Syria Support Movement solidarity with the Syrian people
May 25, 2014, Boston Globe Almost everyone likes the idea of human rights. The phrase itself is freighted with goodness. Supporting human rights is like supporting world peace. The modern human rights movement began as a band of outsiders, fighting governments on behalf of the faceless and voiceless. President Jimmy …
Read More »British jihadists are the most bloodthirsty in Syria says rebel commander as they are blamed for beheadings and crucifixions
May 26, 2014, Daily Mail Two out three people fighting for an extreme Sunni group are foreign Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) known for beheadings and crucifixions Group considered so extreme it has even been condemned by Al Qaeda British jihadists make up the largest foreign contingent of …
Read More »Nusra says behind Homs suicide attack
May 26, 2014, al Akhbar Al-Qaeda’s Syria branch on Monday claimed responsibility for two car bomb attacks a day earlier in the central city of Homs that according to the governor killed 12 people. “God generously made it possible for the jihadists of al-Nusra Front in Homs… to break through …
Read More »Thousands of Syrian police who joined the rebels are on U.S. payroll
Jul 25, 2014, World Tribune The United States has been paying thousands of Syrian police officers who deserted the regime of President Bashar Assad. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama has approved tens of millions of dollars to pay the salaries of police officers who joined the rebels. …
Read More »Where is the other half of this film? A critical look at the film reviews of “Silvered Water: Syria Self-Portrait”
May 23, 2014, Lilly Martin, Op-Ed News A film about the war in Syria has been shown at the Cannes Film Festival. It was received with a standing ovation for the woman who shot the film in Homs, and the director who developed the film in Paris. Ossama Mohammed and …
Read More »Syria: Free and Fair Elections Despite Western Sabotage
May 23, NSNBC Syria is living in a fair and democratic atmosphere ahead of the presidential elections, said presidential candidate Dr. Hassan al-Nouri, adding that the current government succeeded at holding foreign influence at bay. Prominent Syrians denounce the double standards of Germany, France, among other, who prevent Syrian expatriates …
Read More »Harakat Hazm: America’s new favorite jihadist group
May 22, 2014, al Akhbar Harakat Hazm [the Steadfast Movement] boldly revealed itself on the Syrian arena after they published video clips showing they now had US-made TOW anti-tank missiles in their possession. The media has portrayed the group as a “secular moderate faction deserving support.” However, Al-Akhbar reveals that …
Read More »Russia, China veto UN resolution to refer Syria to ICC
May 22, 2014, Press TV Russia and China have once again vetoed a Western-backed resolution at the UN Security Council to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court. Moscow and Beijing used their veto power on Thursday for the fourth time to abort a resolution against Syria. The document drafted by …
Read More »Liberating Syria…One Archeological site at a Time
May 23, 2014, Counter Punch Visiting archeological sites in Syria over the past several months I seem to keep crossing some of the paths traveled by the field archeologist and later Colonel in the British Army T.E. Lawrence. There are plenty of still visible ‘Lawrence of Arabia’s’ footprints around Damascus …
Read More »Russia and China veto French draft resolution calling for Syria ICC referral
May 22, Sana News Syria’s permanent representative to the UN, Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari, stressed that the draft resolution submitted today to the UN Security Council is a politicized and discriminatory text that is aimed at distracting the presidential elections in Syria and fueling the crisis. Al-Jaafari pointed out that submitting …
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