http://news.linktv.org Link TV News Videos (Filtered by topics: Manaf Tlass) en-us Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:14:00 -0800 Copyright 2011 Link Media, Inc. http://news.linktv.org/videos/russia-criticizes-outcome-of-friends-of-syria-meeting?start=0 The International diplomatic group of countries known as 'Friends of Syria' met in Rome to discuss the situation in the country. However, Russia criticized the decisions that emerged from this meeting, and found that it is encouraging extremists to seize power by force. Defected Brigadier General Manaf Tlass hopes that a Russian-American agreement would bring an end to the crisis. New TV reports. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:14:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/russia-criticizes-outcome-of-friends-of-syria-meeting Friends of Syria Group, Syrian Civil War, Free Syrian Army, Russia-Syria relations, Manaf Tlass, Syrian National Council, Syrian Arab News Agency, Al-Nusra Front, Syria, Politics of Syria The International diplomatic group of countries known as 'Friends of Syria' met in Rome to discuss the situation in the country. However, Russia criticized the decisions that emerged from this meeting, and found that it is encouraging extremists to seize power by force. Defected Brigadier General Manaf Tlass hopes that a Russian-American agreement would bring an end to the crisis. New TV reports. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-091112?start=778 <p>Yemeni defense minister survives devastating car bombing, thousands of Kuwaitis rally against government and electoral law, Somalia elects a new president as Islamists slam vote as "enemy project," and more.</p> Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-091112 Free Syrian Army, Palestinian National Authority, West Bank, Israel, Palestinians, United States, Nuclear program of Iran, Syrian people, Iran, Syria Presenter, Male #1 Clashes and shelling are continuing to erupt across various Syrian territories. Meanwhile, defected Brigadier General Manaf Tlass has urged the international community to intervene. UN special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is scheduled to visit Syria in the coming days. Reporter, Female #1 Clashes erupted between Syrian regime forces and armed opposition fighters in the Barza neighborhood in the capital, and the town of Artous in the countryside of Damascus. Meanwhile, regime forces continued to shell the town of Yalda near Damascus for the seventh consecutive day, using mortar shells, tanks, and anti-aircraft missiles. Reporter, Female #1 Syrian state TV aired footage showing the incursion of the Syrian army into several areas across Damascus, including the al-Tadamon neighborhood. The source added that regime forces raided armed terrorist groups' hideouts and seized a large cache of weapons, including some Israeli-made munitions. Reporter, Female #1 In the city of Aleppo to the north, several neighborhoods came under heavy fire by regime forces, as confirmed by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Syrian authorities announced that regime forces have regained control of the Hanano army base in Aleppo, following days of battles with the Free Syrian Army. Syrian state TV aired footage of the army advancing in the area. Reporter, Female #1 Meanwhile, opposition websites and international news agencies uploaded pictures showing the bodies of several members of the Syrian regime forces. The Free Syrian Army confirmed that the soldiers were executed by members of the Ahrar Bab al-Sharq unit, which is affiliated with the Salman al-Farsi Brigade. Reporter, Female #1 On the political front, defected Syrian Brigadier General Manaf Tlass said in a televised interview in the French capital that the international community must focus its efforts on drafting an actual roadmap to help Syria out of its crisis. Guest, Male #2 (Manaf Tlass, Defected Syrian Brigadier General) French agencies helped secure an exit for me out of Syria. I defected from the regime on the third month of the revolution. I met demonstrators and rebels and listened to their demands, and felt that the regime was not willing to change. I felt that the regime was lying to the rebels, and was searching for shortcuts. Guest, Male #2 I withdrew to my office and did not listen to anyone, and decided to defect and help the rebels. From the beginning of the crisis, I told the rebels that I would sever my ties with the regime if it refused to implement reforms. I joined the rebels, who have tangible demands. Of course, I'm against any form of foreign intervention in Syria. Yes, I know about Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, but the Syrian people have to achieve their own victory. Reporter, Female #1 Russia condemned last Sunday's terrorist attacks in Aleppo, and offered condolences to families of the victims, wishing the injured a speedy recovery. http://news.linktv.org/videos/syrias-prime-minister-is-latest-high-profile-defection?start=0 There have now been 41 political and military defections from among President Assad's regime, and prime minister Riyad Hijab is the most high profile yet. The Independent's Robert Fisk comments on reports that Hijab is headed to Qatar. Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:15:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/syrias-prime-minister-is-latest-high-profile-defection Riad Hijab, Bashar al-Assad, Syria, Defection, Ba'ath Party, Syrian Civil War, Politics of Syria, Manaf Tlass, Muhammed Faris, Nawaf al-Fares There have now been 41 political and military defections from among President Assad's ranks and prime minister Riyad Hijab is the most high profile yet. In March, Brigadier General Manaf Tlass defected. He is the highest ranking military official to leave, and the only one of Assad's inner circle. General Mohamad Faris also had enough. He was one of Syria's high ranking intelligence officers and the country's first man in space. Syria's first senior diplomat announced his defection in July. Nawaf al-Fares was Assad's ambassador to Baghdad, and a close friend of the President. He's been followed by Syria's charge d'affaires to both Cyprus and London. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-070512?start=529 Brigadier General Manaf Tlass fled from the Syrian Republican Guard to Turkey, New TV reports. Tlass is the highest ranking officer to defect from the regime, and rejected the destruction that killed thousands in his city of al-Rastan. Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-070512 2011 NATO attack in Pakistan, Bahrain Uprising, 2012 insurgency in the Azawad, Manaf Tlass, Politics of Sudan, Politics of Israel, Yasser Arafat, US-Pakistan relations, Human Rights Watch, Tear gas Presenter, Male #1 In Syria, there have been more defections from the Syrian army. The latest of which is Brigadier General Manaf Moustafa Tlass. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad expressed sorrow for the violent methods that his forces have used to crush the opposition. NATO called on Damascus to avoid an escalation with Turkey, as the head of the international observers' mission in Syria, Robert Mood, announced the transfer of the observers' teams from Hama, Idlib, and Tartus to other areas. Reporter, Female #1 Reuters news agency reported Brigadier General Manaf Tlass fled from the Syrian Republican Guard to Turkey. News agencies quoted a Syrian high-level security source confirming the brigade commander of the 105th Republican Guard escaped to Turkey. The source revealed the latter was followed by the Syrian intelligence agency, and his involvement with terrorists was confirmed in a number of cases. The source added he facilitated terrorist operations in Syria. Tlass is the highest ranking officer to defect from the regime, and from the tight circle of the Republican Guard that is assigned with extinguishing the revolution, according to confirmations by the Free Army. The latter announced that Manaf is an important witness to the crimes of the Syrian regime, and that he rejected the destruction that killed thousands in his city of al-Rastan, as in the rest of Syria. Reporter, Female #1 The city of Homs caught fire, and columns of smoke rose from its targeted homes, declaring it a stricken city, especially following a bloody night in the city that witnessed clashes and violence in its residential areas. The shelling extended to Daraa, reaching a refugee camp, and to Idlib, specifically the city of Khan Shaykhun, which lead to the death of nine people, according the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The observatory noted in a statement that violent clashes occurred overnight between opposition fighters and regime forces in the neighborhoods of al-Shaar, Baba Amr, al-Maydan, and al-Azamiyah in the city of Aleppo, in the northern region of the country. By dawn, the clashes had reached the countryside of Aleppo. Images showed scenes of armed gunmen's attempts to down a military helicopter in the city of Izaz in Aleppo. Reporter, Female #1 In an interview with the Turkish Cumhuriyet newspaper, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad expressed sorrow for the violent methods that his forces have used to crush the first popular demonstrations that took place last year. He added, "We are human and we can make mistakes," but he accused foreign parties of paying money to protestors to destabilize security in Syria. He said, "Everyone must know that this is a game endorsed by the outside, and that there is a lot of money that is coming from abroad." Al-Assad called on foreign forces, spearheaded by the United States, to stop funding the opposition. Reporter, Female #1 On the other hand, and among preparations for Friday's Friends of the Syrian People conference in Paris, which is boycotted by Russia and China, the head of the international observers' mission in Syria, General Robert Mood, said in his first press conference since his return from Geneva that he is determined to restructure the mission. He said that will allow it to conduct certain and specific activities for a longer period of time, placing this mission in the framework of what he called "presenting a better endorsement to the Syrian people in the coming days."