By Kevork AlMassian, published on Syrianna Analysis, March 24, 2023 While Saudi Arabia and Syria agreed to restore diplomatic ties after negotiations mediated by Russia, the peace deal leaves the U.S. again on the sidelines after a dramatic shift in the Middle East’s geopolitics. Join Syriana Analysis Membership: / @syrianaanalysis Sponsor …
Read More »Syrians Have Every Right To Attack US Occupiers: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
by Caitlin Johnstone, published on Caitlin Johnstone’s Substack, March 24, 2023 The western world is solemnly commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Iraq invasion by blindly following the US into more conflict and militarism while repeating all the same kinds of mass media malpractice. ———- If you think it’s a …
Read More »Why the Hell Is the US Occupying Syria?
by Jon Reynolds, published on Antiwar.com, March 23, 2023 In early March, Syria’s foreign ministry condemned a surprise visit by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley to an army base in northeast Syria, with Syrian media dubbing it “illegal” and a “flagrant violation of the sovereignty …
Read More »Iraq and Syria Survived the US-NATO Attack and the Destruction
by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, March 23, 2023 The 20th anniversary of the US attack on Iraq for regime change coincides with the 12th anniversary of the US attack on Syria for regime change. March 2003 and March 2011 have a great deal in common, but that is …
Read More »12 Years After the U.S.-NATO Attack on Syria
by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, March 16, 2023 March 15, 2023, marks the 12th anniversary of the Syrian conflict, which also follows a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the border shared by Türkiye and Syria. The cities of Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia, and Jeblah were severely damaged with …
Read More »U.S. Pays for Israeli attacks on Syria
by the Editor at Mideast Discourse, March 15, 2023 Syria retaliates for Israeli bombing attacks against US 0ccupiers. [jb] Israel’s repeated attacks on Syria are leading to a military escalation against United States forces in the war-torn country. Damascus and its allies, mainly Tehran, are apparently attempting to indirectly deter …
Read More »Syrian Sanctions Relief: An ‘American Trick’
by The Cradle’s Syria Correspondent, published on The Cradle, March 14, 2023 Four days after the devastating earthquake that struck southern Turkiye and northern Syria on 6 February, the US announced it would temporarily ease its Syrian sanctions in an effort to speed up aid deliveries to the country. Specifically, …
Read More »U.S. – Israeli Determination to Keep Syrian People Suffering
by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, March 9, 2023 Israel attacked the Aleppo International Airport in northwest Syria on March 7 and caused the international humanitarian aid for the earthquake victims to be canceled due to the damages of the airstrike. While the world is watching the suffering of …
Read More »How US Exceptionalism Has Spawned War in Ukraine and Syria
by Rick Sterling, published on Antiwar.com, February 25, 2023 The following is an adapted version of the presentation made at the webinar “Connecting Dots” on 2.25.2023. Other speakers were Dr. Marwa Osman and Dr. Atif Kubursi. Introduction Syria has been at war since 2011. The conflict is in a stalemate. …
Read More »Syrian Quake Triggers Arab Debate on Defying US Sanctions
by Georgio Cafiero and Alexander Langlois, published on The Cradle, March 6, 2023 The devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Turkiye in February has sparked a region wide conversation about the possibility of Arab states directly engaging with Damascus and bypassing the US sanctions that have crippled its economy. Among the …
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