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Untangling Syria’s Devastating War?

by Helena Cobban, published on Globalities, April 21, 2023 Suddenly, within the past few weeks, there has been a flurry of diplomatic activity that provides real hope that the civil war that’s devastated Syria for 12 years may be headed toward a negotiated peace and a chance for rebuilding. These …

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US Occupation Loots More Syrian Oil: SANA

from The News Desk at The Cradle, April 22, 2023 The US occupation forces continue to steal and loot Syrian wealth, transporting dozens of tankers loaded with stolen oil from the northeast Jazeera region across the border and into Iraqi territory in recent days, Syrian state media SANA reported on …

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“Saudi Arabia Has an Interest to End All Conflicts in the Middle East” Interview With Elijah J. Magnier

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, April 12, 2023 The shifting sands of the Middle East were caught up in a whirlwind last month, as the deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran in China was announced. The two rival powerhouses of the region have decided to work towards peace …

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Can Netanyahu ‘Let Go’ the Syrian Punchbag at a Time of Domestic Crisis?

by Alastair Crooke, published on Al Mayadeen, April 8, 2023 It is perhaps fitting that in the bloody tangle of US policy triggered by Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination in 1995, and the elevation of Benjamin Netanyahu to the premiership in its wake, Syria was first and foremost the ‘head’ to this …

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Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye: Truces, Not Peace

by Hassan Illiak, published on The Cradle, April 4, 2023 The mid-March Moscow summit between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was notable for being publicized in advance. Since the outbreak of the Syrian war, Assad’s foreign visits have not been publicly revealed until after they …

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If Not Oil, Then Antiquities; US Looting of Syrian Wealth Continues

from Al Mayadeen, April 4, 2023 The areas where the US occupation forces are deployed in cooperation with US-backed SDF militia dealt with widespread looting of Syrian archaeological sites in the war-torn country’s Jazira region, as well as the northern province of Raqqa, a new report by Syria’s news agency …

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Why was British ISIS Member ‘Jihadi George’ Tried in a US Court?

by William Van Wagenen, published on The Cradle, February 2, 2023 In January 2023, reports emerged that Alexanda Kotey, known as “Jihadi George” and one of the four British ISIS members collectively known as the “Beatles,” had disappeared from the custody of the US Bureau of Prisons (BOP). In 2022, …

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On Israeli Strikes on Syria (Video)

produced PressTV, published on Spotlight, April 6, 2023 A conversation with  Marzieh Hashemi in Tehran, Ken Stone in Hamilton Canada, and Massoud Shadjareh in London Israel continues to carry out attacks on Syrian territory. Within the last week alone, Tel Aviv has targeted Syria at least four times, killing five …

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Bridge of Peace and Prosperity Proposed from the Arab World to Syria

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, April 4, 2023 Since the devastating earthquake a couple of months ago, Syria has been embraced by the other nations in the region.   The “Global West”, led by the U.S., does not want normalization with Damascus, but their neighbors do.  This is very …

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Syrian Deputy FM: Turkish Withdrawal Condition for Reconciliation

from The News Desk at The Cradle, April 4, 2023 Dr. Ayman Sousan, Syrian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, reiterated Syria’s demand that Turkiye announces a full withdrawal of all its forces from Syrian territory and then follow through with such a withdrawal if it wishes to re-establish …

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