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Bassam Abu Abdallah

Inserted 3 weeks ago

“Before Monday there were rules of engagement, but now it's an all-out war between Israel and the resistance axis. It is now clear that the trend is towards escalation. We could start to see increased attacks against US bases in Syria, Iraq or elsewhere.”

Aje

Director of the Damascus Centre for Strategic Research

02 Apr 2024 7 1

Jake Sullivan

Inserted 2 months ago

“We intend to take additional strikes, and additional action, to continue to send a clear message that the United States will respond when our forces are attacked, when our people are killed.”

Reuters

US National Security Adviser

04 Feb 2024 4 2

Lloyd Austin

Inserted 2 months ago

“This is the start of our response. We do not seek conflict in the Middle East or anywhere else, but the president and I will not tolerate attacks on American forces.”

Reuters

US Secretary of Defense

03 Feb 2024 5 1

Hamidreza Azizi

Inserted 3 months ago

“It has to do, I think, with Iran's overall threat perception in the region rising. And at the same time, feeling the need - as a result of domestic and external pressure - to respond. If you look at the series of incidents these had projected the image of Iran's intelligence weakness and lack of seriousness and will to respond. So the calculation in Tehran might have been that by allowing this to continue, their very credibility would be at stake. And that was why they decided to show a response all at once.”

Aljazeera

Visiting fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)

19 Jan 2024 3 5

David Cameron

Inserted 4 months ago

“Tehran has been a thoroughly malign influence in the region and in the world. You've got the Houthis, you've got Hezbollah, you've got the Iranian-backed militias in Iraq that have actually been attacking British and American bases, troops. And, of course, Hamas. So you've got all of these proxies, and I think it's incredibly important that, first of all, Iran receives an incredibly clear message that this escalation will not be tolerated.”

Aljazeera

UK Foreign Secretary

24 Dec 2023 (approx) 7 2

Alexander B. Downes

Inserted 2 years ago

“In a personalist dictatorship such as Putin's, no one has any incentive to contradict the leader because their own political and often personal survival depends on his whims. If it is known that the leader favours an attack, who wants to be the one who contradicts him? In this regard, the Russian regime is similar to Saddam Hussein's in Iraq. Fed bad information by his underlings only increases the leader's confidence that he will prevail, thus making it even more likely he will attack. The Russian offensive appears to be stalled. There are many reports of supply and morale problems in Russian units. Because they are largely unable to advance - with a few exceptions, mainly in the south - they have fallen back on siege warfare and indiscriminate attacks on civilians. Historically, it is common for attackers, when unable to win a quick and decisive victory on the battlefield, to become frustrated or desperate and turn their guns on civilians to weaken morale and compel their opponent to surrender through a punishment strategy. Punishing civilians, however, rarely succeeds.”

Aljazeera

Associate professor of political science and international affairs at the George Washington University

22 Mar 2022 9 3

Konstantinos Filis

Inserted 2 years ago

“You have a revisionist neighbour who's invaded every adjacent state. It's sat in Cyprus for 48 years. It's illegally invaded Syria and Iraq. I don't think Turkey's record suggests we can drop all concern that it can do the same [in the Aegean] if it thinks it can get away with it.”

Aljazeera

International relations professor at the American College of Greece

08 Feb 2022 6 1

Michael Pregent

Inserted 2 years ago

“Al-Qurayshi's death is a significant strike against ISIL, but would likely have a limited impact on its operations in the longer term. As fas as ISIL operations, they're still alive, they're still capable of conducting cross-border operations into Iraq and also have a presence in Syria. But I think there will be degradation initially with [ISIL], much like after al-Baghdadi's death.”

Aljazeera

Senior fellow at Hudson Institute

04 Feb 2022 4 2

Hassan Nasrallah

Inserted 2 years ago

“Your Majesty [King Salman bin Abdul Aziz], the terrorist is who exported the Daesh ideology to the world. The terrorist is the one who sent thousands of Saudis to conduct suicide operations in Iraq and Syria, and it's you. We didn't attack Saudi Arabia. They were involved in the greater conspiracy that was destroying the region.”

Aljazeera

Secretary-General of Hezbollah

03 Jan 2022 8 1

Farhad Alaaldin

Inserted 2 years ago

“Now that you're on the clock to withdraw your combat troops from Iraq, and with the withdrawal of Afghanistan, there are a lot of worries here. Your partners on the scene are worried, and some of them are starting to run for cover.”

Nytimes

Chairman of Iraq Advisory Council (IAC)

20 Nov 2021 3 3

Arsalan Azzaddin

Inserted 2 years ago

“Practically all the patients I dealt with suffered from hypothermia, dehydration, also pneumonia, stomachaches, wounds. Many people had signs of beatings on their bodies. Every case I had was tragic. It's impossible to describe what one feels when they see people in such a condition. The case that shook me the most was a young boy, a 22-year-old Kurd from Iraq. He was completely unconscious, he had a very high sugar level, he didn't eat anything that day and only drank raw water from a plastic bottle. When someone takes insulin, they have to eat properly after each dose. He had nothing to eat so he asked a Belarusian guard for a piece of bread. The guard sold it to him for 40 dollars. Each story is a tragedy on its own. Working and listening to these people is hard. They only ask for one thing: please don't let us return to Belarus.”

