from the News Desk at the Cradle, June 24, 2023 Damascus has long insisted that UN deliveries be coordinated by the government, as the extremists in control of Idlib often seize the aid and resell it at higher prices On 23 June, ten trucks carrying UN humanitarian aid crossed from …
Read More »Jordanians Reject Ties with Israel, Welcome Normalization with Iran, Syria
From the News Desk at The Cradle, June 20, 2023 An overwhelming majority of Jordanians say they oppose “all sorts of cooperation” with Israel, including receiving humanitarian aid in the case of a natural disaster, according to a public opinion poll commissioned by the Washington Institute and conducted between March …
Read More »US Troops Conduct Defensive Drills in Occupied Syrian Oil Fields
from The News Desk at The Cradle, June 10, 2023 The US occupation army is reportedly in a heightened state of alert over possible attacks by resistance groups The US occupation army conducted defensive drills on 9 June using live ammunition in the vicinity of their base in the oil …
Read More »U.S. Sanctions are Drowning Syrians
by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, June 15, 2023 Hundreds of Syrian men, women and children have drowned early Wednesday in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Greece after the sinking of an Egyptian trawler headed for Italy. It is being called one of the deadliest migrant ship …
Read More »UN Slashes Food Aid to Syria as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens
from the News Desk at The Cradle, June 14, 2023 The UN World Food Programme (WFP) announced that it has to cut food aid to Syria by 50 percent due to a lack of funding, Middle East Monitor reported on 14 June. “An unprecedented funding crisis in Syria is forcing …
Read More »Presidential Election in Neighboring Lebanon; IMF Candidate vs Hezbollah Ally
by YaLiban, published June 7, 2023 This is interesting. Though I disagree with the analyst’s perspective, the article lays out exactly the imperialist context that keeps Lebanon from having a functioning government, and from any kind of viable independence. Aside from the factional infighting, notice the credentials cited for the …
Read More »Syrian Kurds to Prosecute ISIS Fighters Following Western Refusal
from the News Desk at The Cradle, June 11, 2023 The Kurdish-led administration governing northeast Syria announced on 10 June that it will put on trial foreign ISIS militants currently detained in its prisons. Rudaw reported that the Autonomous Administration in North and East Syria (AANES) announced the move following …
Read More »Civilian Killed in US Offensive on Syrian Town
from the News Desk at The Cradle, June 11, 2023 According to a report from the Syrian state-run news agency SANA, the US forces carried out an airdrop operation in Syria’s northern Hasakah province in the town of al-Shadadi on 11 June, killing one civilian and injuring several others. According to local …
Read More »US Claims Russia ‘Stopped Adhering to Deconfliction Protocols’ in Syria
from the News Desk at The Cradle, June 8, 2023 US occupation troops in Syria have accused Russia of not “adhering to agreed-upon deconfliction protocols,” claiming the Russian air force is operating in an “unsafe and unprofessional manner,” according to a US Air Force Central (AFCENT) spokesperson that spoke with …
Read More »US Army Admits HIMARS Deployed to Syria, Says Missiles Not in SDF Control
from The News Desk at The Cradle, May 25, 2023 Washington admitted on 31 May it has sent the High Mobile Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) to Syria, but denied Turkish media reports that alleged the systems are destined for Kurdish militants Ankara has labeled “terrorists.” “Yes, there are HIMARS in …
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