic decision of the people of the United Kingdom. I hereby notify the European Council in accordance with Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union of the United Kingdom's intention to withdraw from the European Union. In addition, in accordance with the same Article 50(2) as applied by Article 106a of the Treaty Establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, I hereby notify the European Council of the United Kingdom's intention to withdraw from the European Atomic Energy Community. References in this letter to the European Union should therefore be taken to include a reference to the European Atomic Energy Community.

    This letter sets out the approach of Her Majesty's Government to the discussions we will have about the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union and about the deep and special partnership we hope to enjoy - as your closest friend and neighbour - with the European Union once we leave. We believe that these objectives are in the interests not only of the United Kingdom but of the European Union and the wider world too.

    It is in the best interests of both the United Kingdom and the European Union that we should use the forthcoming process to deliver these objectives in a fair and orderly manner, and with as little disruption as possible on each side. We want to make sure that Europe remains strong and prosperous and is capable of projecting its values, leading in the world, and defending itself from security threats. We want the United Kingdom, through a new deep and special partnership with a strong European Union, to play its full part in achieving these goals. We therefore believe it is necessary to agree the terms of our future partnership alongside those of our withdrawal from the European Union.

    The Government wants to approach our discussions with ambition, giving citizens and businesses in the United Kingdom and the European Union - and indeed from third countries around the world - as much certainty as possible, as early as possible.

    I would like to propose some principles that may help to shape our coming discussions, but before I do so, I should update you on the process we will be undertaking at home, in the United Kingdom.

    The process in the United Kingdom

    As I have announced already, the Government will bring forward legislation that will repeal the Act of Parliament - the European Communities Act 1972 - that gives effect to EU law in our country. This legislation will, wherever practical and appropriate, in effect convert the body of existing European Union law (the "acquis") into UK law. This means there will be certainty for UK citizens and for anybody from the European Union who does business in the United Kingdom. The Government will consult on how we design and implement this legislation, and we will publish a White Paper tomorrow. We also intend to bring forward several other pieces of legislation that address specific issues relating to our departure from the European Union, also with a view to ensuring continuity and certainty, in particular for businesses. We will of course continue to fulfil our responsibilities as a member state while we remain a member of the European Union, and the legislation we propose will not come into effect until we leave.

    From the start and throughout the discussions, we will negotiate as one United Kingdom, taking due account of the specific interests of every nation and region of the UK as we do so. When it comes to the return of powers back to the United Kingdom, we will consult fully on which powers should reside in Westminster and which should be devolved to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. But it is the expectation of the Government that the outcome of this process will be a significant increase in the decision-making power of each devolved administration.

    Negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union

    The United Kingdom wants to agree with the European Union a deep and special partnership that takes in both economic and security cooperation. To achieve this, we believe it is necessary to agree the terms of our future partnership alongside those of our withdrawal from the EU.

    If, however, we leave the European Union without an agreement the default position is that we would have to trade on World Trade Organisation terms. In security terms a failure to reach agreement would mean our cooperation in the fight against crime and terrorism would be weakened. In this kind of scenario, both the United Kingdom and the European Union would of course cope with the change, but it is not the outcome that either side should seek. We must therefore work hard to avoid that outcome.

    It is for these reasons that we want to be able to agree a deep and special partnership, taking in both economic and security cooperation, but it is also because we want to play our part in making sure that Europe remains strong and prosperous and able to lead in the world, projecting its values and defending itself from security threats. And we want the United Kingdom to play its full part in realising that vision for our continent.

    Proposed principles for our discussions

    Looking ahead to the discussions which we will soon begin, I would like to suggest some principles that we might agree to help make sure that the process is as smooth and successful as possible.

    i. We should engage with one another constructively and respectfully, in a spirit of sincere cooperation. Since I became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom I have listened carefully to you, to my fellow EU Heads of Government and the Presidents of the European Commission and Parliament. That is why the United Kingdom does not seek membership of the single market: we understand and respect your position that the four freedoms of the single market are indivisible and there can be no "cherry picking". We also understand that there will be consequences for the UK of leaving the EU: we know that we will lose influence over the rules that affect the European economy. We also know that UK companies will, as they trade within the EU, have to align with rules agreed by institutions of which we are no longer a part - just as UK companies do in other overseas markets.

