Those who are with Lebanon will not Condition their Aid 23 August, 2020 Organizational endorsements welcome! Use the form below to sign on or email solidarity@syriasolidaritymovement.org Lebanon has many friends throughout the world who love her deeply and wish to help her in this time of grief and need. We …
Read More »How the US helped push Lebanon to the brink of collapse, and now threatens more sanctions
While the media blames the crisis in Lebanon solely on corruption, the US government unleashed a “maximum pressure” campaign to push regime change and crush Lebanese resistance with sanctions and aggressive hybrid warfare. By Ben Norton As the people of Lebanon suffer through one of the worst economic crises in …
Read More »Caesar Act sanctions are crippling Syria’s beleaguered health sector
The following article, by Kamal Alam, is republished from Middle East Eye: It has been a month since US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Caesar Act sanctions coming into play as policy on 17 June. There has been a clear mismatch in US priorities, as seen by the differences between Pompeo …
Read More »Report: Israel informed Hezbollah that it will no longer target its fighters in Syria
The following report is republished from Southfront: Israel has informed Hezbollah that it will no longer target its fighters in Syria, the Palestinian al-Hadath newspaper reported on August 1, citing Israeli media reports. According to the newspaper, Hezbollah was informed of the Israeli decision in a message that was delivered …
Read More »Hypocrisy of US, Allies in the UNSC and Amnesty International Regarding Aid to ‘The Syrian People’
Statement from Syria Solidarity Movement On July 11, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution presented by Germany and Belgium that would permit one border crossing from Turkey into Syria’s Idlib province for a US- backed UNSC aid program. The United States has been battling with China and Russia for …
Read More »A Near-Miss Over Syria And Our Illegal Military Presence
The following article, by Daniel Larison, is republished from The American Conservative: There was a dangerous incident on Thursday over Syria involving two U.S. jets and an Iranian passenger plane bound for Beirut: An Iranian passenger plane en route from Iran to Beirut swerved and dropped abruptly to avoid two fighter jets, …
Read More »Drone wars open new phase of conflict in Syria
The following report is republished from South Front: Early on July 20, positions of the Syrian Army came under shelling by militants in the villages of Furu, Bahsa and Beit Hassno in the southern part of the Idlib de-escalation zone. In response, government forces struck positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sam …
Read More »Caesar Tries to Suffocate 17 Million Syrians
The following article, by Rick Sterling, is republished from the American Herald Tribune: Since 2011, the US and allies have promoted, trained and supplied militants trying to bring about “regime change” in Damascus. Having failed in that effort, they have tried to strangle Syria economically. The goal has always been the same: …
Read More »Media Conceal—or Celebrate—Depriving Syrians of Food and Medicine
The following article by Gregory Shupak is republished from FAIR: Late last month, the latest round of United States sanctions, known as the Caesar Act, took effect against Syria, a country already in a dire situation after nine years of war and sanctions. Covid-19 and an economic crisis in Lebanon, …
Read More »Audio: American-led Anglo-American “Five Eyes” Alliance is Neo-Colonial
What/who are the Five Eyes? In a wide-ranging interview about Engler’s recent exposé in Canadian Dimension, Phil Taylor elicits from Yves Engler the origins, present activities, and dangers of this exclusive and official intelligence-sharing network of five mainly white, anglophone, Protestant relics of the British Empire: the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, …
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