published in The West by Kevork Almassian on Syrianna Analysis, October 2, 2023 First: China gave the Assads a big welcome, and it was very much appreciated. The following short clip from Al Jazeera shows their arrival at the airport where they were greeted by officials, children bearing gifts and …
Read More »Turkey Attacks U.S. Proxies in Syria
by SSM Editor, October 7, 2023 According to a report from Reuters, the Turkish bombers targeted Kurdish militants in northern Syria killing 58. Turkey is retaliating against a PKK attack on a Turkish military base launched from YPG territory in Northern Syria. Turkish president Erdogan maintains that all YPG militants …
Read More »91 Dead, 277 Injured By a Uyghur Terrorist Attack in Homs, Syria
by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, October 6, 2023 October 6, 2023, Latakia, Syria: The Syrian Arab Army has shot down drones targeting the Syrian Military Hospital at Homs today, where terrorists had planned to kill the hospitalized survivors of the massive drone attack the Uyghurs had carried out …
Read More »Tripartite Deal Envisages Construction of Refinery in Syria
from Mehr News, September 29, 1982 Deputy Oil Minister Jalil Salari provided the information in an interview with Iranian media on Monday, as translated by Press TV website. The deal foresees the construction of “a new 140,000-barrel refinery,” whose required oil would be provided jointly by the Islamic Republic and …
Read More »Syrian President Visits China, Seeks to Increase Economic Cooperation
from People’s Dispatch, September 22, 2023 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, September 22. In a joint statement issued after the meeting, both the countries announced a “strategic partnership.” Assad arrived in China on Thursday, on his first state visit to the …
Read More »A Brief History of the Destruction of Yarmouk
by William Van Wagenen, published by the Libertarian Institute, April 3, 2019 This article is from 2019 but it is part of a series I have been republishing by William Van Wagenen. It is a part of a series of article Van Wagenen has written to provide a detailed history …
Read More »Arab tribes kill 30 Kurdish fighters in eastern Syria
from the News Desk at The Cradle, September 28, 2023 Arab tribal fighters have killed at least 30 members of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) over three days of surprise attacks on SDF checkpoints in Syria’s eastern Deir Ezzor province, Sputnik reported on 28 September. According to local sources speaking to Sputnik’s correspondent, …
Read More »Files Expose Syrian ‘Revolution’ As Western Regime Change Operation
by Kit Klarenberg, published on MintPress News, September 27, 2023 Thank you, Kit. I was looking into this last year but I didn’t have the resources to do a deep dive, though the superficial reports were conflicted and contrived. [jb] Throughout August and September, anti-government protests have rocked Syrian cities. …
Read More »SDF Fights Rival Arab Tribes for Control of Deir Ezzor
by Vladimir Van Wilgenburg, published on Middle East Eye, September 5, 2023 This article from a couple of weeks ago is the most informative I have seen regarding the stakes of the various players involved. Be careful to note who is speaking when you read the various testimonies. [jb] Days …
Read More »Syrian President Headed to China for First Official Visit Since 2004
from the NewsDesk at The Cradle, September 19, 2023 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will travel to China on 21 September to participate in a Syrian-Chinese summit at the official invitation of his counterpart Xi Jinping. According to Syrian state media, Assad will lead a high-level political and economic delegation for …
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