from Syria TV, published on Syrian Observer, February 20, 2025 Syria TV has learned from Iraqi political sources that Baghdad is preparing to receive Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani in the coming period, signaling a shift in relations from intelligence-level coordination to full political engagement. Speaking to Syria TV, the …
Read More »New Syrian Resistance Group Vows ‘Surprise’ Strikes Against Israeli Forces, Jolani’s ‘Terrorist Gangs’
News from PressTV, February2, 2025 A new resistance group has emerged in Syria, pledging to stage “surprise” strikes against the Israeli forces occupying the country as well as the “terrorist gangs” of the country’s self-proclaimed “president” Abu Mohammed al-Jolani. The Islamic Resistance Front in Syria (IRFS) passed the remarks in …
Read More »Bashar Assad’s Son: “There was never a plan—not even a backup—to leave Damascus, let alone Syria.”
by Hafez Assad, from an ‘X‘ Thread by Eva Bartlett, February 10, 2025 Hafez Assad’s ‘x’ account was immediately shut down after he posted these messages. BREAKING: This is the first of a two part post from Bashar al-Assad’s son, Hafez al-Assad. I can confirm this account is his and …
Read More »Lebanese Tribesmen Humiliate HTS Elite Forces
by Vanessa Beeley, published on Substack, February 11, 2025 Extraordinary events have taken place on the borders with Lebanon and Syria over the last few days. It is very unlikely that this will be reported in Western media, still slavishly erasing the terrorist crimes of HTS members and self-elected President …
Read More »Ahmad al-Awda – The Power Broker of Southern Syria
by The Syrian Observer, February 5, 2025 “Western analysts and regional observers have speculated that al-Awda could emerge as a counterweight to Syria’s new rulers, particularly given his previous ties to Russia and his potential backing from regional players like the UAE and Jordan” Ahmad al-Awda is a pivotal figure …
Read More »In Syria, the Lunatics are Running the Asylum
by Fuad Walid Itayim, published on The Cradle, January 31, 2025 For years, many speculated what Syria – a country with deep religious and cultural diversity – would look like if the armed, extremist-dominated opposition managed to overthrow Bashar al-Assad’s government. Early in the war, even Assad’s staunchest critics began …
Read More »What Sultan Erdogan is Really Up To
by Pepe Escobar, published on Strategic-Culture, January 29, 2025 On the table, a geopolitical banquet – served by some of the best independent analytical minds from Bursa to Diyarbakir. ISTANBUL – The scene is a Circassian restaurant off fabled Istiklal street in historic Beyoglu. On the table, a geopolitical banquet …
Read More »Erdogan Hosts Syria’s De Facto President, Offers ‘Support to Rebuild’
from the News Desk at The Cradle, February 4, 2025 Editor’s note: In this little article, history is turned on its head. Speaking alongside de facto Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Ankara on 4 February, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkiye will support the Syrian people, who now …
Read More »Six Scenarios for Syria
by Asa’ad AbuKhalil, published on Consortium News, January 29, 2025 It is naive to assume that the current regime in Syria will remain in place — as it is — going forward. Syria is now in a state of uneasy transition and the political-military situation will remain in flux as …
Read More »New Syrian Resistance Faction Bbegins Operations Against Israeli Occupation Forces
from the NewsDesk at The Cradle, February 2, 2025 The group also announced it would carry out operations against ‘the terrorist gangs’ led by former ISIS and Al-Qaeda warlord Ahmad al-Sharaa, who was appointed as Syria’s transitional president this week A newly formed Syrian resistance faction, calling itself the Islamic …
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