by Musa Ozugurlu, published on The Cradle, January 21, 2016 For nearly 15 years, US flags flew over Syrian territory with near-total impunity – from Kurdish towns to oil-rich outposts. In the northeast, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) manned checkpoints, American convoys moved freely, and local councils governed as …
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by Amir Huquq, published on Enab Baladi, June 20, 2025 The dialogue between the Kurdish fabric and the Damascus government is heading towards practical steps that may lead to understandings on joint management or determining mechanisms to ensure the rights of all components of the fabric, in a manner that …
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by The Cradle’s Palestine Correspondent, published on The Cradle, March 25, 2025 Since the fall of the Syrian government on 8 December, the direction of the new interim administration, headed by Ahmad al-Sharaa, has become increasingly clear. Politically, militarily, and legally, Damascus now appears aligned with Washington’s long-standing vision of …
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by Roberta Rivolta, published on Counter-Hegemonic Studies, December 4, 2024 As ancient as economic wars may be, the use of embargoes as means of coercion experienced a significant acceleration only at the end of the Cold War. While the collapse of the USSR reduced the risk that a targeted nation …
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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 …
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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 …
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from the News Desk at The Cradle, published August 8, 2024 US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria have accused Damascus’ General Intelligence Service of being behind the large-scale tribal assault launched against them on Wednesday Syrian army troops shelled positions of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on 8 August, responding …
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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 …
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from the News Desk, published on The Cradle, July 26, 2024 Rocket salvos hit the US occupation army base at Syria’s largest oil field during the early hours of 27 July, according to local sources who reported the sound of explosions in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor in the …
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The SDF has not issued a statement regarding the events. from Enab Baladi (Opposition Website), published on Syrian Observer, June 21, 2024 Groups of the National Defense militia (auxiliary forces of the Syrian regime) launched attacks on military positions held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) along the Euphrates River in …
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