Showing posts with label syria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label syria. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Lebanon
Lebanon
1940s 50s – Lucky Luciano heroin with Lebanese exporter of
Morphine Sami El Khoury in Beirut. Raw opium from Turkey into Lebanon, exported
to labs in Sicily and Marseilles France. From Europe heroin was shipped to New
York or smuggled through Canada and Cuba. Lebanese heroin syndicate, Meyer
Lansky, Lucky Luciano and Trafficante, heroin trafficking. (Mafia pdf).
1943 – National pact, as the French withdrew, after 23 years
of colonial rule, they left behind a political system dominated by he Maronite
Christians.
1 Jan 1944 – Lebanese independence. (The secret history of
the American empire. John Perkins ©2007 US).
1948 – Tens of thousands of Palestinians fleeing Haifa and
villages in Galilee in 1948 made their way across the border into southern
Lebanon.
1952 – By 1952 Palestinians in southern Lebanon numbered at
least 100,000 mainly Muslims, they were refused integration into the Lebanese
political or economic system.
1958 – US intervention in Lebanon began in 1958 when
President Eisenhower sent a military force to Forestall Nasser, backed by the
Soviet Union, to overthrow the government of Lebanese president Camille
Chamoun. 17,000 US troops and marines, and after a few months the troops we
withdrawn.
1958 – The crisis in 1958 when American marines landed in
Lebanon, brought a new load of weapons which many Lebanese later acquired.
American M16s which they kept ready at home. (Arms bazaar ©1977 A Sampson).
1962 – Imad Fayez Mugniyah, Hezbollah Iranian military
guards. Born in 1962 in Lebanon aka ibjj.
7 Dec 1962 – Imad Fayiz Mughnyeh head of intel and ops for
Hezbollah, born in Tayr Dibba Lebanon, some say 12 July 1962.
Jan 1963 –KGB spy Kim Philby was told he was to be interrogated in Beirut. (Too
secret too long. P479 C Pincher ©1984 US)
23 Jan 1963 – Kim Philby in Lebanon, an M16 SIS officer who
had left the British in 1951 government under suspicion of working for the KGB.
He had been living in Lebanon as a foreign correspondent, he defected to Russia
on 23 Jan 1963.
1967 – War brought a new influx of Palestinian refugees. A
guerrilla campaign was launched against Israel from Lebanon and Jordan.
(Compassionate peace. ©1982 AFSC).
1968-75 – Closer connections with Fatah PLO and other
Palestinian groups was reinforced, including training of Latin American
guerrillas in Lebanon. Cuba’s military support involved courts, intel and
training.
1970 – Jordan expelled the PLO. They settled in southern
Lebanon and began to operate out of those areas, using terror tactics to gather
worldwide support for their cause. Several thousand PLO fighters settled in
Lebanon and began forays against Israel. (Americas wars ©2003 P Huchthausen).
9 Jan 1970 – A TWA airliner was hijacked to Paris France,
one hijacker was freed.
28-29 March 1970 – The PFLP fired 7 rockets at the US
embassy, the JFK library and 2 businesses in Beirut.
1971 – Jordan’s King Hussein during 1970 and 1971 halted
guerrilla actions from Jordan and he drove Palestinian guerrillas out of
Jordan. Most went to Lebanon. The weak Lebanese government and army could not
suppress the Palestinians who had strong Arab backing (Compassionate peace.
©1982 AFSC).
4 Oct 1971 – Attempted hijacking of a Jordanian plane was
foiled. Two Palestinians were arrested.
1972 – Ties between the PLO and Iran included a secret 1972
agreement between Arafat and Khomeini that provided for training of Iranian
fighters al Fatah terrorist camps in Lebanon.
29 Oct 1972 – A Lufthansa airliner on a flight from Beirut
to Ankara was hijacked to Zagreb. It was released after 3 of the 15 Sept 1972
Munich Olympic terrorists were freed by Germany. The terrorists held a news
conference. Israel vowed to get them.
Early 1973 – Smuggling suitcases from Beirut to Geneva
through Middle East airlines. Hashish from Beirut, a boatload of hashish on a
Lebanese beach, to send to Italy. (Drug barons. Paul Copperwaite ©2010 US UK).
10 April 1973 – Operation Spring Of Youth, the unit was lead
by Ehud Barak, it landed with inflatable boats in Beirut killing Kamal Nasser,
Mahmoud Yussuf Najjer and Kemal Adwan in their Beirut apartments.
27 April 1973 – 3 people were arrested in Beirut for
carrying explosives bound for Nice France.
17 Dec 1973 – The Lebanese government refused to let the
hijacked Lufthansa airliner from Italy land, so it landed in Athens Greece.
