from the Newsdesk at The Cradle, November 8, 2023 Local reports say at least 30 Syrian army personnel were killed during an ISIS attack on 8 November after gunmen opened fire on the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and allies in the National Defense Force in the Homs-Hama-Raqqa triangle. “Several militants …
Read More »Israeli aggression targets Syrian army positions in Sweida
by Editor, published on Mideast Discourse, November 9, 2023 Syria continues to be a target for allied forces, Israel, ISIS and U.S. bombings [jb] A Syrian army source says the aggression was launched from the Lebanese airspace. The Israeli occupation army carried out an aggression late Wednesday targeting Syrian Arab …
Read More »World Federation of Trade Unions In Solidarity with Palestine and Syria
Published on the WFTU Website, October 30, 2023 These articles are published on the WFTU Website, with many more photos. Standing beside the WFTU General Secretaty, Pambis Kyritsis when he speaks, is our dear friend and board member Dr. Adnan Azzouz Addressing of the solidarity gathering with the heroic Palestinian …
Read More »Israeli Ground Invasion of Gaza ‘Opportunity’ for the Resistance: Abu Obeida
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 …
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