Syria Support Movement solidarity with the Syrian people

  Feb 12, 2014, the National When a rebel was shot and severely wounded during a new offensive on Syria’s southern front, his colleagues knew the only hope of saving his life was to get him to Israel. The rebels called their contact on the Syrian side of the frontier, …

Feb 15, 2014, al Akhbar A second round of peace talks between Syria’s warring sides broke off Saturday without making any progress and without a date being set for a third round, UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said. “I think it is better that every side goes back and reflects on …

Feb 15, 2014, Channel 4 News A jihadist group released a so called “marytrdom video” of the last moments of the man suspected of being the first British suicide bomber in Syria. Related: Pictures emerge of ‘British suicide bomber’ posing with Syrian children Feb 14, 2014, The Guardian Pictures of …

Feb 13, 2014, Media Max Sharmine Narwani is a political commentator and analyst of Mideast geopolitics, and has travelled to and written extensively about Syria since the start of the conflict three years ago. Her commentary on the Middle East has been published in Al Akhbar English, The New York …

Feb 14, 2014, Antiwar.com Rebels Have Repeatedly Threatened Attacks on Civilian Airlines Officials have confirmed that Saudi Arabia intends to provide Chinese-made anti-aircraft missiles to rebel factions in Syria soon in a move to “tip the balance” against a Syrian military which has enjoyed air superiority. Shoulder-mounted “manpad” missiles have …

Feb 12, 2014, Palestine Chronicle Syria’s al-Qaeda-linked group Jabhat al-Nusra has began pulling out of a Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in southern Damascus, according to Al Jazeera sources. Palestinian fighters started to replace the armed rebels of Jabhat al-Nusra on Tuesday, following a deal reached a day before that …

A human tragedy has unfolded in the Yarmouk refugee camp near Damascus. The Syria Solidarity Movement notes the following points regarding Yarmouk camp: 1 ) Yarmouk refugee camp was the largest gathering place for Palestinians in pre-war Syria: a centre for education, cultural pursuits, and political activity. However, there are …

  Hands off Syria! Dear supporter of Syria, The Syria Solidarity Movement is one of many groups working for justice in Syria, not all with the same vision.  This is as it should be in a democratic movement that respects different points of view. However, we know that there are …

Nov 10, 2013, Nadezhda Kevorkova The Palestinian issue has been uniting all Muslims for 65 years. Syrian rebels succeeded in their mission – they made the world forget about the Palestinian issue. The militants pulled Palestinians out of refugee camps; they are killing them or using these people as human …

  Feb 8, 2014, Sana Syrian civilians are now evacuating the besieged districts of Homs from the Old City according to a UN-sponsored agreement on a shaky ceasefire to allow for humanitarian aid to get in and let civilians out. Some of the civilians who left gave their testimony of …