by Mohamad Hasan Sweidan, published on The Cradle, June 11, 2025 The fall of Damascus has not led to mass repatriation – Syrians abroad remain unconvinced by promises of reform amid insecurity, economic collapse, and fragmented governance under Syria’s new, unelected, foreign-backed leaders. The fall of former Syrian president Bashar …
Read More »Britain’s Hidden Hand in Syria: How Jonathan Powell and Inter Mediate Shaped a New Order
by Malek Hafez, from Facebook published on The Syrian Observer, May 26, 2025 While London has avoided presenting itself as an official sponsor of Syria’s transitional authorities, its fingerprints are increasingly visible, Malek Hafez argues. In a significant revelation that sheds new light on the architecture of Syria’s post-Assad political …
Read More »Damascus Authorities Continue Detaining Thousands of People in Hama, Adra and Harem Prisons
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, May 21, 2025 The administration of prisons of the Syrian government continues blackout regarding the situation of thousands of detainees who have been held in Hama, Adra and Harem prisons for nearly five months and 11 days ago without legal grounds or clear judicial process, …
Read More »Uncertainty Surrounds Disappearance of Civilians and Security Forces Remain Silence, Despite the Return of Some
by Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, May 30, 2025 Aleppo province: SOHR activists have documented a series of disappearances of civilians, including minor girls, in Aleppo city and eastern countryside in May. In this context, uncertainty surrounds the circumstances of the disappearance of the those civilians, while security services have …
Read More »More signs of Britain Grooming Syria’s Al-Qaeda-rooted government
by the Cradle’s Syria Correspondent, published on The Cradle, June The rise of a London-born Muslim Brotherhood activist to the heart of Damascus politics reveals even deeper layers to the UK’s long war to rebrand Al-Qaeda power as legitimate Syrian governance. When Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa (previously known as Abu …
Read More »Syria: A Case Study in the Devastating Effects of Economic Coercive Measures on a Population
Statement by SanctionsKill and Syria Support Movement International SanctionsKill and the Syria Support Movement welcome the statement by US president Donald Trump ordering the lifting of economic sanctions on Syria.1 As stated in the Verdict of the International People’s Tribunal on US Imperialism, economic coercive measures are: “inherently violent, designed …
Read More »New Syrian Group Claims Golan Strike Vows Resistance to ‘Israel’
by Al Mayadeen English, May 4, 2025 Mahmoud Muwaldi, head of the Islamic Resistance Front’s political bureau, clarified the group’s stance in an interview with Al Mayadeen. A newly emergent faction in Syria, the Islamic Resistance Front, has taken responsibility for launching rockets toward the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, marking a …
Read More »US Greenlights Syrian Plan to Integrate Foreign Extremists Into New Army
from the News Desk at The Cradle, June 2, 2025 After 2011, tens of thousands of foreign extremists flooded into Syria with the backing of western intelligence agencies to help topple the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad The US has agreed to a plan by Syria’s transitional government to incorporate …
Read More »Damascus Stock Exchange Reopens as Western Nations Ease Syria Sanctions
News from The Cradle, June 2, 2025 This is interesting because so far, Syria does not have access to SWIFT (dollar transfer system). Furthermore, it has only been suspended since Assad left. So, it was open even as Syria was falling apart under the sanctions. It will be interesting to …
Read More »Qatar, KSA Unveil Three-month ‘Support Package’ For Syria Following First IMF Visit in 18 Years
from the News Desk at The Cradle, June 2, 2025 Syria is currently being granted relief from over a decade of western sanctions and Arab isolation Saudi Arabia and Qatar have announced a joint three-month financial support package for public sector workers in Syria, as part of Gulf efforts to …
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