from the NewsDesk at The Cradle, January 3, 2023 Abu Mohammed al-Julani, the chief of the Idlib-based extremist group in northern Syria, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) – formerly known as the Al-Qaeda affiliated Nusra Front – made a video statement on 2 January rejecting the prospect of Russian-mediated talks between …
Read More »Protests Expand against SDF and US occupation in Syria
from the NewsDesk at The Cradle, December 27, 2022 According to the Syrian news agency SANA, demonstrations against the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the US occupation in Syria continue to grow. The protests, which are still ongoing on 27 December, demand the expulsion of US forces and their …
Read More »Turkey Agrees to Withdraw Troops from Syria: Syrian Media
News from Al Manar, December 30, 2022 Turkey has agreed to a complete pull-out of its troops from Syria after a recent meeting between defense ministers of Russia, Turkiye and Syria in Moscow, according to a report published in Syrian media. The Arabic-language al-Watan newspaper said in a Friday report …
Read More »Ankara Willing to Withdraw From Syria if ‘Stability’ is Reached: Turkish FM
from the Newsdesk at The Cradle, December 30, 2022 Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told media on 29 December that Ankara is willing to withdraw from the territory it occupies in northern Syria and hand it over to Damascus in the event that “political stability” is reached. Cavusoglu’s comments came …
Read More »US Sanctions are Killing Syrians and Are a Human Rights Violation
by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, December 15, 2022 Damascus is now bitterly cold and is soon to be blanketed with snow. About 12 million Syrians are facing a deadly winter without heating fuel, gasoline for transportation, and dark houses each evening without electricity. Aleppo, Homs, and Hama are …
Read More »Turkish attacks on SDF in northern Syria disrupt US oil smuggling
From the Newsdesk at The Cradle, December 7, 2022 Lebanese daily newspaper Al-Akhbar reported on 7 December that the US-backed Kurdish militia, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has suffered immensely in the latest wave of Turkish airstrikes on northern Syria. Despite the gradual Turkish change of plans away from a …
Read More »International Oil Assets Reported Hit as Turkey Strikes US/SDF Occupied Region of Syria
by Amberin Zaman, published on Al Monitor, December 2, 2022 Turkey’s airstrikes destroyed western controlled property, but it also injured Syrian people. Moreover, the Syrian government takes the stance that this property, which is theirs, will eventually be restored to them, and they will have to repair it. The US …
Read More »Israel Strikes Air Base in Homs, Killing Two Soldiers, Says State Media
From Middle East Eye, November 13, 2022 Israeli missiles hit a major air base in Syria‘s Homs province on Sunday, killing two servicemen and injuring three others, the Syrian military said via state news agency Sana. Military sources said the air base, at Shayrat, was recently used by the Iranian …
Read More »How TikTok profits from vulnerable Syrian refugees In-depth
by Rodayna Radan, published on The New Arab, October 28, 2022 The site this comes from is hostile to the Syrian Government. However, there are a couple of interesting aspects to this story. First, a friend was just complaining to me about single mothers in the US who use their …
Read More »Social Media Snitches: How Israel Recruits Spies Inside Syria
by Radwan Mortada, published on The Cradle, October 23, 2022 The war raging between Israel and Iran is not as inconspicuous as it may seem. It is taking place on a wide front that not only includes Iran, but also Turkey, Iraqi Kurdistan and other regional states. Syria, however, remains …
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