The Netherlands is not obliged to help actively in repatriation of the young children and their mothers who left the country to join ranks of the Islamic State in Syria, an appeals court in The Hague said on November 22, overturning an earlier ruling. Fantastisch laat het terroristisch addergebroed voor eeuwig in hun Syrische holen…
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UN-Syria and Migration Crisis
Pierre-Emmanuel Thomann, Geopolitician A constitutional committee on Syria was created at the end of September 2019. This committee comes from the UN Security Council Resolution 2254 adopted at the end of 2015. This committee has 150 members (50 chosen by the government, 50 by the opposition and 50 by the UN among civil society). The objective…
MEPs condemn Ankara military intervention in Syria
MEPs strongly condemned the unilateral Turkish military intervention in northeast Syria, urging Ankara to withdraw all of its forces from Syrian territory. Press release: MEPs call for sanctions against Turkey over military operation in Syria: https://t.co/UxRM7uIEDi — EP PressService (@EuroParlPress) October 24, 2019 In a resolution, adopted on October 24 by show of hands, MEPs…
EU Foreign Ministers focus on Syria and Ukraine
“You know that today we are mainly discussing the military operations in Syria. To me the most important point will be the fact that we are hosting the UN Special Envoy for Syria, [Geir] Pedersen. We will discuss with him how we can help protect the political process from this new military escalation. And obviously,…
Germany: refugee status implications
Refugees who return to Syria for holidays might lose their status in Germany, the Interior Minister Horst Seehofer told the Bild newspaper. The measure is taken based on the situation of some newcomers simultaneously claim to be fleeing persecution there, and returning to spend summer time. ‘Syrian refugees that regularly spend holidays at home can’t…
Mogherini pledges EU €2bn to Syria
Conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region“, known as Brussels III opened these week to accumulate financial aid pledges for 2019. "The goal remains the same: A Syrian led, Syrian owned political process facilitated by the @UN to establish an inclusive, non-sectarian governance for a united Syria" @FedericaMog announces 🇪🇺 is pledging over…
French jihadists face trial in Iraq
Iraqi courts will prosecute 13 French citizens captured while conducting jihad for the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria, President Barham Saleh confirmed. Iraqi courts will prosecute 13 French citizens captured while fighting for the #IslamicState jihadist group in #Syria, #Iraq's President Barham Saleh said Monday. https://t.co/1tTBul2RpJ — RFI English (@RFI_En) February 26, 2019 The jihad…
Antwerp politics scandalized by ISIS children return
In response to controversial decision of Belgium first instance Court to repatriate six children and two women – wives and children of Islamic state (ISIS) terrorist group militants , Flemish politician Filip Dewinter published a video of “Jihad school” for very young boys, who are taught radical Islam at very early age. (Image above: Al…
UAE reopens Embassy in Damascus
The United Arab Emirates reopens its embassy in Damascus on December 27, the Syrian Information ministry said, a move that would mark an achievement of Syrian diplomacy, and President Bashar al-Assad. The embassy has been shut since the early months of the Syrian conflict which erupted in 2011, and Arab state have chosen to support…
IS militants families ordered repatriation to Belgium
A Belgian judge has ordered the relevant government offices to repatriate six children of Islamic State (IS) militants and their mothers who have been detained in a camp in Syria, the national news agency Belga said reported. La Belgique contrainte de rapatrier six enfants de Syrie https://t.co/tJylXyPk99 pic.twitter.com/gyHpLZWtOq — 7sur7 (@7sur7) December 26, 2018 Tatiana…
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