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Russia strikes Turkish-backed extremist groups in northwest Syria

from the News Desk at The Cradle, June 25, 2023 The Russian air force carried out a series of raids targeting military bases of Turkish-backed armed groups in the countryside of Idlib and Latakia over the past two days, Al-Mayadeen reported on 25 June. Russian warplanes targeted bases belonging to …

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UN Aid Crosses Govt Controlled Syria to Region Occupied by Al-Qaeda Affiliates

from the News Desk at the Cradle, June 24, 2023 Damascus has long insisted that UN deliveries be coordinated by the government, as the extremists in control of Idlib often seize the aid and resell it at higher prices On 23 June, ten trucks carrying UN humanitarian aid crossed from …

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US Troops Conduct Defensive Drills in Occupied Syrian Oil Fields

from The News Desk at The Cradle, June 10, 2023 The US occupation army is reportedly in a heightened state of alert over possible attacks by resistance groups The US occupation army conducted defensive drills on 9 June using live ammunition in the vicinity of their base in the oil …

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Civilian Killed in US Offensive on Syrian Town

from the News Desk at The Cradle, June 11, 2023 According to a report from the Syrian state-run news agency SANA, the US forces carried out an airdrop operation in Syria’s northern Hasakah province in the town of al-Shadadi on 11 June, killing one civilian and injuring several others. According to local …

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Syrian-Iranian Relations Stable Despite Political and Security Storms That Hit the Region

by Editor, published on Mideast Discourse, May 3, 2023 President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday received Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who has arrived in Syria, heading a large ministerial delegation on a two-day visit to Syria. During the plenary talks with the Iranian President, President Bashar al-Assad said “the Syrian-Iranian relations …

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Unknown Militants Attack Checkpoint Near US Base in Syria

from The News Desk at The Cradle, April 25, 2023 Unknown persons attacked a military checkpoint protecting the main road leading to the Al-Omar oil field, where one of the most prominent US bases in occupied eastern Syria is located, Sputnik reported on 25 April. Local sources confirmed to Sputnik …

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US Resumes Theft of Syrian Oil Hours After Merciless Attack on Occupation Bases

from the News Desk at The Cradle, published March 25, 2023 On 25 March, the US army smuggled at least 80 fuel tankers loaded with hundreds of tons of stolen Syrian oil from the country’s resource-rich Jazira region to their bases in Iraq. The tanker trucks were taken out of …

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Some News on Aid to Syria

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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Syria Condemns Illegal Visit of Top US General

from the News Desk at The Cradle,  March 5, 2023 This is interesting because, although this is a righteous and appropriate response to the visit, General Milley returned to the states and advocated for the U.S. to end their occupation of Syria.  [JB] The Syrian Foreign Ministry on 5 March …

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Israel Terrorizes the People of South Western Syria over Hezbollah Presence

from The News Desk at The Cradle, March 2, 2023 Israeli carriers dropped leaflets in the Quneitra and Deraa governorates of southern Syria, warning the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) that Tel Aviv would attack specific positions in Syria allegedly used to shelter members of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah. According …

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