    ii. We should always put our citizens first. There is obvious complexity in the discussions we are about to undertake, but we should remember that at the heart of our talks are the interests of all our citizens. There are, for example, many citizens of the remaining member states living in the United Kingdom, and UK citizens living elsewhere in the European Union, and we should aim to strike an early agreement about their rights.

    iii. We should work towards securing a comprehensive agreement. We want to agree a deep and special partnership between the UK and the EU, taking in both economic and security cooperation. We will need to discuss how we determine a fair settlement of the UK's rights and obligations as a departing member state, in accordance with the law and in the spirit of the United Kingdom's continuing partnership with the EU. But we believe it is necessary to agree the terms of our future partnership alongside those of our withdrawal from the EU.

    iv. We should work together to minimise disruption and give as much certainty as possible. Investors, businesses and citizens in both the UK and across the remaining 27 member states - and those from third countries around the world - want to be able to plan. In order to avoid any cliff-edge as we move from our current relationship to our future partnership, people and businesses in both the UK and the EU would benefit from implementation periods to adjust in a smooth and orderly way to new arrangements. It would help both sides to minimise unnecessary disruption if we agree this principle early in the process.

    v. In particular, we must pay attention to the UK's unique relationship with the Republic of Ireland and the importance of the peace process in Northern Ireland. The Republic of Ireland is the only EU member state with a land border with the United Kingdom. We want to avoid a return to a hard border between our two countries, to be able to maintain the Common Travel Area between us, and to make sure that the UK's withdrawal from the EU does not harm the Republic of Ireland. We also have an important responsibility to make sure that nothing is done to jeopardise the peace process in Northern Ireland, and to continue to uphold the Belfast Agreement.

    vi. We should begin technical talks on detailed policy areas as soon as possible, but we should prioritise the biggest challenges. Agreeing a high-level approach to the issues arising from our withdrawal will of course be an early priority. But we also propose a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union. This should be of greater scope and ambition than any such agreement before it so that it covers sectors crucial to our linked economies such as financial services and network industries. This will require detailed technical talks, but as the UK is an existing EU member state, both sides have regulatory frameworks and standards that already match. We should therefore prioritise how we manage the evolution of our regulatory frameworks to maintain a fair and open trading environment, and how we resolve disputes. On the scope of the partnership between us - on both economic and security matters - my officials will put forward detailed proposals for deep, broad and dynamic cooperation.

    vii. We should continue to work together to advance and protect our shared European values. Perhaps now more than ever, the world needs the liberal, democratic values of Europe. We want to play our part to ensure that Europe remains strong and prosperous and able to lead in the world, projecting its values and defending itself from security threats.

    The task before us

    As I have said, the Government of the United Kingdom wants to agree a deep and special partnership between the UK and the EU, taking in both economic and security cooperation. At a time when the growth of global trade is slowing and there are signs that protectionist instincts are on the rise in many parts of the world, Europe has a responsibility to stand up for free trade in the interest of all our citizens. Likewise, Europe's security is more fragile today than at any time since the end of the Cold War. Weakening our cooperation for the prosperity and protection of our citizens would be a costly mistake. The United Kingdom's objectives for our future partnership remain those set out in my Lancaster House speech of 17 January and the subsequent White Paper published on 2 February.

    We recognise that it will be a challenge to reach such a comprehensive agreement within the two-year period set out for withdrawal discussions in the Treaty. But we believe it is necessary to agree the terms of our future partnership alongside those of our withdrawal from the EU. We start from a unique position in these discussions - close regulatory alignment, trust in one another's institutions, and a spirit of cooperation stretching back decades. It is for these reasons, and because the future partnership between the UK and the EU is of such importance to both sides, that I am sure it can be agreed in the time period set out by the Treaty.

    The task before us is momentous but it should not be beyond us. After all, the institutions and the leaders of the European Union have succeeded in bringing together a continent blighted by war into a union of peaceful nations, and supported the transition of dictatorships to democracy. Together, I know we are capable of reaching an agreement about the UK's rights and obligations as a departing member state, while establishing a deep and special partnership that contributes towards the prosperity, security and global power of our continent.

