Russia Urges 'Action' after Shell Hits Damascus Embassy Compound
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Russia's foreign ministry on Monday called for "concrete action" after a shell landed on its embassy compound in the Syrian capital, blaming forces battling Syrian President Bashar Assad.
"A shell fell on the territory of the Russian embassy in Damascus on September 20 around 9:00am, going deep into the ground without causing damage," the ministry said in a statement.
"We ... condemn the criminal shelling of the Russian diplomatic presence in Damascus. We await a clear standpoint on this terrorist act from all members of the international community, including regional actors."
"What is needed is not just words but concrete action," the statement said, adding that "the shelling of the Russian embassy was done from the direction of Jobar, where the anti-government militants are based."
The militants have "outside sponsors" who are responsible for influencing their actions, the foreign ministry said.
The Russian embassy in Damascus' Mazraa neighborhood had been hit by shells on prior occasions. In May, one person was killed by mortar rounds that landed nearby. Three were hurt when mortar rounds landed inside the compound in April.
The United States has accused Russia of recently deploying troops, artillery and aircraft to the war-torn country, ratcheting up fears Moscow may join in the fighting alongside its old ally Assad.
Moscow has insisted it is only fulfilling long-standing military contracts and is currently on a diplomatic push to get a U.S.-led coalition of Western and regional powers fighting the Islamic State group to join forces with Assad against the jihadists.
21 September 2015, 19:44
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bomb your own embassy ( with one shell only ) and use it as an excuse to begin your already planned military campaign in Syria.
21 September 2015, 19:45
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not only are you special but you are also a very limited edition
well said
Bravo
21 September 2015, 19:48
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Please please stop fooling yourself. You are barely literate let alone have the ability to comprehend geopolitics and sociology.
21 September 2015, 20:09
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@Southern
Have you thought about joining the United Nations as a political analyst?
21 September 2015, 20:15
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We await a clear standpoint.. what is needed is not just words but concrete action.. so nothing like this..
Russian President Vladimir Putin: "Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could have avoided civil war by responding more quickly to demands for political change. The country was ripe for serious changes, and the leadership should have felt that in time and started making changes. Then what is happening would not have happened" - Jun 11, 2013
21 September 2015, 20:16
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or like this..
Mohammad Ali Sobhani current advisor in Iran’s Foreign Ministry and Iran’s former envoy to Lebanon from 1997 to 2005: "The Syrian crisis started with the detention of youths who went out protesting. This behavior continued until [the uprising] turned into a war, had the government calmed people and played its role, we would not have faced the current political and sectarian conflict in Syria" - Nov 27, 2014
21 September 2015, 20:18
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or perhaps even like this..
Syrian VP Farouk Al-Sharaa, in an Al-Akhbar Exclusive: "At the beginning of the mobilization, the authorities begged for the appearance of a single armed person or a sniper at the top of one of the buildings. I do not deny that some of us acted as if the dialogue was unnecessary and whispered this to the leadership. So it distanced itself under the pretext that the internal and external opposition saw it as one of the regime’s charades. In the end, this finished off the political dialogue and opened the doors wide for the dialogue of bullets and guns. The drop in the number of peaceful protesters led one way or another to the rise in militants. The way events are heading will lead to an uncomfortable place where things will definitely go from bad to worse." - Dec 17, 2012
21 September 2015, 22:28
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Do you think Israel is behind the attack on the Russian compound?
