“An extensive field investigation into the origins of Isis’ weaponry in Syria and Iraq has found that weapons supplied by the US and Saudi Arabia to the Syrian opposition often ended up in the jihadis’ hands, enhancing the “quantity and quality” of their armaments.”— Bethan McKernan, independent.co.uk
“I think sadness prevails in Syria now. We don’t feel anything else but sadness because we have this killing every day, whether with chemical or any other kind. It’s not about how. We feel with it every day.”— Bashar Al Assad, legrandsoir.info
“The position of President Trump since he started his, the campaign for presidency till this moment is that the priority is to fight terrorism. And we agree – about this priority. That’s our position in Syria. The priority is to fight terrorism.”— Bashar Al Assad, yahoo.com
“When the United Nations refugee agency was created after World War II, it was intended to help people return to their homes after conflict. It wasn’t created to feed, year after year, people who may never go home, whose children will be born stateless, and whose countries may never see peace... And…”— Angelina Jolie, nytimes.com
“It would be a cruel irony indeed if ISIS can force families from their homes and then also prevent them from ever finding new ones. We should be doing more to ease this humanitarian crisis, not less. We should lead the international community in organizing a donor conference and supporting countries…”— Hilary Clinton, time.com
“Possibly the most worrying aspect of ISIS’s operational potential comes from its unprecedented wealth. According to files seized by Iraqi intelligence before the attack on Mosul, ISIS had £515 million in cash and assets. While it appears the seizure of funds from Mosul may have been initially overst…”— Marc Simms, hscentre.org
“Making America Great Again means standing by our word. We've watched President Obama draw a line in the sand, then another line in the sand, then no line at all. We've become an embarrassment to ourselves and to our history.”— Donald Trump, amazon.com