by Hekmat Aboukhater, published on The Grayzone, March 20, 2024 A week from the 13th anniversary of the US-backed Syrian dirty war, the American Coalition for Syria held its annual day of advocacy in Washington DC. I went undercover into meetings with Senate policy advisors and witnessed the lobby’s cynical …
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by As’ad AbuKhalil, published on Consortium News, November 1, 2023 It has become customary for Arabs invited on Western TV news programs to be asked, off the bat, to condemn this or that act that Israel classifies as terrorism. When I came to the U.S. in 1983, this was already …
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by Susan Dirgham, published on Pearls and Irritations, August 11, 2023 For Syrians, hope lies in the fact that – given time and effort – people outside their country will learn of the deleterious effect of sanctions, will question the justifications given for imposing them, and will see them as …
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from People’s Dispatch, July 25, 2023 Syria has allowed the continuation of the cross-border aid program in the rebel-held areas in its north-east even though the UN Security Council had failed to adopt a resolution on its extension earlier this month It seems that Syria made a show of generosity …
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by Steven Sahiounie, published on MidEast Discourse, June 22, 2023 Sources to Al Mayadeen from within Al-Rukban camp near Al-Tanf US occupation base confirm that Washington plans to prevent the dismantling of the camp to safeguard its military base. The United States wants to preserve Al-Rukban camp in Syria in …
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from the News Desk at The Cradle, June 14, 2023 The UN World Food Programme (WFP) announced that it has to cut food aid to Syria by 50 percent due to a lack of funding, Middle East Monitor reported on 14 June. “An unprecedented funding crisis in Syria is forcing …
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by Hekmat Aboukhater, published on The Grayzone, May 16, 2023 Syrian-American journalist Hekmat Aboukhater traveled across Homs, Lattakia, Tartous, and Aleppo this April, reporting for The Grayzone on the devastating impact of Western economic sanctions on average Syrians. Throughout 2023, a series of anti-Syrian refugee bills, a failing economy, and …
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from The NewsDesk at The Cradle, April 25, 2023 Damascus condemned the European Union’s decision to strengthen its “unilateral measures” against Syria, saying the bloc was repeating its lies by claiming that sanctions on Syria do not hinder the provision of humanitarian aid, RT Arabic reported on 25 April. An …
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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 …
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These articles are from an opposition news site and al Jazeera, which also supports the opposition perspective in Syria. However, in this case it can be interesting to see how they obstruct the process of delivering aid to Syrians at large and relief to earthquake victims. [Ed] Regime Participation Obstructs …
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