Daily Middle east report, 20-21 Dec : Syria, Israel, Palestine, Yemen
Israel/Palestine
- Two weeks after Trump's Jerusalem move, Israeli forces responds with live fire to fresh protests, injuring more than 80 Palestinians. Protesters were injured with rubber coated steel bullets, live bullets & tear gas inhalation, said Red Crescent.
source - Donald Trump threatens U.S. aid recipients U.N. members to cut aid if they voted against U.S Jerusalem move.
"They take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars, and then they vote against us," he told reporters at the White House.
"Let them vote against us. We'll save a lot. We don't care."
- Palestinian FM said "The United States leadership is mistaking when they threten U.N. member countries"
Sources: 1 2 3 - U.N. General Assembly votes 128-9 to reject US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital, 35 abstentions.
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Turkey
Mr Trump, Turkish democracy is not for sale, said Erdogan in response to Trump's latest threatening statement
"Mr Trump, you cannot buy Turkey's democratic will with your dollars. Our decision is clear," Erdogan said in Ankara on Thursday.
"I hope and expect the US won't get the result it expects from there (the UN) and the world will give a very good lesson to the US," Erdogan added.
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Iran
- Jailed British-Iranian woman accused of spying, is eligible for early release, says his husband
source - 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits Tehran, no casualties or damage reported. The epicentre was 50 km west of tehran, in Alborz Province.
Saudi Arabia
- Human Rights Watch calls U.N. to place sanctions on Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman over crimes & restrictions that push millions to famine. More than 80% of Yemenis have no access to proper food, clean water, healthcare & fuel.
Source: 1 2 - Saudi declared it will allow food and fuel shipments into Yemen to ease the humanitarian crisis, following pressure from Britain.
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Yemen:
- After three years of war in Yemen, the number of cholera cases in Yemen has hit one million people, International Committee of the Red Cross.
Source - Day after Houthi militia fired a missile at Riyadh. Saudi-led coalition air strikes left 11 civilians dead in Yemen. women and children were among the dead & 19 others wounded.
- The number of U.S. air strikes on Yemen also tripled in 2017.
Source: 1 2 - US drone strike killed senior AQAP leader in Yemen.
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Syria
- Syrian opposition urges Russia to push Bashar al-Assad towards a political settlement, as New Syria peace talks begin in Astana Kazakhstan.
source - More than 50 Syrian forces members killed yesterday in clashes on Hamah, Allepo & Damascus fronts.
- Sand storm hits Deir Ezzor province. IS tried to benefit the situation. ISIS VBIED attack nearby YPG (Kurd militia) checkpoint killed 4 civilians including a child and some mercenaries.
- Clashes between rebels & ISIS, rebels repelled their new assault.
- Feirce fighting going on in Aleppo, Hamah & Damascus fronts.Rebels claimed to kill at least 30 Assad force in Hamah. Syrian forces failed to capture new areas.
- 2 foreign (Chinese) fighters assassinated by unknown gunmen in Idlib.
- Reports about Pro Assad Syrian forces to start soon large scale Idlib operations against rebels.
- Celebrations for the anniversary of pro Assad forces victory on rebels in Aleppo.
- Continued Airstrikes & artillery shelling of Russian & Syrian forces in Idlib, Hamah, Damascus & Aleppo, inflicting more losses on civilians. More than 2 people killed today in airstrikes in Idlib. shelling & airstrikes in Ghouta, Ein-tarma & Beitjinn fronts in Damascus, some civilian casualties reported including the killing of a farmer.
Some sources from twitter: 1 2 3
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