Analysis

On December 10, Human Rights Day, the Sanctions Kill Coalition, in conjunction with the United National Antiwar Coalition, held a webinar to launch their new book, Sanctions Kill, a Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy.  The speakers, …., were authors of different chapters of the book.    The video below begins …

by Amberin Zaman, published on Al Monitor,  December 2, 2022 Turkey’s airstrikes destroyed western controlled property, but it also injured Syrian people.  Moreover, the Syrian government takes the stance that this property, which is theirs, will eventually be restored to them, and they will have to repair it.  The US …

from the News Desk at The Cradle, December 6, 2022 On 6 December, Orhan Miroglu, the head of the Justice and Development Party, reported that Damascus turned down Ankara’s proposal to set up a meeting between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Al-Mayadeen news reported. On …

by M. K. Bhadrakumar, published on The Cradle, November 28, 2022 The series of airstrikes against Kurdish militants in northern Syria by Turkish jets in the past week come amid heightened concerns over Ankara’s threat to launch a ground operation. Such actions are not without precedent, yet have thus far achieved little …

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, November 27, 2022 The Kurds in northeastern Syria have established their semi-autonomous administration which they call “Rojava”. They are now under threat of an increased invasion and occupation by Turkish ground troops, which could end in ethnic cleansing and mass casualties. Turkish President …

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, November 18, 2022 On November 13, a blast ripped through Istiklal street, a busy pedestrian area in the Beyoglu neighborhood of Istanbul.  The explosion killed six people and wounded 81 at about 4:30 pm local time. Among the dead were Arzu Ozsoy and …

Rania Khalek conducted this very informative interview for Breakthrough News on November 17.  She talks with Alena Douhan about her recent trip to Syria and her observations of the effect of the U.S.’ so called ‘Caesar Sanctions’ on the Syrian people and the Syrian Arab Republic as a nation.  These …

by Ahmed Adel, published on InfoBRICS, November 16, 2022 The Turkish armed forces may launch an operation in northern Syria as the order for the recent terrorist attack in Istanbul was allegedly given from the Kurdish-majority city of Kobani. The November 13 explosion on the Istiklal pedestrian street in central …

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, November 10, 2022 The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Russian warplanes shelled positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, on November 6 in Idlib province.  Some of the terrorists killed were: Abdul Minam Muhati, Radwan Hussain Muhayer, Abu …

 by Ken Stone, published on The Canada Files, November 6, 2022 Kimberley Polman, a native of Hamilton, Ontario, returned to Canada recently after having secretly travelled to Syria in 2015 to marry an ISIS fighter (a member of the armed terrorist group styling itself as the Islamic State in Iraq …