Arab leaders denounce 'foreign interference'

Arab leaders meeting at a summit in Jordan denounced "foreign interference" in their affairs, in reference to Iran. The leaders of the 22-member Arab League criticised Iran, but without naming the Shiite-dominated main regional rival of Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia.

Egyptian President al-Sisi said it was "regrettable that certain powers are benefitting from the unprecedented situation in region to bolster their influence and expand their control" -- in apparent reference to Iran.

Arab leaders have been unable to find common ground on how to end Syria's conflict, which in six years has killed more than 320,000 people and forced millions from their homes.

Evidence of the uselessness of the UN.  If an Israeii should kill a Palestinian terrorist the UN will pass 27 resolutions damning Israel, but when in Syria 320,000 people are killed, there isn't one word from the UN. What amazes me even more is that almost no western countries even give a damn about it.

but when in Syria 320,000 people are killed, there isn't one word from the UN.

The Syrians are being killed by Syrian government forces loyal to Assad and by Russian fighter bombers. The UN can protest (and have) but there is little they can effectively do. The only hope is that the US backed Iraqi troops eventually take Raqqa to stop ISIS to take away the excuse for Russian interference and then some sort of order is restored. Even that is a thin hope as the US run by Trump is going to do little or nothing to stop Assad or Putin from their murderous ways.

The only hope is that the US backed Iraqi troops

Actually there's now a multi-ethnic coalition called SDF ("Syrian Democratic Forces'). It consists mostly of Kurdish, Iraqi Arab & Assyrian (indigenous Christian)  forces-- not just Iraqi:

The  Syrian Democratic Forces  ( Arabic :  قوات سوريا الديمقراطية ‎,  translit.   Quwwāt Sūriyā al-Dīmuqrāṭīya ‎,  Kurdish :  Hêzên Sûriya Demokratîk ‎,  Syriac :  Ḥaylawotho d'Suriya Demoqraṭoyto ‎), commonly abbreviated as  SDF  or  QSD , are a multi-ethnic and multi-religious alliance of  Kurdish ,  Arab ,  Assyrian ,  Armenian ,  Turkmen ,  Circassian  and  Chechen ^{[95] [96]}  militias in the  Syrian Civil War . The SDF is dominated in manpower and militarily led by the  People's Protection Units  (YPG), a mostly Kurdish militia. ^{[97] [98]}  Founded in October 2015, the SDF states its mission as fighting to create a  secular , democratic and federal  Syria , along the lines of the  Rojava Revolution  in northern Syria. The updated December 2016 constitution ^{[99] [100]}  of the  Democratic Federal System of Northern Syria  names the SDF as its official defence force. ^[101]

The prime opponents of the SDF and their allies are the  Salafist  and  Islamic fundamentalist  groups involved in the civil war, in particular the  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant  (ISIL),  Syrian opposition ,  al-Qaeda  affiliates and their allies. The SDF has focused primarily on ISIL, ^[102]  successfully driving them from important strategic areas, such as  Al-Hawl ,  Shaddadi , ^[103]   Tishrin Dam  and  Manbij . ^{[104] [105]}

And they have strong backing from some U.S. "advisors". I believe that currently they are focusing on ISIS headquarters in Raqqa (Syria). 

And the most bad ass always have been and always will be in that area the Kurds! It used to be the Turks and they are no one to fuck with, but the Kurds are the most dangerous fighting force after ours in the area.

And the most bad ass always have been and always will be in that area the Kurds! It used to be the Turks and they are no one to fuck with, but the Kurds are the most dangerous fighting force after ours in the area.

The Turk's effectiveness in fighting ISIS is considerably diminished by their also attacking the Kurds!

 eventually take Raqqa to stop ISIS to take away the excuse for Russian interference and then some sort of order is restored. Even that is a thin hope as the US run by Trump is going to do little or nothing to stop Assad or Putin from their murderous ways.

It will take a while to stop ISIS. But the Russians dont need an excuse, because Arab countries in the area haven't been doing anything of significance. Neither had Turkey-- in fact they were supporting ISIS .... (That changed though after ISIS began attacking Turkey!). And the U.S. had been doing very limited airstrikes,  and initially not in Syria. 

Russa is there for one reason-- to prop up the Assad dictatorship so Syria remains a Russian puppet. Russia-- allied with Iranian troops fighting in Syria-- are fighting to prop up Assad.

 Even that is a thin hope as the US run by Trump is going to do little or nothing to stop Assad or Putin from their murderous ways.

Its still not certain what Trump will do in this situation. The U.S. wants to stop ISIS-- that's the priority. But remember, Sunni ISIS & Shia Assad are enemies, so our weakening ISIS has the unintended effect of strengthening Assad.

And if the U.S. steps up its fight against ISIS-- Amnesty International is going to start complaining that war...is killing people-- and accuse us of genocide!

Russia's support for Syria goes back decades. I don't expect them to back down in Syria.

Evidence of the uselessness of the UN.  If an Israeii should kill a Palestinian terrorist the UN will pass 27 resolutions damning Israel, but when in Syria 320,000 people are killed, there isn't one word from the UN. What amazes me even more is that almost no western countries even give a damn about it.

They whine about "Occupation"-- but they don't seem to care about Trukey's illegal Apatheid ocupations. 

They don't seem to care about either of them 

Also in attendance in Jordan was Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged genocide and war crimes in Darfur.

Human Rights Watch urged Jordan to arrest him, saying it "has the chance to show its commitment to victims of heinous atrocities in Darfur".

A lot of ''interference'' talk. I wonder how Iran is taking it. My guess is that they don't care.

Of course Iran (Shia) doesn't care what the Arabs (Sunni) say! The fact of the matter is: The Iranians and the Arabs hate each other as much as they hate Israel-- although its politically incorrect to say that in the Middle East.