Iran reaffirms 'unbreakable' alliance with Syria

JPost ^ | August 7, 2012

[Milagros]

By REUTERS Assad makes first public appearance in two weeks in Jalili meeting; Turkey hints Tehran responsible for Syria bloodshed.

[Milagros]

Casualties in Arab Republic of Syria since last year's "uprising": Over 20,000^[1][2] by Syrian forces with Iranian^[3][4][5] and Hezbollah active participation ^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]}

Nature: Alawite Islamic apartheid,^[13] Sunni Vs Alawi 'religious hatred.'^{[14][15][16][17][18][19]} It also serves as a "Battleground Between Sunnis and Shiites."^[20]
Plight of Christians after Islamic rebels' atrocities: over 12,000 flee Homs, third largest city in that country.^[21]

Notes

1. ^ Mariam Karouny: "Syria army presses rebels; Assad regrets shootdown," Malaysia Star, July 3, 2012
2. ^ "Syrian activists report over 20,000 dead since uprisings," Agenzia Giornalistica Italia (AGI), July 23, 2012.
3. ^ "Clinton says Iran backing 'vicious' Syria crackdown," AFP, June 14, 2011.
4. ^ "Iran helping Assad to put down protests: officials." Reuters, March 23, 2012.
5. ^ 'Haaretz exclusive: "Syria documents show Iran helping Assad to sidestep sanctions."' Haaretz, February 12, 2012.
6. ^ Dudi Cohen: "Iran confirms sending troops to Syria." Ynetnews, May 27, 2012.
7. ^ "British PM says Iran, Hezbollah supporting Syria's crackdown," (AP), Ya Libnan, January 18, 2012./
8. ^ Daniel Woodruff: "UK's Cameron says Iran, Hezbollah supporting Syria's crackdown." (AP), WAOW, January 18, 2012.
9. ^ "Syrian army being aided by Iranian forces," Iran confirms Quds force's presence in Syria... The Guardian, May 28, 2012.
10. ^ Herb Keinon: 'Iran giving Assad personnel to kill own people.' JPost, June 5, 2012.
11. ^ "Hostages are senior Hezbollah leaders," Al Arabiya, June 9, 2012.
12. ^ "Report: Hizbullah Fighters Lately Entered Syria to Back Assad Troops," ...militants from the 910 unit of Hizbullah’s Jihad Council are fighting alongside the Syrian forces... Naharnet, July 27, 2012.
13. ^ Nick Cohen: "Face the facts, Syria is an apartheid state." 'The west is conniving in Bashar Assad's brutal suppression of opposition.' The Observer, Saturday 18 June 18, 2011.
14. ^ "Against Syrian anger, Assad's sect feels fear." Reuters, February 2, 2012.
15. ^ Ghost militia haunting Syria: 'Killers on steroids' do dirty work for regime.' National Post, June 8, 2012.
16. ^ Harriet Alexander, and Ruth Sherlock: "The Shabiha: Inside Assad's death squads." Telegraph, June 2, 2012.
17. ^ "Men who drink blood: inside the brutal world of Assad's death squads." Sydney Morning Herald, June 3, 2012.
18. ^ "Children shot, knifed, axed to death in Syria's Houla massacre reports say." CNN, May 28, 2012.
19. ^ "Syria civil war threat grows after Houla massacre." BBC News, May 31, 2012.
20. ^ Alon Ben-Meir: "Syria: The Battleground Between Sunnis and Shiites." HuffPost, April 11, 2012.
21. ^ "Bishop fears attacks on Christians in Aleppo," News Headlines, CWN, July 25, 2012.

[AU72]

I hope we can sit out the coming Middle East explosion.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

None of this would happen if it weren’t for Israel.

(Are sarcasm tags really necessary?)

[Milagros]

My Almighty God prorect us all... and bad guys fighting each other is not always a bad thing... it’s just a shame for the loss of life.

[Milagros]

Indeed, the Guardian of Israel never rests or sleeps. Psalm 121:4

[Milagros]

(Are sarcasm tags really necessary?)

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Not necessary at all and well noted, as Islamofascist's favorite line is: 'it's always the joos fault.'

[crosshairs]

So Damascus IS about to become a heap of ruins (Isaiah 17). Maybe in the next few month?

