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‘We are staying’: Israeli war chief vows indefinite occupation of Lebanon, Syria

from the News Desk at The Cradle, February 27, 2025 Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on 27 February that Tel Aviv is planning to keep its occupation forces in southern Lebanon and Syria “indefinitely.” “There is a buffer zone [on the border with Lebanon]. It wasn’t easy, but I …

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Israeli Troops Stole ‘Mountains Of Cash and Gold’ From Gaza, Lebanon, Syria

from the News Desk at The Cradle, February 28, 2025 The Israeli military’s “Loot Unit” has seized enough weaponry to establish “a small army,” as well as “mountains” of cash and gold since launching the wars in the Gaza Strip, southern Lebanon, and Syria, Ynet reported on 28 February. “We …

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Is the Syrian Administration Seeking to Restore Relations with Iran

from Syria TV, published on Syrian Observer, February 20, 2025 Syria TV has learned from Iraqi political sources that Baghdad is preparing to receive Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani in the coming period, signaling a shift in relations from intelligence-level coordination to full political engagement. Speaking to Syria TV, the …

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New Syrian Resistance Group Vows ‘Surprise’ Strikes Against Israeli Forces, Jolani’s ‘Terrorist Gangs’

News from PressTV, February2, 2025 A new resistance group has emerged in Syria, pledging to stage “surprise” strikes against the Israeli forces occupying the country as well as the “terrorist gangs” of the country’s self-proclaimed “president” Abu Mohammed al-Jolani. The Islamic Resistance Front in Syria (IRFS) passed the remarks in …

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Erdogan Hosts Syria’s De Facto President, Offers ‘Support to Rebuild’

from the News Desk at The Cradle, February 4, 2025 Editor’s note: In this little article, history is turned on its head.  Speaking alongside de facto Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Ankara on 4 February, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkiye will support the Syrian people, who now …

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The Regional Realignment Post-Syria-Coup

by Vanessa Beeley, published on Substack, January 28, 2025 On Thursday I am going to record a conversation with Moscow-based journalist and friend, Fiorella Isabel. You can follow her excellent analysis at her Substack. We are going to focus on the direction of travel of Russian foreign policy since the …

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Disturbing Reports – HTS Forces Raid Alawite Villages near Homs

by Jenan Moussa, thread on X, January 25, 2025 1/ Worrying reports coming out of Syria of mass executions on Thursday in Alawite village of Fahel, near Homs. Acc to villagers, gunmen attacked Fahel and killed 58 men. In nearby village of Maryamin 2 men killed. I’m talking to people …

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New Syrian Govt Issues First Crude Tender, Seeking to Alleviate Electricity Shortages

from the News Desk at The Cradle, January 22, 2025 Syria’s new administration has issued its first tenders to buy crude and refined products since the fall of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s government in December, as fuel shortages continue to cause electricity blackouts in the country, global market intelligence firm …

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13m Syrians Food Insecure, UN Warns

News from Middle East Monitor, January 9, 2025 Editor’s note: When is the last time anyone noted that the population of Syria is “Food Insecure”.  I suppose that “recent improvements” include US release of some of Syria’s wheat from the area they occupy in the East.   Then we have “millions …

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Israeli Army Bombs Damascus Outskirts, Seizes Control of Syrian Water Sources

from the News Desk at The Cradle, January 2, 2025 The Israeli air force launched a violent attack near the Syrian capital of Damascus on 2 January, coming as Israel’s military continues to expand its occupation in the country, reaching a key dam in the southern Quneitra area. Syrian media …

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