Dazu kommt noch der Vorschlag der Mitgliedstaaten, die „Erfassung, Registrierung und Aufnahme von Äußerungen und Gesprächen in privaten oder öffentlichen Fahrzeugen oder an privaten oder öffentlichen Orten sowie von Bildmaterial von Personen in öffentlichen Fahrzeugen und an öffentlichen Orten […]“ vorzusehen.

QUESTION: McClatchy wrote that the group’s – Ahrar al-Sham group’s foreign affairs director, Labib al Nahhas, was allowed into the United States for a brief visit six months ago. The outlet cites four people with direct knowledge of his visit to Washington, D.C. Were U.S. officials aware of this visit?

MR TONER: I’m not sure that we were aware of it. I don’t believe he had any meetings here, certainly, but – and I can’t speak to visa records. It’s a privacy consideration…

(24.5.2016) Washington will continue to back a rebel group that reportedly committed a massacre in Syria, because they were “vetted” by the Saudis and play a role in the Syrian political process, the State Department spokesman told reporters.

Ahrar Al-Sham (Harakat Ahrar ash-Sham al-Islamiyya or “Islamic Movement of the Free Men of the Levant”) is one of the largest rebel groups in Syria, and belongs to the Saudi-backed High Negotiating Committee (HNC).

(14.6.2016) Die Beschuldigten sind hinreichend verdächtig, sich als Mitglieder an der ausländischen terroristischen Vereinigung „Harakat Ahrar al-Sham al-Islamiya“ (Islamische Bewegung der Freien Männer Großsyriens, kurz: „Ahrar al Sham“) beteiligt zu haben (§ 129b i.V.m. § 129a, § 25 StGB).

Die ausländische terroristische Vereinigung „Ahrar al Sham“ ist eine der einflussreichsten salafistisch-jihadistischen Gruppierungen der syrischen Aufstandsbewegung. Sie hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, das Regime des syrischen Machthabers Assad zu stürzen und einen allein auf der Scharia gegründeten Gottesstaat zu errichten.

Jahrelange, öffentlich bekannte Repression gegen eigene christliche Bevölkerung durch das Barzani-Regime wirft einige Fragen an die Bundesregierung auf

Eine breite Mehrheit der Franzosen hat gemerkt, was Montebourg nach knapp fünf Monaten unter der Fuchtel seines ehemaligen Chefs Valls aus Erfahrung weiß: In Frankreich wird, nicht erst seit den Attentaten vom November, der Rechtsstaat demontiert. Nicht langsam, nicht schleichend, wie das eine wachsende Zahl Intellektueller warnend dokumentiert, sondern mit zunehmender Geschwindigkeit.

Vladimir Putin: I think that the problems of Syria, of course, concern primarily the anti-terrorist struggle, but there is more to it. It goes without saying that the Syrian conflict is rooted in contradictions within Syrian society, and President Bashar al-Assad understands this very well. The task is not just to expand control over various territories, although this is very important. The point is to ensure the confidence of the entire society and trust between different parts of this society, and to establish on this foundation a modern and efficient government that will be trusted by the country’s entire population. And political negotiations are the only road to this. We have urged this more than once. President al-Assad also spoke about this – he accepts this process.

What needs to be done today? It is necessary to join more actively the process of forming the new Constitution and to conduct, on this basis, future elections, both presidential and parliamentary. When President al-Assad was in Moscow, we spoke about this with him and he fully agreed with this. Moreover, it is extremely important to conduct the elections under strict international control, with the participation of the United Nations. Yesterday we discussed this issue in detail with Mr de Mistura and the UN Secretary-General. They all agree with this, but we need action. We hope very much that our partners, primarily from the United States, will work with their allies that support the opposition to encourage constructive cooperation with the Syrian authorities.

Russia seeks to consolidate trust among all components of the Syrian society by holding a political dialogue, the Russian president added.

He added that crisis settlement in Syria requires drafting a new constitution and holding new presidential and parliamentary elections, calling on Washington to bring pressure to bear on the Syrian opposition to move forward in the political settlement.

Putin warned that Syria’s breakup, if it happens, will contribute to destabilizing the entire region and the world, stressing that Russia’s main goal is for Syria to remain a unified country.