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Jan 7, 2015, Activist Post John McCain’s sordid travel history is back in the headlines. This time, it is his notorious visit to Syria in 2013 that is once again being put at the forefront of informed discussion due to a Syrian complaint filed with the United Nations regarding McCain’s …

Jan 4, 2015, Information Clearing House -Finian Cunningham This week saw yet another ship-load of refugees marooned on the Mediterranean high seas trying to make their way to “fortress Europe”. Some 360 people, including pregnant women and children, nearly lost their lives as the cargo ship they were onboard made …

Dec 15, 2014, Sputnik News An area of Syria is so heavily populated with British-born Jihadi fighters that it has been nicknamed ‘Little London’, according to a former hostage and aid worker. Ahmed Walid Rashidi, a Danish aid worker, was one of the lucky few to be released by the Islamic State after being …

Dec 25, 2014, Consortium News Since the anti-war protests on Vietnam, the U.S. government has made “perception management” of the American people a high priority, feeding them a steady diet of propaganda about foreign crises, even getting “peace groups” to buy into “pro-democracy” wars, write Margaret Sarfehjooy and Coleen Rowley. …

Dec 25, 2014, NSNBC ISIS claimed that it downed a Jordanian fighter jet near the city of al-Raqqah, displaying photos of the captured pilot. The Jordanian Air Force confirmed the capture of the pilot and his identity, but claimed that the jet hadn’t been shot down. Images of the downed …

Dec 27, 2014, New Eastern Outlook US supplied TOW anti-tank missiles have ended up in the hands of Jabhat Al Nusra, Syria’s branch of Al Qaeda. The US provided the missiles to CIA vetted Syrian rebel faction Harakat Hazm in May. A video posted by Al Nusra shows the weapons being used …

Jan 2, 2015, NSNBC The Syrian Arab Army and Syrian Civil Defense Forces continue anti-terrorism operations throughout the country. On New Year’s Evening, President al-Assad visited front-line-positions in the Jobar suburb of the capital Damascus, praised the combat troops and stressed that the Syrian people gain their morale from the …

Dec 18, 2014, (We) Can Do Better How could we allow America, NATO, Israel or other Arab states to destroy something so ancient and valuable for all humanity as Syria – the last secular Arab state? Australian peace activist, Susan Dirgham, taught English for years in Syria and got to …

Dec 29, 2014, Taylor Report AUDIO LINK Stephen Gowans, political analyst, and Phil Taylor discuss Gowans’ article, “Why Assad Refuses to Step Down,” which is based on a Paris Match interview with Assad. In response to Paris Match, President Assad defended his right to rule democratically, to serve the Syrian …

Dear Friends of Syria and the Syria Solidarity Movement, Below please find the latest news from Latakia, Syria, received today from our good friend and correspondent Lilly Martin Sahiounie. Lilly grew up in Fresno, California but has lived in Latakia for twenty years with her Syrian husband and children, now …