Day: December 12, 2017

Bashar Al-Assad Turkey no longer sees the threat posed by the Syrian regime. On Tuesday, the 12th of December, said Turkish foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, the TV channel NTV. However, he added that the Syrian leader, in his opinion, “cannot unite Syria,” and also to hold elections. According to the head of the foreign Ministry, earlier it was an unpleasant episode when Syrian government forces shot down a Turkish plane. “Now, however, this is not” — quoted Minister RIA Novosti. Cavusoglu added that the danger for Turkey can represent the Syrian Kurdish party “Democratic Union” (PYD) and the Kurdistan workers ‘ party (PKK), which Ankara considers a terrorist organization. The foreign Minister explained that if Ankara and planning any campaign, you must first agree on its parameters and its allies, particularly with Russia. 11 December it became known that the administration of U.S. President Donald trump agrees with the finding

Russian heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A “Sun” took part in the parade, which took place on 10 December in Baghdad in honor of the victory over the militants of the terrorist organization “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia). This was brought to the attention of “Bulletin of Mordovia”. As writes the edition, “Sun”, performed on the chassis of tanks T-90A, used on the most important parts of the front and was recognized by Iraqi commanders, “the real weapon of victory”. In particular, it is noted that the attacks flamethrower systems had a significant demoralizing effect on the insurgents. Were noted and the reliability of Russian military equipment during the hostilities in the region never lost one “Sun”. The American tanks M1A1 Abrams, which was also used by the Iraqi military and was shown on parade in Baghdad, was destroyed by 48 units. As specifies the edition, a significant part of

The Palestinian movement Hamas announced the beginning of a third intifada (uprising) due to the recognition of the United States, the status of Jerusalem the capital of Israel. In an interview with RIA Novosti said the press Secretary of the movement, Abdulatif Alcano. According to him, the purpose was to exert pressure on the United States, which should change its decision on Jerusalem, as well as to continue mass demonstrations. In December, one of the Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh called for a new uprising against Israel. “We should encourage and we should work to launch a new intifada to [threats] with the Zionist enemy,” he said. Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital after the war for independence in 1949. In 1967 after the six day war Israel captured East Jerusalem and United it with the Western, but the UN has not recognized it. Embassies of countries, including diplomatic relations with

All employees of the Russian Embassy left Yemen. On Tuesday, December 12, RIA Novosti reported citing a statement of the official representative of the MFA of Russia Maria Zakharova. “Given the situation in Sanaa, the decision on the temporary suspension of the Russian diplomatic presence in Yemen,” she said. According to Zakharov, the Ambassador of the employees are to perform their functions, while in the Saudi capital Riyadh. 4 December in Yemen, was killed by former President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Previously, the current head of state Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi ordered to send troops to the capital Sana’a, where the conflict continues between the former allies — the rebels-Houthis and supporters of Saleh. As reported by Sky News Arabia, by 4 December the victims of the fighting were at least 245 people. In Yemen a few years of civil war. One of the warring parties is the military wing of

Italy imposed a state of emergency (state of emergency) due to the termination of Russian gas supplies through the emergency distribution hub in Austria. This was reported on the website of the Ministry of economic development of the country. The Ministry said that fuel supplies to Italian consumers will be provided in any case due to the inventories held in underground storage. Earlier on 12 December in the explosion and ensuing fire at the largest gas distribution station in Baumgarten (Austria) began interruptions in the supply of fuel to consumers. In addition to Italy, Russian gas left Hungary and Slovenia. The Austrian police in his Twitter says that the cause of the explosion was a technical malfunction. In the accident one person was lost, traumas and burns have received from 18 to 60 employees. The Central European hub in Baumgarten is among the three largest gas distribution centers in Europe