Analysis

published in The West by Kevork Almassian on Syrianna Analysis, October 2, 2023 First: China gave the Assads a big welcome, and it was very much appreciated.  The following short clip from Al Jazeera shows their arrival at the airport where they were greeted by officials, children bearing gifts and …

by SSM Editor, October 7, 2023 According to a report from Reuters, the Turkish bombers targeted Kurdish militants in northern Syria killing 58.     Turkey is retaliating against a PKK attack on a Turkish military base launched from YPG territory in Northern Syria.  Turkish president Erdogan maintains that all YPG militants …

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, October 6, 2023 October 6, 2023, Latakia, Syria:  The Syrian Arab Army has shot down drones targeting the Syrian Military Hospital at Homs today, where terrorists had planned to kill the hospitalized survivors of the massive drone attack the Uyghurs had carried out …

from People’s Dispatch, September 22, 2023 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, September 22. In a joint statement issued after the meeting, both the countries announced a “strategic partnership.” Assad arrived in China on Thursday, on his first state visit to the …

by Kit Klarenberg, published on MintPress News, September 27, 2023 Thank you, Kit.  I was looking into this last year but I didn’t have the resources to do a deep dive, though the superficial reports were conflicted and contrived.  [jb] Throughout August and September, anti-government protests have rocked Syrian cities. …

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, September 27, 2023 On September 22, during a diplomatic meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, he told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that China would help Syria to rebuild its ruined economy by upgrading ties to a “strategic partnership“, which means close coordination on …

by Robert Inlakesh, published on RT, September 14, 2023 Rival US-backed militants went to battle in northeastern Syria in a conflict originally sparked by ethnic tensions. However, as the situation matured, efforts were made to shift the blame onto Russia, Iran and the Syrian government, despite years of mismanagement and …

by William Van Wagenen, published on The Cradle, September 18, 2023 On 17 August, anti-government protests erupted in Suwayda, a province in southern Syria with a Druze-majority population. These demonstrations were triggered by the Syrian government’s decision to lift fuel subsidies, which came amidst a severe economic crisis exacerbated by …

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 …