June 4, 2018, Al-Masdar News – Leith Aboufadel BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – Over 70 Syrian tribes issued a joint statement on Saturday that announced the formation of a new combined force that would fight the US-backed militias and foreign troops in northern Syria. The tribesmen from the Al-Hasakah, Aleppo, …
Read More »U.S. House Makes Clear That There is No Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iran
June 4, 2018, Common Dreams A bipartisan amendment introduced by Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) and cosponsored by Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Walter Jones (R-NC) passed the U.S. House as part of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 WASHINGTON – On …
Read More »‘Russia-US direct conflict in Syria was close, but avoided’
May 31, 2018 This excellent interview provides the most authoritative Syrian response to many important questions. Judge for yourself.
Read More »Aleppo rebuilds itself from destruction of war
April 26, 2018, The Irish Times – Michael Jansen Syria may be the only country in recent times to rebuild before a devastating war ends. Aleppo, Syria’s former commercial powerhouse, has been transformed during the seven months since I last visited. The roar and throb of generators has been partially silenced by …
Read More »Exclusive Emails Show How The White Helmets Tried To Recruit Roger Waters With Saudi Money
April 18, 2018, Gray Zone – Max Blumenthal During a Barcelona concert on April 13, Roger Waters denouncedthe Syrian White Helmets as “a fake organization that exists only to create propaganda for jihadists and terrorists.” Warning that the groups’ unverified claims about chemical weapons attacks across insurgent-held territory were aimed at triggering Western military …
Read More »SSM Statement on the Liberation of Eastern Ghouta
The complete liberation of Eastern Ghouta is imminent. Just as during the liberation of Aleppo, western governments and mainstream media inflated the numbers of trapped civilians and accused Syrian government forces of deliberately targetting them, failing to provide them with humanitarian aid, preventing their evacuation, and indiscriminately bombing them …
Read More »Terrorist capabilities laid bare in an Eastern Ghouta chemical lab
March 16, 2018, RT Question More – Sharmine Narwani The battle of narratives over the use of chemical weapons in Syria has been raging ferociously for years. But a chemical lab discovered in Eastern Ghouta this week is set to change the parameters of the discourse. Last December, at a …
Read More »Final statement of the Congress of the Syrian national dialogue, Sochi, January 30, 2018
February 4, 2018, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation We, the delegates of the Congress of the Syrian national dialogue, representing all segments of Syrian society, its political and civil powers, ethnic, confessional and social groups, have assembled at the invitation of the friendly Russian Federation, in …
Read More »American General Explains Rebranding the YPG Away From the PKK
ISRAEL’S “SAFE ZONE” IS CREEPING FARTHER INTO SYRIA
January 27, 2018, The Intercept_ – Nour Samaha ISRAEL IS EXPANDING its influence and control deeper into opposition-held southern Syria, according to multiple sources in the area. After failed attempts to ensure its interests were safeguarded by the major players in the war next door, Israel is pushing to implement the …
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