[cherokee1]

I like the sound of “unbreakable alliance “-—translate that to read “suicide pact “. As the Mullah A$$hats keep losing their friends/fronts they wind up with more backside skin exposed. When Basher goes, and he is indeed GOING, Iran will have a much diminished capacity to weasel arms, etc. into the eastern middle east. I’ve always thot the mullahs were providing crowd killers to help put down the Syrian protests and without Basher they won’t have direct access to the Mediteranean. Won’t it be entertaining if we can find a few turncoat Syrian army types who can testify about Iran arms support?

[DoughtyOne]

I think most of us wish we could do that. Can we?

Do we just let the Middle-East devolve into a global threat?

If Iran gets the bomb, that whole region is going postal, and I don’t think it gets better without our involvement.

Someone will get involved, and I don’t want it to be Russia & or China.

Someone will exert influence. Is it going to be us, or folks who hate us? Do we want them developing close ties to these nations, and uniting with them against us?

Nobody wants to be at war. Sometimes the alternative is worse. It can actually be very much worse.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I like the sound of “unbreakable alliance “-—translate that to read “suicide pact

The mullah's won't even grant him asylum once he no longer has an army.

[LibertyRocks]

So, what is the going consensus on who are behind the militant rebels??? I don’t know if there really is a “safe” side to take, is there?

As for staying out of it, it might be too late for that seeing as Reuter’s published that Obama had “secretly” promised money and support to the rebels...

This is a HUGE chess game... Not sure who is really playing on which side here though.

[Eleutheria5]

Certainly. They would have killed each other off decades ago and the survivors fragmented into tribes, clans and families, and those unable to adapt to a nomadic lifestyle perished in the expanding dessert, if it weren’t for the Jooos! refusing to be annihilated, forcing them to unite in hatred and remain in cities and on farms. The Jooos! are disrupting an ancient way of life with their stubborn addiction to oxygen (and human blood, of course)./s

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Milagros.

[bayouranger]

Pretty disturbing article here:

Saudi Wahhabi Forces Attacked Hundreds of Shia Demonstrators in Qatif, Injured Many (Hang child)
http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&Id=334932

“Meantime, Saudi Wahhabi cleric Mohammad al-Arifi has called on Syrian armed groups to prevent leakage of the pictures and footages of their attacks against Syrian army and civilians.”

Our “friends” are trying to control the blood lust of their jihadist.

[bayouranger]

Here’s the correct title:

Terrorists in Syria Hang Shiite Child after Killing Family Members.

[bayouranger]

PR saudi style:
“Meantime, Saudi Wahhabi cleric Mohammad al-Arifi has called on Syrian armed groups to prevent leakage of the pictures and footages of their attacks against Syrian army and civilians.

In his Tweeter page, Arifi asked rebel groups to continue their attacks and intimidation against Syrian people but do not allow a release of the pictures and footages of their operations”

[GunsAndBibles]

That’s an Iranian news service. Consider the source.

[bayouranger]

True that.

[justa-hairyape]

Not sure who is really playing on which side here though.

Bad guys on both sides. You have the Islamic Sunni's backed by the corrupt and decadent western leadership, fighting the Islamic Shiite's backed by the corrupt and decadent eastern leadership. Kinda reminds me of when the Clinton's (Bill and Hill) bombed Serbia so that a chunk of Serbian land could be given to the KLA terrorists. Heck, they even used fake and drummed up photos of concentration camp starved victims in that old war.

[marygonzo]

Man ,do I agree with. you. I love this site. The only intellectual political analyses is right here. Yes, this entire Syria/Iranian alliance is Shiite driven. Please people grab the difference between a Shiite and a Sunni. The State department doesn’t but if you do then you will understand the middle east. If you think that US backed Al Qaeda Sunnis are going to overthrow Assad you are an idiot. Quit listening to “walrus face” Bolton and strive for actual facts.Those Al Qaeda terrorist in Syria are finished. They did not “kill the prince” , I assure you they have put the civilian population in harms way by occupying and hiding behind women and children— NOT ASSAD!! When AL Qaeda hides out in civilian neighborhoods— who’s fault is it people die? The Government will kill them all and collateral damage will be horrible. Iran will invade Syria to stop a Sunni take over. Get a grip. This thing is over just like the last time.