    Yours sincerely

    Theresa May

     

    http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-39431070

    Scotland independence

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    Posted

    Time to reactivate this thread...

     

    Sturgeon announces plan for 2nd Scottish independence referendum

     

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    First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced plans for a second Scottish independence referendum in a key speech in Edinburgh on Monday. It comes as Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to formally launch Brexit negotiations.

    Sturgeon told a press conference in Bute House, Edinburgh, she will stand up for Scotland’s interest and make sure the Scottish people have a choice at the end of Brexit negotiations.

    Claiming the government’s plan for a ‘hard Brexit’ will “damage the economy and change the very nature of our society and country,” Sturgeon announced her intention to go to the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood next week to ask it to approve a second Scottish independence referendum.

    Sturgeon said another referendum is inevitable as she cannot “pretend” a “compromise agreement” will be reached with the government.

    “Whatever path we take, it should be one decided by us, not for us,” Sturgeon said.

    The PM had failed to move “an inch in pursuit of compromise or agreement,” she said, instead putting up a “brick wall of intransigence," despite 62 percent of Scots voting against Brexit.

    She had pledged to hold a referendum ever since the UK voted to leave the EU if Scotland is denied access the single market. She said the chance for a second independence vote is “highly likely” after May failed to include access to the single market in her list of priorities to negotiate with the EU.

    Sturgeon told the BBC last week that an independence vote should be held in autumn 2018, the “earliest point at which a referendum would be appropriate,” as the terms for the UK to leave the EU will be clearer by that time.

    “Within that window, I guess, of when the outline of a UK deal becomes clear and the UK exiting the EU, I think would be common sense time for Scotland to have that choice, if that is the road we choose to go down,” she told the BBC.

    Her appearance at Bute House coincides with the final vote on the Brexit bill passing through the House of Commons on Monday evening. If the bill is passed, PM May will be able to trigger Article 50 as early as Tuesday, formally launching Brexit negotiations with the EU.

    The bill had been voted down by the House of Lords, which called for two amendments last week: the guarantee for EU citizens in the UK of their right to stay, as well as allowing Parliament to vote on the final Brexit deal once EU negotiations come to a conclusion.

    It is thought the PM aims to trigger Article 50 as early as possible to avoid clashing with the general election in the Netherlands on Wednesday and EU celebrations of the 1957 Treaty of Rome.

    Sturgeon must have Westminster’s approval to hold another independence referendum.

    Although May has not clarified her stance on the issue, Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said “there is no need” for a repeat of an independence vote after the “clear-cut” result of the past one in 2014.

    Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland, Fallon said: “Brexit negotiations haven’t started yet and they are going to be complex.

    “I have seen estimates that they might last for a couple of years, so I can’t comment on what might be known in autumn 2018,” Fallon said.

    “But let me be very clear we don’t see any need for another referendum we had one just two-and-a-half years ago, it was accepted as a clear-cut result at the time and there is plenty of other business for the Scottish government to be getting on with.”

    The latest Ipso MORI poll shows half of Scotland’s population would favor independence.

     

    https://www.rt.com/uk/380507-sturgeon-brexit-scottish-independence/

    Syria

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    Posted

    On 09/03/2017 at 4:30 PM, mnino said:

    The pandemonium there has been going on for years already.

    I'm not trying to downplay the seriousness of the issue, however, the connotation (not the book definition) of invading a country goes a bit beyond sending troops to aid in stopping a group that has illegally taken control of said country's land. Representatives from Russia, US and Turkey met two days ago before this happened and I haven't seen any condemnation from either country against this move from the US yet. 

    Things could go really wrong, of course. It is a big deal. My problem is with incendiary headlines that don't appropriately describe reality. Semantics aside, the US is not trying to take over Syria and overthrow its government. At least, not yet. 

     

    Assad: No one invited US to Manbij, all foreign troops in Syria without permission are ‘invaders’

     

    Any foreign forces, including those from the US, that enter Syria without invitation are invaders, Syrian President Bashar Assad told Chinese media in an interview, noting that no one had given the US troops currently in Manbij permission to be there.

