A shocking UN report says that last year there were more civilians killed or wounded in Afghanistan than in any year since 2009. The 87-page report reveals the statistics on the yearly cull of civilians, the beheadings, executions by single shot, kidnapping of women, ransom that has come to define a state of terror and depravity prevalent in modern Afghanistan.
Iran have declared their unwavering support for Syria, saying that they will fully support Syria as both Saudi Arabia and Turkey threaten to topple Assad. Iran’s Air Defence commander, Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, confirmed that Iran will provide Syria with any assistance Damascus request. Iranfrontpage.com reports: As regards the speculations on Saudi Arabia’s decision to deploy ground troops to Syria, the commander argued that any presence in Syria without coordination with the Damascus government will be doomed to failure.
U.S. senator John McCain has accused Russia of seeking to to carve out a sphere of influence in the Middle East and treating Syria “as a live-fire exercise” for its military. His comments came the day after Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that the strains between Russia and the West had pushed the world “into a new cold war“ CNN reports: Speaking Sunday at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, U.S. Sen. John McCain criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intervention in Syria’s nearly five-year civil war. “Mr.
Turkey has confirmed military strikes against Syrian government and Kurdish forces in Syria and says more is about to come. The Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said that Turkish forces have attacked Kurdish YPG militias in northern Syria, and have demanded that the Kurds withdraw from the airbase that they had recently seized from “moderate” rebels. Turkey has also confirmed attacks against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in North West Syria. A Turkish official is now warning of a “massive escalation” in Syria over the next 24 hours.
The Syrian news agency SANA has confirmed that the Turkish army have entered Syria with 12 armored pickup trucks with machine guns and more than a hundred military mercenaries. The Syrian Foreign Minister hasn’t given any more information about the invasion.