Ahmad al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammad al-Julani)

by Malak al-Zoubi, published on the Syrian Observer, January 28, 2026 Editor’s Note:  I don’t know much about Riad Hijab, but the description of al-Sharaa/al Jolani’s credentials tell’s you all you need to know about his qualification to govern a country,   And we won’t mention who chose him as the …

by The Cradle‘s Syria Correspondent, published December 25, 2025 On Christmas morning in Damascus, the sound of church bells rings hollow against a backdrop of fear. In a city once proud of its religious mosaic, Syria’s Christians now live as shadows of themselves – cautious, silent, and increasingly absent. For decades, the …

From The Cradle, published December 1, 2025 Beneath Syria’s ministries and decrees lies a shadow economy controlled by the Sharaa brothers and a foreign-born operative, whose journey from Idlib militancy to the heart of Damascus exposes how power and profit intertwine in the post-Assad state. Since the fall of former Syrian …

by Marwa Osman, comments from Facebook, December 24, 2025 Gang wars in Aleppo.  Again.  How sad.  [jb] What is unfolding today in Syria, particularly the clashes between the Syrian government and the SDF in Aleppo, is not an isolated security incident. It is a pressure point in a much wider …

News from The Syrian Observer, src: al-Modon, December 11, 2025 The Syrian government has officially recognized an organization dedicated to preserving Jewish heritage in Syria and reclaiming properties confiscated during the rule of ousted president Bashar al-Assad. Revival of Jewish Presence According to Agence France-Presse, the Jewish community—whose presence in …

by Vanessa Beeley, published on Substack, November 20, 2025 On 24 October, around 9pm, extremist thugs affiliated with the HTS ruling regime in Syria threw a hand grenade into the home of a schoolteacher in the Al Waleed suburb of Homs (central Syria). Riham Nizar Hammouda (image below) was 32 …

from Syria TV, published on Syrian Observer, September 16m 2025 Turkey has accused the SDF of exploiting the ongoing Israeli crisis in Syria to strengthen its territorial control. A senior Syrian official told Reuters on Monday that Turkey may back a military operation against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) if …

By Vanessa Beeley, published on Substack, September 12, 2025 These articles are written in collaboration with Syrian analysts whose names must remain undisclosed for their security in the New Al Qaeda Syria, which is governed by foreign intelligence agencies. Is Syria inexorably heading towards partitioning? Official statements from involved predatory …

from the News Desk at The Cradle, August 4, 2025 Armed clashes erupted early in the morning on 4 August between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian government forces near the town of Deir Hafer in northern Syria. The US-backed SDF issued a statement saying that factions affiliated …