    “Any foreign troops coming to Syria without our invitation or consultation or permission, they are invaders, whether they are American, Turkish, or any other one,” Assad told Chinese PHOENIX TV, as cited by the Syrian state-run SANA news agency.

    When a journalist asked the Syrian president if Damascus had “opened doors” for American troops in Aleppo province’s city of Manbij, Assad said “No, we didn’t.”

    “What are they [foreign troops] going to do? To fight ISIS [Islamic State, formerly ISIL]? The Americans lost nearly every war. They lost in Iraq, they had to withdraw at the end. Even in Somalia, let alone Vietnam in the past and Afghanistan.”

    According to Assad, the US “didn’t succeed anywhere they sent troops, they only create a mess; they are very good in creating problems and destroying, but they are very bad in finding solutions.”

    The Pentagon confirmed earlier in March that US troops had been sent to Manbij to prevent conflict between US-backed Kurdish forces and rebels backed by Turkey.

    Without foreign intervention, the Syrian war “will take a few months” to bring to an end, Assad noted.

    “The complexity of this war is the foreign intervention. This is the problem,” he said.

    Syria’s president stressed that government troops are now very close to Raqqa, Islamic State’s stronghold some 100 kilometers from Manbij.

    American troops were first spotted in the town earlier in March. Reports emerged at the time claiming that a deal had been struck for the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to hand over some 20 villages in a zone between Manbij and Al-Bab, which had been recently taken by Turkish-backed forces, to the Syrian government.

    “They [Syrian forces] are certainly aware of where we [US] are, and we are aware of where they are. There is no intention between the two of there being any conflict against any party other than ISIS,” Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis told reporters.

    On Thursday, the US-led coalition confirmed that around 400 American marines and army rangers had arrived in Syria to establish an outpost to support an operation to take the city of Raqqa. The new contingent adds to the 500 US troops already in Syria. US Air Force Colonel John Dorrian, the coalition’s spokesman, says the new soldiers have been deployed to expedite the defeat of the terrorists in Raqqa.

     

    https://www.rt.com/news/380256-assad-foreign-troops-invaders/

     

    Turkish tanks cross Syrian border

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    Syria calls on UN to ‘force’ Turkey to withdraw troops

     

    The Syrian government has reportedly complained to the UN about Turkish troops on its territory and has asked the UN Security Council (UNSC) to end “Turkish aggression.” It follows a reported attack on the Syrian Army by Turkish forces.

    The UNSC should “force Turkey to withdraw its invasion forces from Syrian land and stop the attacks,” the Syrian Foreign Ministry said, as cited by the state-run Sana news agency.

    The request came in letters addressed to UN Secretary General AntĂłnio Guterres and the chair of the UN Security Council, currently the UK, the agency said.

    Syria accused Ankara of killing “thousands of its innocent sons and destroying Syrian infrastructure.”

    On Thursday, Damascus reported that one of its border guard positions near the city of Manbij in northern Syria had been shelled by rockets fired by Turkish troops.

    A Syrian general speaking to Sana on condition of anonymity said the attack was “an attempt to stop the success and progress made by the Syrian Army, and backing forces, in its war against terrorist organizations and the affiliated groups, to restore stability and security to Aleppo countryside and the whole Syrian territories.”

    Turkey launched a military operation in Syria in August 2016, saying it was necessary to fight the terrorist group Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and “Kurdish terrorists.”

    Ankara considers Kurdish militias in Syria affiliates of a Turkey-based insurgency and has attacked them on numerous occasions throughout the Syrian conflict.

     

    https://www.rt.com/news/380169-syria-complains-turkey-un/

    BREXIT / British Politics thread

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    Posted

    24 minutes ago, pjcowley said:

    Are you in a hurry to trade with the Divided Kingdom of twats by any chance?

     

    Absolutely not! LOL

    This fiasco should be over sooner for the sake of Europe! They can pack their bags and leave for good! Better for Europe to get rid of the Divided Kingdom of twats sooner than later! Just saying.

    Syria

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    Posted

    Can you imagine the pandemonium on the ground there?

    Now we have Syrian forces, Kurdish forces, ISIS forces, Turkish forces, US forces, Russian forces, a hell of armed forces, all over a piece of land of a sovereign state in the heart of the middle east.

    What could possibly go wrong? WWIII.

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