Syria Support Movement solidarity with the Syrian people
Jan 22, 2014 The camp at Yarmouk – the largest centre of Palestinian refugees in Syria – is more of a small town than a refugee camp. There are no tents to be seen, but instead streets of houses that are home to every strata of Palestinian society and …
Read More »Turkey & Iran: More than meets the eye
Jan 20, 2014, Mahdi Nazemroaya As Turkey works for harmonization with Iran and Russia, an internal struggle has developed between the PM and the Gulenists that may threaten the process. If the leadership of the AKP is to be believed, it’s part of a foreign conspiracy to remove them. Regarding …
Read More »UN: Executions by foreign-backed insurgents on the rise in Syria [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
Jan 16, 2014, interview with Ken Stone The UN human rights office says a soaring number of executions in northern Syria could amount to war crimes. In a statement released on Thursday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has warned militants and armed opposition groups that such executions …
Read More »A Tale of Two Reports: The Guardian’s Propaganda on Syria and Israel
Jan 21, 2014, Interventions Watch Today saw the release of a report, commissioned by the regime in Qatar via the law firm Carter Ruck, alleging the systematic mass killing and torture of detainees by the Assad regime in Syria. Up to 11’000 people, and perhaps more, could have died in this …
Read More »Geneva II: Iran nixed proves US fixed
Jan 21, 2014, Finian Cunningham There is a good reason why Iran has been blocked from attending the Geneva II conference on Syria – because the meeting is not about finding a peaceful settlement. Rather, it is merely an American mechanism for engineering regime change in Syria. What the Americans …
Read More »Interview with Middle East expert Sharmine Narwani [VIDEO]
Jan 19, 2014, RT
Read More »One Marine’s view: keep Syria secular, pluralistic, and free of foreign insurgents
Jan 19, 2014, Levant Report Only a couple of major newspapers in the world have bothered to regularly cover the plight of Syria’s diverse religious and ethnic minorities living in rebel held areas. Lebanon’s The Daily Star and Al-Akhbar newspapers have featured consistent coverage of Syria’s Armenians, Kurds, Iraqis, Druze, Christians, and Ismailis …
Read More »No basis for US spinning Geneva communiqué to demand Assad’s resignation
Jan 20, 2014, Nile Bowie Preconditions placed on attending the Geneva 2 conference insisted on by the United States are detrimental to building a conducive environment for ending the fighting in Syria. Despite months of effort by diplomats and the international community, the long-awaited Geneva 2 peace conference is in …
Read More »Syria talks: Iran and Russia angry over invitation withdrawal
Jan 21, 2014, Guardian Bashar al-Assad’s key international allies in Moscow and Tehran have reacted angrily to the UN’s decision to rescind Iran‘s invitation to this week’s peace talks on the crisis in Syria. The UN hastily withdrew its surprise invitation after pressure from the US and a threat that …
Read More »U.N. chief invites Iran to Geneva 2, Syria opposition threatens to withdraw
Jan 19, 2014, Reuters Syria’s political opposition said on Monday it will withdraw from international peace talks scheduled this week unless United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon retracts an invitation to Iran, President Bashar al-Assad’s main backer. Washington, however, suggested it could support Iran’s participation if it explicitly declares its support …
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