Analysis

A lecture by Sharmine Narwani at the American University in Beirut, Posted by The Cradle, September 4, 2024 This talk really  helps with a understanding a lot of issues occurring in the “Middle East” at this time, so that many people who oppose the wars, oppose the occupation of Palestine …

from the News Desk, at The Cradle, September 5, 2024 Editor’s Note: I suppose it could qualify as “good” news that Syria’s enemies and hopeful occupiers are busy fighting among themselves at the present.  Not pretty, though; and not so nice for the local residents who mostly don’t support any …

From Ken Stone, SSM FB Page, 25 August، 2024 Damascus, SANA- President Bashar al-Assad said that the People’s Assembly is the most important institution in the State’s institutions and its impact won’t be tangible if the development doesn’t be comprehensive for all institutions in light of the solid relation among …

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, August 17, 2024 On August 13, US troops in Syria came under attack, according to local media sources, but no details on possible injuries. On August 9, eight US military troops were wounded in a drone attack at Rumaylan base in North East …

by Mohamed Nader al-Omari, published on The Cradle, August 16, 2024 While the world’s attention has been fixed on the brutalities of the Israeli occupation state, the illegal US military occupation of neighboring Syria has been largely neglected. Now, local and regional resistance is coalescing to target the American occupation …

by Vanessa Beeley, published on Vanessa’s Substack, August 12, 2024 The War Continues: Syrian Tribal Forces clash with US proxies and threaten Al Omar oil field with liberation There is a very real risk of Israel expanding the war in the West Asia region – Netanyahu is not bowing to …

by Brad Pearce, published on the Libertarian Institute Website, August 1, 2024 This article, which has a US-centric perspective, was published the day before The Cradle published an article saying that 1,000 ISIS prisoners were released from this gulag, causing significant consternation in Iraq, and more or less co-temporal with …

from the News Desk at The Cradle, published August 7, 2024 Editor’s Note: Looks like Syria is now openly engaged in the regional war for sovereignty! A coalition of Syrian Arab tribes seized several towns from US-backed Kurdish forces in the countryside of eastern Syria’s Deir Ezzor governorate on 7 …

Some EU states recommended re-establishing direct communication with Damascus and appointing a special EU envoy to engage with Syria, al-Watan writes. from Al Watan (Pro Government newspaper), published on Syrian Observer, July 26, 2024 Sources in Brussels, the Belgian capital, commenting on a recent report in Al-Watan, confirmed that a …