by The Syrian Observer, February 5, 2025 “Western analysts and regional observers have speculated that al-Awda could emerge as a counterweight to Syria’s new rulers, particularly given his previous ties to Russia and his potential backing from regional players like the UAE and Jordan” Ahmad al-Awda is a pivotal figure …
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by Fuad Walid Itayim, published on The Cradle, January 31, 2025 For years, many speculated what Syria – a country with deep religious and cultural diversity – would look like if the armed, extremist-dominated opposition managed to overthrow Bashar al-Assad’s government. Early in the war, even Assad’s staunchest critics began …
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by Pepe Escobar, published on Strategic-Culture, January 29, 2025 On the table, a geopolitical banquet – served by some of the best independent analytical minds from Bursa to Diyarbakir. ISTANBUL – The scene is a Circassian restaurant off fabled Istiklal street in historic Beyoglu. On the table, a geopolitical banquet …
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from the News Desk at The Cradle, February 4, 2025 Editor’s note: In this little article, history is turned on its head. Speaking alongside de facto Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Ankara on 4 February, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkiye will support the Syrian people, who now …
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by Asa’ad AbuKhalil, published on Consortium News, January 29, 2025 It is naive to assume that the current regime in Syria will remain in place — as it is — going forward. Syria is now in a state of uneasy transition and the political-military situation will remain in flux as …
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from the NewsDesk at The Cradle, February 2, 2025 The group also announced it would carry out operations against ‘the terrorist gangs’ led by former ISIS and Al-Qaeda warlord Ahmad al-Sharaa, who was appointed as Syria’s transitional president this week A newly formed Syrian resistance faction, calling itself the Islamic …
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by Vanessa Beeley, published on Substack, January 28, 2025 On Thursday I am going to record a conversation with Moscow-based journalist and friend, Fiorella Isabel. You can follow her excellent analysis at her Substack. We are going to focus on the direction of travel of Russian foreign policy since the …
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by Craig Murray, published on Consortium News, January27, 2025 Rampant war crimes and ceasefire violations mark the trail of the Greater Israel project as it advances — with help from the U.S.-backed government in Beirut — in southern Lebanon. Not only did Israel fail to evacuate its army from Southern …
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by Stansfield Smith, published on CovertAction Magazine, January 8, 2025 Editor’s Note: I guess this is just a reminder that the of left leaning propaganda hostile to Syria is still out there. I never really understood this willful blindness to obvious truths, but some people seem to think that if …
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by Jenan Moussa, thread on X, January 25, 2025 1/ Worrying reports coming out of Syria of mass executions on Thursday in Alawite village of Fahel, near Homs. Acc to villagers, gunmen attacked Fahel and killed 58 men. In nearby village of Maryamin 2 men killed. I’m talking to people …
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