Welcome to another special segment I made called "Syria Uprising - Week in Review" where every week, I had to tackle what's going on in the latest developments of the Syrian crisis. I won't stop covering up those until this resolves so anyway...here is the week of review of what's what in the Syrian crisis. More reports to be added on this blog as the Syria Uprising unfolds...
September 9, 2013
- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged Syria to hand over their chemical weapons as a possible means to avert military strikes considered by the US and its allies.
- Syrian president Bashar al-Assad warns "everything possible" if Syria was attacked by air strikes. It was stated in an interview broadcast on US television as US lawmakers consider measures authorizing the strike against his regime.
- US Secretary of State, John Kerry, stressed any military action against Syria would be limited, saying that the US is not going to war.
- Iran is making a diplomatic push to prevent a potential US strike against Syria in connection with the alleged use of chemical weapons by President Bashar al-Assad's forces.
September 10, 2013
- The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait is making preparations for OFW's there as Kuwait might get into the Syria uprising.
- “When we see what’s happening in Syria, we thank God everyday for our good luck, for the chance to be in France,” says Lina K.
- US President Barack Obama urged Americans to support a military strike against Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons but he will also pursue a diplomatic response. He made the statements in a televised speech from the White House.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin urged his US counterpart, Obama, to drop its plan to attack Syria before asking Syrian president Assad to hand over the chemical weapons.
- Syrian PM Wael al-Halki has reportedly accepted Russia's proposal to put Syrian chemical weapons under international control.
September 11, 2013
- UN Security Council members disagree over Syria's action to hand over chemical weapons to the Russians. In response to the Russian proposal, US tentatively hold off the military strikes against Syria.
- Russian president Putin will meet Iran's new leader, Hassan Rouhani, for the first time this week with an offer to supply Iran with missile systems and build a second nuclear reactor.
- Rebel factions said that they would withdraw from Maaloula, just days after seizing control.
- Jihadist video condemning intervention in Syria exposed as fake.
September 12, 2013
- Syrian president Bashar al-Assad says that he will accept Russia's proposal to join the anti-chemical weapon treaty.
- US-Russian talks open on Syria's chemical arsenal.
- Top nuclear envoys said that Iran wants constructive nuclear talks
September 13, 2013
- Louay Al-Mokdad, Free Syrian Army spokesman, thinks Moscow’s suggestion is "just a new trick" to buy Assad more time.
- The US and Russia agreed to meet at the United Nations in late September in a bid to bring the warring parties in Syria together for an international conference. They began 2nd day of talks on the Syria uprising and the chemical weapons issue.
- United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for committing crimes against humanity as top diplomats from Russia and the US prolonged meetings in Geneva over the Syria uprising.
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