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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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. …
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by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, September 27, 2023 On September 22, during a diplomatic meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, he told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that China would help Syria to rebuild its ruined economy by upgrading ties to a “strategic partnership“, which means close coordination on …
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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 …
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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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by Robert Inlakesh, published on RT, September 14, 2023 Rival US-backed militants went to battle in northeastern Syria in a conflict originally sparked by ethnic tensions. However, as the situation matured, efforts were made to shift the blame onto Russia, Iran and the Syrian government, despite years of mismanagement and …
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News from Al Watan, Published on Syrian Observer, September 14, 2023 On Tuesday, SDF militants continued their operations, conducting raids and house searches in pursuit of individuals they considered to be wanted anti-militants. This persisted despite the recent cancellation of the Civil Council in Deir ez-Zor, which is associated with …
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by William Van Wagenen, published on The Cradle, September 18, 2023 On 17 August, anti-government protests erupted in Suwayda, a province in southern Syria with a Druze-majority population. These demonstrations were triggered by the Syrian government’s decision to lift fuel subsidies, which came amidst a severe economic crisis exacerbated by …
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