Mid 1970s – By the mid 1970s the Palestinian population in
Lebanon was about 200,000 or 8% of Lebanon’s population. A state within a
state. (Compassionate peace ©1982 AFSC).
1975 – By early 1975 civil war erupted between Christians
and Muslims. (Americas wars ©2003 P Huchthausen).
Feb 1975 – Just before the war had broken out, Beirut was at
the height of its prosperity, enriched
with oil money from Arab neighbours .The skyscraper hotels were busy
with tourists and business. Beirut airport was congested with planes from round
the world. (Arms bazaar ©1977 A Sampson).
29 June 1975 – The US attaché was kidnapped, then released,
when an anonymous donor met demands for food for a Beirut neighbourhood.
Sept 1975 – Six months after the beginning of the war, in
Sept 1975, a boat was seen at Aquamarina with a Turkish speaking crew.
Unloading crates of Kalashnikov rifles. The rifles came from Bulgarian state
trading agency Texim. The Bulgarians knew their Soviet arms were supporting the
Palestinians. (Arms bazaar ©1977 A Sampson).
4 Oct 1975 – Beirut airport machine gun attack. Three people
were killed and 14 wounded.
1976 – Syrian involvement in the Lebanese civil war was in
battle with the PLO and Lebanese Muslim leftist alliance. (Compassionate peace.
©1982 AFSC).
18 April 1983 – A US site in Beirut was bombed, killing 63
people including 17 Americans. Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the attack.
(Peter Lance Triplecross).
28 May 1985 – David Jacobsen. Dir Hosp kidnapped Hezbollah.
June 1985 – Hezbollah hijacked TWA flight 847. They murdered
US navy diver Robert Stethem.
6 Nov 1986 – Janes Clarity. Hard up Lebanon put the squeeze
on smugglers. New York Times.
2001 – 30,000 Syrian troops continued to occupy Lebanon and
the newly formed revolutionary Hezbollah controlled southern Lebanon.
11 Sept 2001 – CNN facts hijackers 8 Sept 2014. United
Airlines flight 93 from Newark New Jersey to San Fransisco. Crashed in a field
in Shaksville Pennsylvania, pilot hijacker Ziad Jarrah pilot from Lebanon.
2010 – In UAE Dubai was an Afghani named Mohammed Durrani.
He was the grandson of the brother of the former king of Afghanistan. Educated
in Delhi India. He worked for the Hong Kong police for 11 years. He supplied
Pakistani hashish to Europe. Sam Hiraoui was his Lebanese partner. Hashish into
Europe in the personal effects of Pakistani diplomats, embassies and consular
offices in Europe. Diplomatic immunity. (Drug barons. Paul Copperwaite ©2010 US
UK).
2012 – The Lebanese connection. Corruption, civil war and
the int drug trafficking. Jonathan Marshall. Stratfor and California press
(Worldcat database).
8 Jan 2015 – UN, winter snow and Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
Haaretz. Three Syrians died crossing into Lebanon as snow piled up, worst yet
to come.
18 Jan 2015 – The Syrian refugees in Lebanon. BBC UK. A
million refugees from Syria are living in Lebanon in camps and freezing to
death in the Bekaa valley. Ya Libnan.
22 Jan 2015 – US issues travel ban on Israel Lebanon border.
Jerusalem Post.
Syria
Syria
2400 BC – See 1974
0000 – Jesus Christ was born and lived.
40 AD – Muslims called Jesus Christ ISA the prophet. By 40
AD the centre of the Christian faith became Antioch, on the border of what is
now Syria and Turkey. The followers of the way were first called Christians.
(The Middle East ©2006 C Catherwood).
632-651 – Muhammeds death in 632, the entire Arabic
peninsula was under Muslim control. Califs between 633 and 651, most of the
Middle East, the Muslim crescent. (Gods assassins ©2009 UK G Baddeley. P
Woods).
9 Aug 1138 – Rapture ready. Aleppo earthquake 230,000 people
dead.
Aug 1176 – Sultan Saladin, siege to Syrian stronghold of
Masyaf. Syrian leader Sinan. (Gods assassins ©2009 UK G Baddeley. P Woods).
1192 – Acre in Syria surrendered to Richard in 1192 on
condition that he gave its Turkish garrison safe passage. Once the city was in
Christian hands 2,700 Turks were beheaded. (Gods assassins (c)2009 UK G
Baddeley. P Woods).
5 July 1201 – Timeline of earthquakes. 1.1 million people were
killed in Syria.
18 May 1291 – The city of Acre was a crusader port in Syria.
Sultan Qalawun, Mamluk army, Muslims and Christians. Acre was the last
crusaders stronghold in the Middle East. The Mamluks were Islamic warrior
slaves. (Gods assassins ©2009 UK G Baddeley. P Woods).
