Analysis

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, September 15, 2023 The US military occupation of the oil fields in north east Syria came under attack recently, and there were some who said it could foreshadow a US military withdrawal.  However, the violence ceased, and the US supported Kurdish separatists are …

Statement by Syria Support Movement, September 11, 2023 PDF available here. The war on Syria is no longer front page news, but it has never ended.  Currently, the United States and its allies are placing enormous pressure on the Syrian people in an effort to topple the Syrian government.  The …

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, September 8, 2023 A power struggle in the eastern Syrian desert might end with the US withdrawal from Syria, as the occupation allies battle each other for power and lucrative energy resources. On August 27, Ahmed al-Khubail, the commander of the Deir ez-Zor …

from DG Geopolitics, July 27, 2023 Introduction In the parched landscapes of the Middle East, where life clings to the rhythmic ebb and flow of water, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers course through time and territory as the lifelines of Syria and Iraq. Their journey, however, commences in Turkey, where …

by Vanessa Beeley, published on her Substack, September 4, 2023 June 2023 – On International Children’s Day, Ambassador Neil Holland says that Ukraine’s children are paying the price of Russian aggression. Neil Holland was appointed Head of the United Kingdom’s Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe …

by The Cradle’s Syria Correspondent, published on The Cradle, August 29, 2023 Thirteen years after the onset of the war on Syria, a domestic political eruption backed by foreign states has resurfaced, threatening to once again ignite conflict in the country despite years of relative calm. Economic woes today underpin …

  Gorilla Radio Interview with Chris Cook and Ken Stone, August 30, 2023

by William VanWagenen, published on The Libertarian Institute, September 12, 2022 This piece from a year ago reveals the role of Lebanese leadership in the Syrian War, and at the deep economic and business connections between the two countries (one carved from the other a century ago).  It also shows …

by Hamed al-Rubaie, published on The Cradle, August 23, 2023 Add to this the fact that there are numerous recent provocations and clashes between the Syrian army and Idlib based terrorists, and it looks like things are heating up across the country.  [Editor] In a significant development last month, US …

by Hekmat Aboukhater, published on The Grayzone, August 21, 2023 I crashed the meeting of a lobbying front that ended the life-saving General License 2023 on Syria, and is now pushing to extend Washington’s economic war for another 8 years. Behind closed doors, the former State Department official leading the …