War is about stability. Iraq is proof that nation building doesn't work. Assad and Russia, regardless of their status with The West, are able to take land and secure it to allow people to find a safe haven.
For humanitarian groups that want every single innocent life saved, it is sometimes inconvenient for the war and the end of deaths by the enemy, in this case, Daesh.
Those decisions sometimes have to be made. It isn't exactly about human rights, it is about numbers. The numbers of people that will live after the battle. If conducting a battle will liberate land for the people to live rather than die under enemy rule, that has to be the best choice of all very bad options.
28 November 2016
By Zouher Al-Shimale
Sakhur, Aleppo, Syria - The sound of bombs and gunfire (click here) is close and unrelenting as the refugees pick their way through the rubble littering the streets. Laden with suitcases, they arrive in the Sakhur district of Aleppo from areas to the north now engulfed in fighting, only to find yet more violence.
For humanitarian groups that want every single innocent life saved, it is sometimes inconvenient for the war and the end of deaths by the enemy, in this case, Daesh.
Those decisions sometimes have to be made. It isn't exactly about human rights, it is about numbers. The numbers of people that will live after the battle. If conducting a battle will liberate land for the people to live rather than die under enemy rule, that has to be the best choice of all very bad options.
28 November 2016
By Zouher Al-Shimale
Sakhur, Aleppo, Syria - The sound of bombs and gunfire (click here) is close and unrelenting as the refugees pick their way through the rubble littering the streets. Laden with suitcases, they arrive in the Sakhur district of Aleppo from areas to the north now engulfed in fighting, only to find yet more violence.
Others have already decided this district of eastern Aleppo is a place where they can no longer hide - amid the chaos on the streets, long-time residents are moving out as others move in, trying to beat the rapid advance of pro-government forces as they inflict defeat after defeat on the rebels who have held this area since 2012.
Civilians have begun to flee the onslaught in their thousands - 10,000 are said to have crossed into either government or Kurdish held areas over the weekend. The tide of humanity shows no sign of relenting. But no one knows where or when this will end - they are simply running...
Wack-A-Mole
While the Syrian government marched to a victory in northeast Syria, Israel faced Deash at it's border in Golan Heights.
Israel recognizes Russia as a friend. I believe there is trade between the two countries.
Today, whether intended or not Israel assisted the Syrian government to contain the Daesh members. The attack at Israel's border provided a reason to go further to end the potential to a larger threat.
This is the problem in trying to eliminate Daesh. There is no real central command. There is no real strategy. There are only brutal soldiers with permission to kill at any cost to protect the Caliph al Baghdadi. In that diffuse structure is a great deal of cowardly priorities that puts escaping the war to live to fight another day as a high priority.
The Syrian government needs to realize what Israel did today to protect it's border and the unintended consequence was to limit the place where Daesh can move to continue the civil war in Syria. Israel did that today. Israel deserves respect for it's moral content and the stability it brings to the region. The Syrian government has to appreciate it's neighbor. Through mutual respect a deeper understanding can begin to end the chronic tensions with the Palestinians. Peace has to be a priority and today was a good example why the countries of the Middle East have to have mutual respect for the purpose of stability for it's people.
November 28, 2016
By Israel Today Staff
Israeli soldiers operating along the border (click here) between Israel and Syria on Sunday came under attack from terrorists affiliated with ISIS.
The soldiers were conducting a mission in the buffer zone between the two countries, but still inside Israeli territory, when they came under small arms and mortar fire.
Israel Air Force aircraft quickly responded, destroying a pick-up truck with a mounted machine gun and its four passengers.
“It was a short exchange, but it was productive,” said IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Peter Lerner.
Later that night, Israeli aircraft bombed a facility in Syria that had been used as a base of operations by ISIS....
Wack-A-Mole
While the Syrian government marched to a victory in northeast Syria, Israel faced Deash at it's border in Golan Heights.
Israel recognizes Russia as a friend. I believe there is trade between the two countries.
Today, whether intended or not Israel assisted the Syrian government to contain the Daesh members. The attack at Israel's border provided a reason to go further to end the potential to a larger threat.
This is the problem in trying to eliminate Daesh. There is no real central command. There is no real strategy. There are only brutal soldiers with permission to kill at any cost to protect the Caliph al Baghdadi. In that diffuse structure is a great deal of cowardly priorities that puts escaping the war to live to fight another day as a high priority.
The Syrian government needs to realize what Israel did today to protect it's border and the unintended consequence was to limit the place where Daesh can move to continue the civil war in Syria. Israel did that today. Israel deserves respect for it's moral content and the stability it brings to the region. The Syrian government has to appreciate it's neighbor. Through mutual respect a deeper understanding can begin to end the chronic tensions with the Palestinians. Peace has to be a priority and today was a good example why the countries of the Middle East have to have mutual respect for the purpose of stability for it's people.
November 28, 2016
By Israel Today Staff
Israeli soldiers operating along the border (click here) between Israel and Syria on Sunday came under attack from terrorists affiliated with ISIS.
The soldiers were conducting a mission in the buffer zone between the two countries, but still inside Israeli territory, when they came under small arms and mortar fire.
Israel Air Force aircraft quickly responded, destroying a pick-up truck with a mounted machine gun and its four passengers.
“It was a short exchange, but it was productive,” said IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Peter Lerner.
Later that night, Israeli aircraft bombed a facility in Syria that had been used as a base of operations by ISIS....