Aljazeera

Specialist in internal medicine from Erbil who has lived in Poland since 1980

19 Nov 2021 10 2

Majid al-Kinani

Inserted 2 years ago

“We are working on this with the Belarusian authorities. The number is fluctuating, because people are stuck on the Belarusian border with Poland or Lithuania and so far they have not been authorised to go back to Minsk by the Belarusian authorities.”

Reuters

Iraq's consul for Russia and Belarus

16 Nov 2021 4 2

Save the Children

Inserted 2 years ago

“Children's lives in Iraq and North East Syria are hanging in the balance as drought, low levels of water in key rivers, and lack of access to maintain damaged water station infrastructure have put water out of reach for millions.”

Aljazeera

Statement by Save the Children

19 Oct 2021 4 2

Emmanuel Macron

Inserted 2 years ago

“No matter what choices the Americans make, we will maintain our presence in Iraq to fight against terrorism.”

Rferl

President of France

28 Aug 2021 2 3

Sahar Khan

Inserted 2 years ago

“The main lesson, which I hope resonates, is a deeper understanding of the limitations of the US military. Past experiences - in Vietnam, Iraq and now Afghanistan - have shown that the military cannot adequately accomplish civilian-centred missions. Military organisations are not equipped for nation building, and they shouldn't be equipped for nation-building.”

Aljazeera

Research fellow at the Cato Institute

21 Aug 2021 4 2

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Inserted 2 years ago

“Indeed, despite the many fundamental differences between the situations in Iraq and Afghanistan, military failures of both states were caused by the same three factors. First, the United States sought to impose the rigid, hierarchical American military doctrine on both armies, without considering the differences in the Afghan and Iraqi cultural contexts. Second, these enfeebled armies had to face off against either ISIL or the Taliban - violent non-state actors which possess a stronger “asabiyya” (group solidarity) than them. Third, there were weak leaders both in Kabul and Baghdad - former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Iraq and recently departed President Ashraf Ghani in Afghanistan - resulting in ineffective administrations and faltering governance. Alongside the US, these leaders allowed networks of patronage and corruption to take root in their countries' militaries during their respective rebuilding processes, enabling the eventual success of ISIL and the Taliban.”

Aljazeera

Associate professor at the Department of History, California State University, San Marcos

17 Aug 2021 7 3

Saeed Khatibzadeh

Inserted 2 years ago

“The US still continues the wrong path in the region. What we see today is not only the sanctions but also following the wrong policies of the previous administration with actions they carry out in the region.”

Aljazeera

Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry of Iran

28 Jun 2021 3 2

John Kirby

Inserted 2 years ago

“The United States took necessary, appropriate, and deliberate action designed to limit the risk of escalation - but also to send a clear and unambiguous deterrent message. These facilities are utilized by Iran-backed militias that are engaged in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacks against US personnel and facilities in Iraq.”

Aljazeera

Pentagon spokesman

27 Jun 2021 4 4

Hillary Mann Leverett

Inserted 3 years ago

“The administration is trying to portray this first military attack as measured. Biden spoke to the Iraqi prime minister earlier this week. Importantly he spoke to the King of Saudi Arabia today. The rocket attacks that US administration is saying were perpetrated, were not only in Iraq. There are reports that they were in Saudi Arabia as well. The call included a determination to protect Saudi Arabia from external threats.”

Aljazeera

Founder of political consultancy group Stratega

26 Feb 2021 3 6

Ayman Mohyeldin

Inserted 3 years ago

“Days into their Presidency before launching a military operation in the Middle East: Biden: 37 days strikes #Syria, Trump: 9 days launches Op in #Yemen, Obama: 3 days strikes #Pakistan, Bush: 27 days strikes #Iraq. But tell me more about how we can turn a new page in the region?”

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“Before Monday there were rules of engagement, but now it's an all-out war between Israel and the resistance axis. It is now clear that the trend is towards escalation. We could start to see increased attacks against US bases in Syria, Iraq or elsewhere.”

“We intend to take additional strikes, and additional action, to continue to send a clear message that the United States will respond when our forces are attacked, when our people are killed.”

“This is the start of our response. We do not seek conflict in the Middle East or anywhere else, but the president and I will not tolerate attacks on American forces.”

“You have a revisionist neighbour who's invaded every adjacent state. It's sat in Cyprus for 48 years. It's illegally invaded Syria and Iraq. I don't think Turkey's record suggests we can drop all concern that it can do the same [in the Aegean] if it thinks it can get away with it.”

“Now that you're on the clock to withdraw your combat troops from Iraq, and with the withdrawal of Afghanistan, there are a lot of worries here. Your partners on the scene are worried, and some of them are starting to run for cover.”

“We are working on this with the Belarusian authorities. The number is fluctuating, because people are stuck on the Belarusian border with Poland or Lithuania and so far they have not been authorised to go back to Minsk by the Belarusian authorities.”

“Children's lives in Iraq and North East Syria are hanging in the balance as drought, low levels of water in key rivers, and lack of access to maintain damaged water station infrastructure have put water out of reach for millions.”

“No matter what choices the Americans make, we will maintain our presence in Iraq to fight against terrorism.”

“The US still continues the wrong path in the region. What we see today is not only the sanctions but also following the wrong policies of the previous administration with actions they carry out in the region.”

“Days into their Presidency before launching a military operation in the Middle East: Biden: 37 days strikes #Syria, Trump: 9 days launches Op in #Yemen, Obama: 3 days strikes #Pakistan, Bush: 27 days strikes #Iraq. But tell me more about how we can turn a new page in the region?”

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