Syria Support Movement solidarity with the Syrian people
May 30, 2014, Counter Punch Jewish Quarter, the Old City, Damascus It’s always encouraging when one comes upon inspiring human phenomena here in Syria or elsewhere that refute the familiar and worn shibboleths and cliches about how this or that group or religion hates others and won’t cease targeting them …
Read More »Fresh militant mortar attacks kill Syrian civilians
May 30, 2014, Press TV Fresh attacks by foreign-backed militants in Syria have left at least two civilians dead, including a four-year-old child. This comes after the militants fired mortar shells at a residential area in the Damascus countryside on Firday. Authorities say the attack on Danoun Camp also injured …
Read More »Video shows ISIL Takfiris executing teen in Syria
May 30, 2014, Press TV [click on link if video does not load]Newly-released video footage shows al-Qaeda-affiliated militants executing a teenager for alleged robbery in eastern Syria as foreign-backed Takfiri groups continue their atrocities against Syrians. The video, recently surfaced on the Internet, shows militants belonging to the terrorist Islamic …
Read More »Syrian students hold pro-Assad rally in Idlib
May 30, 2014, Press TV Syrians continue to hold support rallies on an almost daily basis on the eve of the country’s first multi-candidate presidential election. In the western city of Idlib, students took to the streets and voiced their support for incumbent President Bashar al-Assad on Friday. The demonstrators …
Read More »Al Qaeda renegade group kills 15 Kurds in northern Syria
May 30, 2014, Reuters An al Qaeda renegade group killed 15 Kurdish people, seven of them children, in an attack on a village in northern Syria, a monitoring group and a photographer at the scene said on Friday. The attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which …
Read More »A new Turkish aggression against Syria: Ankara suspends pumping Euphrates’ water
May 30, 2014, al Akhbar The Turkish government recently cut off the flow of the Euphrates River, threatening primarily Syria but also Iraq with a major water crisis. Al-Akhbar found out that the water level in Lake Assad has dropped by about six meters, leaving millions of Syrians without drinking …
Read More »Syria’s Election: No U.S. Intervention
May, 2014, IAC The Syrian people are holding a presidential election June 3. What makes this election unique is that it can help protect the sovereignty, even the existence of this country. It can help end the bloody war that has drained the lifeblood of the country. It is seen …
Read More »Presidential election a positive step
May 29, 2014, Ken Stone, the Spec U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry dismissed as “farce” the upcoming Syrian presidential election of June 3, but it may prove to be a step toward a political solution to the Syrian crisis. This election is an exercise in real democracy. On Feb. …
Read More »The Hypocrisy of Human Rights Watch
Winter 2013, NACLA Over more than a decade, the rise of the left in Latin American governance has led to remarkable advances in poverty alleviation, regional integration, and a reassertion of sovereignty and independence. The United States has been antagonistic toward the new left governments, and has concurrently pursued a …
Read More »Obama vows to increase support for Syrian militants
May 29, 2014, Press TV US President Barack Obama has vowed to increase assistance for the foreign-backed militants fighting against the Syrian government and people. In the commencement address at the US Military Academy in West Point, New York, on Wednesday, Obama said he will work with Congress to “ramp …
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