by Rick Sterling, published on Dissident Voice, May 17, 2025 On May 13, U.S. President Trump announced he is ordering the removal of sanctions on Syria. Some of the U.S. sanctions can be quickly terminated because they were issued by Executive Order. Other sanctions, including the extremely damaging 2019 “Caesar” …

from the News Desk at The Cradle, May 14, 2025 Rubio made the comments during a press conference with his Syrian counterpart, coinciding with reports of talks between Damascus and Tel Aviv. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after a meeting with his Syrian counterpart in Turkiye on 15 …

from EREM News, published by The Syrian Observer, May 11, 2025 Founded in Moscow, the party reportedly aims to pave the way for the creation of an autonomous coastal region under the nominal authority of Damascus A Russian intelligence source has revealed the establishment of the first political party claiming …

from the News Desk at The Cradle, May 16, 2025 Militants of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) factions, which have become officially integrated into Syria’s military and security apparatus, have continued to commit human rights abuses – particularly against Kurds, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released …

from the News Desk at The Cradle, May 12, 2025 Syria’s self-appointed interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa will not attend the upcoming Arab League summit in the Iraqi capital, according to an Arab diplomatic source who spoke with AFP on 12 May. In his stead, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani will lead …

by Vanessa Beeley, published on Substack, May 2, 2025 When it comes to the world of Private Military Companies (PMC) or Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC), public perception has been conditioned to think of the Russian Wagner Group, formerly led by the maverick Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin. Western commentators …

by The Cradle’s Syria Correspondent, published  on The Cradle, May 6, 2025 In late April, Syria plunged into renewed sectarian violence, with clashes erupting between extremist Sunni factions affiliated with the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-led (HTS) Syrian government and Druze armed groups in Suwayda and Damascus, leaving at least 100 dead. A …

Quoted by Marwa Osman, posted to Facebook, May 14, 2025 The clarity of vision possessed by the Master of the Martyrs of the Ummah, Martyr Sayyed Ha§an Nas^rullah in a TV interview years ago. He says: “First, in the event that a new regime takes power in Syria:  Its general …

Kevork Almassian, Substack, May 14, 2025 Will the sanctions really be lifted?  [jb] For over a decade, the Syrian people have endured one of the most punishing economic sieges of modern history. Western governments, with full-throated support from exile activists and lobbyists posing as “human rights defenders,” weaponized sanctions against …

by Murtaza Hussein and Ryan Grim, published on Dropsite, May 9, 2025 Editor’s note: Propaganda for activists.  A “charm offensive” from the blood soaked top head chopper in Syria. Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has authorized envoys to make a groundbreaking series of concessions to President Donald Trump in the hopes …