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Mikdad: Syria is fighting terrorism to defend its sovereignty and independence 

25/08/2014 

http://www.sana.sy/en/?p=11083

Damascus, SANA – Caretaker Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister Fayssal Mikdad said Syria is fighting a battle against the armed terrorist groups to 

defend its existence and 

maintain its sovereignty, independence and capabilities. 

Mikdad’s remarks came during a seminar organized by the General Union of Syrian Women marking the 47th anniversary of its foundation. 

He stressed that the role of Syrian women in achieving victory is counted on, highlighting that *part* of what the terrorist groups rely on in their criminal acts is influencing and manipulating women into helping them carry out those acts. 

Mikdad saluted “every mother who lost a son, and every sister who lost a brother” in the course of Syria’s battle to maintain its sovereignty and independence. 

Mikdad said that founding the General Union of Syrian Women marked a turning point in Syria’s history and heralded a long road of actual change, underlining the achievements of Syrian women amidst a state of narrow-mindedness and regressive tendencies in the Arab world. 

He called for putting an end to all the restraints put on women by old laws, particularly those issued during the days of the Ottoman and French occupation, so that women can take their rightful place, noting that Syria joined the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). 

Mikdad said that in his speech upon being sworn in, President Bashar al-Assad asserted that defeating terrorism is inevitable, and that it [the Syrian Arab Republic] devised a strategy for rebuilding the homeland and eliminating corruption, in addition to showcasing the challenges of the upcoming stage. 

The Deputy Minister said that the so-called “Arab spring” became an Arab disaster and a real disgrace in Arab modern history, noting that its terminology –-which originated in the west-– show that its goal is to seize the Arabs’ minds and thoughts. 

He asserted that [Puppet] Israel is a weapon of mass destruction in and of itself, and that the “Arab spring” aimed at killing Arabs with this weapon, something which the recent [Puppet] Israeli aggression proves. 

Mikdad wondered why those self-proclaimed “jihadists” didn’t step up to defend Gaza and its people, and why they consider [Puppet] Israel one of their “principalities” which they coexist with in order to receive support from the west [The World Tyrant / NATO] and the Arab Gulf. 

He noted that *since the beginning* of the crisis, Palestinian refugee camps were targeted by terrorist organizations that vandalized them and displaced their Palestinian occupants. 

Mikdad said that the terrorism affecting Syria is a matter that concerns *all* humanity, and that those who conspire against Syria will fall victims to their own machinations quite soon, noting that Syria has no objections to anything in the Security Council resolution no. 2170 that imposes sanctions on those who fund and support the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) because this is something Syria had been calling for all along. 

He called upon all Syrians to unite in the face of terrorism and corruption, stressing the importance of national reconciliation initiatives which are being carried out across the country. 

Al-Moallem: Syria prepared to cooperate and coordinate to combat terrorism as per resolution no. 2170 

25/08/2014 

http://www.sana.sy/en/?p=11197

Damascus, SANA – Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem, said that Syria is prepared to cooperate and coordinate on the regional and international levels to combat terrorism as per Security Council resolution no. 2170 *within the framework* of respecting Syria’s sovereignty and independence. 

In a press conference on Monday, al-Moallem said that Syria welcomes resolution no. 2170 and is committed to it, despite the fact that this decision came late, noting that the consensus at the Security Council on combating terrorism is in line with Syria’s calls for drying up the sources of terrorism and facing the risks of its spread to neighboring countries and beyond. 

He said that terrorism can only be combated through perseverance, comprehensiveness, and the efforts of all countries, noting that the Security Council resolution is binding for all sides. 

The Minister called for putting a stop to the instigation and funding of terrorism, as well as calling for refraining from facilitating the movement of terrorists. 

Al-Moallem said all neighboring countries must pay attention to the danger threatening the region out of concern for their own national interests, and they must cooperate to combat terrorism, adding that it’s in the best interest of *Turkey and its people* to reconsider its foreign policies because terrorism knows no borders. 

He said that combating terrorists is carried out through serious political work to dry up its sources, cooperation with the Syrian government, and joint international work, not through transgression against countries’ sovereignty, asserting that *any breach of Syrian sovereignty by any side constitutes an act of aggression*. 

Al-Moallem said that the Syrian and Russian positions on combating terrorism are in total concordance, stressing that those who want to cooperate with Syria in combating terrorism must be honest and serious, and that they must also relinquish double standards.

The Minister asserted that Syria strongly condemns the killing of the American journalist James Foley as well as the killing of any innocent civilian.  However, al-Moallem wondered why there hasn’t been any western condemnation of the massacres committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist organization against the Syrian army and citizens. 

497 food baskets distributed in al-Yarmouk camp 

23/08/2014 

http://www.sana.sy/en/?p=11002 

Damascus, SANA - Sponsored by the Syrian government and supervised by the Higher Relief Committee, 

the Arab Palestinian Refugees General Commission and the The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) 

distributed relief aid to the locals of al-Yarmouk refugee camp near Damascus who are trapped inside the camp due to the acts of terrorist groups. 

The Commission’s director Ali Mustafa told SANA that 

some 497 food baskets were distributed Saturday, in addition 

to 339 baskets of medical supplies, to the Syrians and Palestinians inside the camp. 

Mustafa indicated that 667 food baskets and 594 baskets containing medical supplies have been distributed inside the camp *over the past couple of days* in Rama Street in the camp, not to mention three patients who were evacuated to receive treatment at Damascus hospitals. 

A total of 43,732 food baskets and 6,414 medical baskets have been distributed in al-Yarmouk camp since last January, in addition to 4, 464 patients evacuated.