Pushback with Aaron Maté: Idlib is facing a humanitarian disaster as hundreds of thousands flee a Syrian and Russian military campaign to retake the province from militant rule. Overlooked in Western coverage of the crisis is that Idlib is mostly controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a rebranded affiliate of Al-Qaeda …
Read More »Historic moment: Aleppo airport reopens to civilian flights
Historic moments of the first flight to Aleppo since 2012 (19 Feb. 2020) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggXt4xoI-Ns&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1UL4QOOeswGWlS6ufVxZ5n0n7CzHU0qIBFAnEWE4o6kpohGszxf5dX7Ic Today is a historic day for Syrians, as the first flight from Damascus to Aleppo since August 2012 has landed in Aleppo International Airport.
Read More »SAA finds huge amount of UNICEF medical aid abandoned in Northern Aleppo
Ken Stone, Syria Solidarity Movement Steering Committee: “United Nations’ human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, shed crocodile tears last week about the plight of refugees in the Syrian conflict zones of Aleppo and Idlib provinces. Yet, where did all the UNICEF medical aid for refugees go? To the warehouses of the …
Read More »Turkey grows erratic as clashes in Idlib escalate
The following article, by Cengiz Candar, is republished from Al-Monitor: A sort of lunacy prevails in Ankara regarding Turkish foreign policy on Syria. The Turkish military casualties in Syria’s Idlib and the advances of the Russian-backed Syrian government forces have led the Turkish administration into a frenzy that betrays a …
Read More »SSM solidarity message to the Syrian General Federation of Trade Unions
The Syria Solidarity Movement sent the following letter of solidarity to the Syrian General Federation of Trade Unions on the occasion of their 27th Congress, which will take place on February 13-16, 2020. Last year, SSM organized a delegation of 22 delegates from Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, France, South Africa, …
Read More »OPCW investigator testifies at UN that no chemical attack took place in Douma, Syria
The following article, by Ben Norton, is republished from The Grayzone: In testimony before the United Nations Security Council, former OPCW inspection team leader and engineering expert Ian Henderson stated that their investigation had suggested no chemical attack took place in Douma, Syria, but their findings were suppressed. His appearance …
Read More »Keeping with its Crackdown on Alternative Voices, Google Deletes Press TV from YouTube
The following article is republished from The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity: Without warning, tech giant Google “permanently removed” Iranian government-owned media channel Press TV UK’s YouTube channel Monday night amid increasing American hostility to Iran. “This attack on the freedom of speech of Press TV’s journalists seems …
Read More »Dean of the Syrian captives in Israeli occupation jails released
The following article is republished from SANA: Quneitra, SANA_ Dean of the Syrian captives in the Israeli occupation jails Sedqi al-Maqat was released on Friday after 32 years of detention, and arrived at his hometown of Majdal Shams in the occupied Syrian Golan where he was welcomed by large crowds …
Read More »Over 300 people leave Idlib de-escalation zone in Syria in past day
The following article is republished from TASS: MOSCOW, January 14. /TASS/. Over 300 people have left the Idlib de-escalation zone controlled by armed groups through humanitarian corridors on Tuesday, chief of the Russian Center for reconciliation of the conflicting sides in Syria Yury Borenkov told reporters. “Over the past 24 …
Read More »Solidarity with Those We Are Supposed to Despise
December 21, 2019The people of Syria are paying a terrible price for liberating their homeland and making their nation whole again. While Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and other countries have waged and are waging similar struggles, Syria may be the first in recent times to actually succeed at driving the …
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