THERE IS NO UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION AUTHORISING THE BOMBING OF THE ISLAMIC STATE IN SYRIA I just want to make this point because the Saker appears to think otherwise. See this comment. vineyardsaker.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/the-russian-response-to-double.html The Security Council did pass a Resolution under Chapter VII on 24th September 2014 but it was in general terms and concerned combating terrorism in general. It did not authorise any bombing of the Islamic State in Syria. Here is the text of the Resolution and a summary of the debate from the UNs website. un.org/News/Press/docs//2014/sc11580.doc.htm As I have explained in my piece for RIA Novosti, in the absence of a Resolution from the Security Council or Syrias agreement bombing the Islamic State in Syria is illegal. en.ria.ru/authors/20140926/193309718/International-Law-Suffers-Most-From-US-War-in-Syria.html Lavrovs criticism of the USs unilateral resort to force made at the UN General Assembly shows he thinks so too even if out of a desire to avoid appearing to side with the Islamic State (and by extension with Islamic terrorism) he didnt spell the fact out. en.ria.ru/world/20140927/193366428/Lavrov-US-Openly-Declares-Right-for-Unilateral-Use-of-Military.html
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 01:38:09 +0000
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