22 Jan 1837 – Timeline of earthquakes. Thousands of people
were killed in Syria.
22 Jan 1837 – An earthquake in southern Syria killed
thousands of people. Timeline internet.
1943 – Baath party, movement of Arab resistance was formed
in Damascus by Michel Aflaq and Sala al Din Bitar. They supported the Rashid
Ali pro German regime in Iraq, which set up a fascist background to the party.
1965 – Cuba welcomed the founding of the PLO. First contacts
with Palestinian Fatah in 1965 in Algiers and Damascus.
Aug 1969 – TWA flight 840 Rome to Athens was hijacked to
Damascus. It was destroyed after the
hostages were freed.
29 Aug 1969 – A TWA airliner from LA was hijacked to
Damascus. Two Palestinians were not brought to trial.
Early 1970s – While building a revolutionary movement in
Iran. The exiled Ayatollah Khomeini supported the PLO and al Fatah brigades. He
funded and trained militant groups in Syria with Syrian aid on Syrian soil.
Shiite Muslims supported the groups, which were dominated by Sunnis under
protection of a left wing dictatorship.
May 1970 to Jan 1971 – In May 1970 the Tapline, an oil
pipeline running from Saudi Arabia to the port of Sidon in Lebanon, was damaged
in Syrian territory. Syria refused to allow the Tapline to be repaired. The oil
did not flow for 8 months until Jan 1971. The shortage of less than half a
million barrels a day to Europe was felt. And for the first time in oil history
prices increased. (Yamani ©1988 J Robinson).
July 1972 – Sadat expelled the Russians from Egypt. Moscow
was still able to strengthen ties with Syria and Iraq. (Arms bazaar ©1977
Sampson).
1973-75 – Cuba provided military support and personel to
Syria during the Yom Kippur war.
17 Dec 1973 – A hijacked plane from Italy to Greece, flew to
Damascus, where it stopped for 2 hours for fuel and food, it then flew to
Kuwait.
1974 – Library and collection of written knowledge at Ebla
in northern Syria, which was discovered by Italian archeologists in 1974. More
than 16,000 clay tablets were found buried in ruins, which date back to 2400
BC. Tablets in Sumerian and Semitic script, records. (A history of info storage
and retrieval. Foster Stockwell ©2001 US).
1974-78 – Two Soviet arms recipients, Syria and Iraq,
account for $8.6 billion or 84% of Soviet arms sent to the Middle east region.
8 July 1977 – A Kuwait airways Boeing 707 from Beirut to
Kuwait was hijacked to Syria.
1980 – Syria signed a treaty of friendship and cooperation
with the Russian Kremlin in late 1980. Syria could get the Soviet Union’s
latest and best weapons. Syria has no oil wealth, with which to purchase Soviet
arms. Syria predates Iraq as a Soviet client, recipient of military supplies
from the Soviet Union.
11 Jan 1980 – Albert Stern.
Cautious visit with Syrian Jews. Cleveland Jewish news p15. Info on the
treatment of Jews in Arab lands.
1982 – Four Arab countries account for more than 70% of
Soviet arms exports to the Middle East region. With Iraq and Syria far in the
lead.
2000 – The US imposed sanctions against North Korea’s
Ch’angguang Shinyong company, for selling missile tech to Syria. (Bill Gates.
China, N Korea hit with Sanctions. Washington Times 28 June 2001).
5 June 2000 – China is assisting Syria and Iran to develop
advanced missiles, missile engines and guidance systems. (Ross Dunn. Beijing
helping Syria with missiles. The Times UK. 5 June 2000).
Aug 2000 to Sept 2001 – The CIA said Syria continues to work
towards developing and producing a solid propellent rocket motor capability.
North Korea and Russia continue to provide equipment and assistance for Syria’s
liquid propellant missile program. The CIA also said Syria continues towards
building liquid fuelled Scud-C missiles with assistance from North Korea.
(Anthony H Cordesman. Weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East. Centre
for strategic and int studies 15 April 2003).
17 Dec 2004 – Thomas E Ricks. General, Iraqi insurgents are
directed from Syria. Washington Post 17 Dec 2004.
23 July 2006 – Iran’s charge d’affairs in Syria. IRNA reports
and RFE/RL. Ghazanfar Roknabadi.
26 July 2006 – Supreme national security council secretary
Ali Larijani arrived in Damascus late on 26 July 2006. Nehr news agency and
Reuters reported. He is there to discuss regional developments with Syrian
officials. Larijani is also to meet with Hezbollah secretary general Sheikh
Hassan Nasrallah. Reports on 27 July 2006 said.
5 Aug 2006 – Ali Akbar Mohatashemi, former Iranian
ambassador to Syria and the founder of Hezbollah, Mohtashemi was one of
Ayatollah Khomeni’s students.
