from The News Desk at The Cradle, October 28, 2023 The spokesman of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas resistance movement, gave a televised speech on 28 October, stating that the movement’s fighters in Gaza welcome an Israeli ground invasion, while criticizing Arab states for failing …
Read More »Turkey Attacks U.S. Proxies in Syria
by SSM Editor, October 7, 2023 According to a report from Reuters, the Turkish bombers targeted Kurdish militants in northern Syria killing 58. Turkey is retaliating against a PKK attack on a Turkish military base launched from YPG territory in Northern Syria. Turkish president Erdogan maintains that all YPG militants …
Read More »Tripartite Deal Envisages Construction of Refinery in Syria
from Mehr News, September 29, 1982 Deputy Oil Minister Jalil Salari provided the information in an interview with Iranian media on Monday, as translated by Press TV website. The deal foresees the construction of “a new 140,000-barrel refinery,” whose required oil would be provided jointly by the Islamic Republic and …
Read More »Syrian President Visits China, Seeks to Increase Economic Cooperation
from People’s Dispatch, September 22, 2023 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, September 22. In a joint statement issued after the meeting, both the countries announced a “strategic partnership.” Assad arrived in China on Thursday, on his first state visit to the …
Read More »A Brief History of the Destruction of Yarmouk
by William Van Wagenen, published by the Libertarian Institute, April 3, 2019 This article is from 2019 but it is part of a series I have been republishing by William Van Wagenen. It is a part of a series of article Van Wagenen has written to provide a detailed history …
Read More »Syrian President Headed to China for First Official Visit Since 2004
from the NewsDesk at The Cradle, September 19, 2023 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will travel to China on 21 September to participate in a Syrian-Chinese summit at the official invitation of his counterpart Xi Jinping. According to Syrian state media, Assad will lead a high-level political and economic delegation for …
Read More »Kurds Battle with Arab Tribes in Eastern Syria
by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, September 8, 2023 A power struggle in the eastern Syrian desert might end with the US withdrawal from Syria, as the occupation allies battle each other for power and lucrative energy resources. On August 27, Ahmed al-Khubail, the commander of the Deir ez-Zor …
Read More »Syrian Army Repels Intense Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Attack in Aleppo
News from Al Mayadeen, September 2, 2023 The Syrian Arab Army is expanding its range of fire to include the supply lines of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorists in the vicinity of Sarmin, Idlib. Al Mayadeen correspondent has reported that the Syrian Arab Army is facing one of the most violent …
Read More »At Least 25 Dead in Heavy Clashes Between US Proxy Militia, Arab tribes in Eastern Syria
from The News Desk at the Cradle, August 30, 2023 Clashes between the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Arab tribesmen in Deir Ezzor governorate left at least 25 dead and more than a dozen wounded as of 30 August, raising tensions between the Kurdish proxy militia and Syrian locals …
Read More »Commander of the Free Syrian Army: Progress with SDF to Establish a Joint Operations Room
by ATHR PRESS (Pro-government newspaper), published on Syrian Observer, August 10, 2023 The leader of the US-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) faction, Muhammad Farid Qassim, has announced significant strides in collaboration with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and undisclosed armed groups to establish a joint operations center. Qassim stated the …
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