27 Nov 2006 – Two French men were expelled from Syria, they
were under investigation for suspected terrorist links.
10 Sept 2007 – The Iraqi foreign ministry said that starting
on 10 Sept 2007 Syria will require visas for Iraqis coming to Syria for
economic trade or education. AP reported. Syrian foreign minister Walid al
Moualem told Iraqi FM Hoshyar Zebari by phone on 30 Aug 2007. (Stratfor intel
summary 31 Aug 2007).
24 Nov 2011 – Report Russian has sent Syria super advanced
S-300 missiles and has sent advisors. By David Lev. Arutz Sheva Israel national
news.
2 Dec 2011 – Reuters Geneva. UN urges action in Syria.
Russia and China object, by Stephanie Nebahay.
8 Dec 2011 – Reuters. Syria not in civil war but situation
grave. ICRC.
9 Dec 2011 – CNN Massacre feared brewing in the Syrian city
of Homs.
9 Dec 2011 – Washington Post. Red Cross halts some
monitoring inside Syria by Joby Warrick and Liz Sly. Detainees inside Syria.
10 Dec 2011 – 10 people are dead as Syrian opposition warns
of massacre. AFP. Sydney Morning Herald. Protests in Homs.
12 Oct 2012 – Biden admits that US Pres Obama is arming the
Muslim Brotherhood to take over Syria. Frontpage mag. By Daniel Greenfield.
11 Nov 2012 – Israel fired a warning missile after Syrian members
strike Golan. Radio free Europe. Radio liberty. Reuters. AP. AFP.
11 Sept 2014 – al Qaeda plots 9/11. Twitchy.com. Abu
Sulayman al Muhajir was a muslim preacher from Australia and now is a leader of
al Qaeda in Syria.
27 Oct 2014 – al-Baath party official meets the Fearab
Venezuela delegation. Syrian Arab news agency SANA. Al-Baath Arab Socialist
party, Venezuela.
31 Oct 2014 – Syrian air strikes kill over 200 civilians in
ten days. Firstpost. Bombing by the Syrian air force in ten days killed at least
221 civilians, a third of them children.
3 Dec 2014 – Blowback from the foreign jihadists. Daily
Times Pakistan. More than 15,000 foreign jihadists from 80 counties are in
Syria fighting.
Jan 2015 – Superbad. ISIS and al Qaeda. Daily Beast. AQAP. Islamic
State ISIS and al Qaeda.
9 Jan 2015 – British M15 chief says Syrian terror groups are
plotting to attack the UK. SMN weekly. 600 British militants who went to Syria
joined ISIS. Al Qaeda in Syria.
9 Jan 2015 – al Qaeda ISIS militants in Syria are plotting
attacks on the West. Warns British intel M15. International business Times,
Indian edition. NBC news.
9 Jan 2015 – Fanatics set their sights on Britain. Daily
Mail Glasgow Scotland. Al Qaeda plotters in Syria are planning mass attacks.
9 Jan 2015 – Cape Times South Africa. Militant al Qaeda have
blown up a 13th century tomb in Syria.
10 Jan 2015 – A Syrian based cell of al Qaeda. Complex
terror plots against the west. M15 says. Independent UK. Sky news. Yahoo and
Fox news.
11 Jan 2015 – al Qaeda is plotting massive deadly attacks on
the West. British M15 chief says. Fox news. Al Qaeda militants from Pakistan
went to Syria. British militants to attack the UK. Sky reported. 600 British
militants went to Syria to join ISIS.
14 Jan 2015 - Nusra inches
closer to Idlib airport. The Daily Star Beirut Lebanon. Al Qaeda in Syria on
the outskirts of the Abu Dhuhur.
14 Jan 2015 – Govt tried to hush up leaks about shipments to
Syria and ban the internet. Cihan news agency CND. Arms shipments by Turkish spy
agency to opposition groups in Syria, including al Qaeda.
14 Jan 2015 – Syrian Nusr executed a woman for adultery. Al
Arab London UK. Beirut. Al Qaeda linked public execution of a woman accused of
adultery in northern Syria.
16 Jan 2015 – US Pentagon to deploy 400 troops to Syria.
Cyprus Mail. Colonel Steve Warren.
16 Jan 2015 – Italian hostage release raises questions about
ransom. Cyprus Mail. Italian media and Arab report, 12 million Euros or $14
million may have been paid to al Qaeda in Syria, the Nusra front.
19 Jan 2015 – Death of Iranian general in Syria.. Israeli
conflict with Hezbollah. Haaretz.
23 Jan 2015 – ISIS goes east, 300 Chinese Jihadis via
Malaysia. (Arutz Sheva. Israeli news. Ari Yashar).
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