by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, March 25, 2024 On the Americans having their cake and eating it too in Syria. [jb] The road to the Crocus Center in Moscow began in Turkey, as one of the attackers confessed who killed 143 concert goers and injured more than 150 …
Read More »21st Int’l Meeting Final Statement Calls for Pushing Forward Astana Process to Combat Terrorism, Facilitate Refugee Return
from SANA, January 25, 2024 Astana, SANA- The guarantor states of the Astana Process have renewed their firm commitment to Syria’s sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity and to the goals and principles of the UN Charter. The final statement of the guarantor states at the 21st International Meeting on …
Read More »Will Gaza Hasten the Exit of US Troops From Iraq, Syria?
by Khalil Harb, published on The Cradle, December 8, 2o23 By unequivocally supporting Israel’s military assault on Gaza, the US has exposed itself to vulnerabilities across West Asia, particularly in the already volatile Iraqi and Syrian theaters. Far from fostering peace or stability, illegal US troop presence in these areas …
Read More »Russia Grants Iran Permission to Utilize Hemeimeem Base in Syria
by SAWT AL-ASIMA (Opposition website), published on Syrian Observer, November 6th, 2023 For Russia, many fronts in the big war of resistance. ~Editor Russia has granted permission for Iranian aircraft originating from Tehran to land at the Hemeimeem military base in western Syria. This decision was made due to the …
Read More »Russia’s Public Pivot to Palestine
by Pepe Escobar, published on The Cradle, November 7, 2023 The complex, nuanced issue of Russia’s geopolitical neutrality in the Israel-Palestine tragedy was finally clarified last week, in no uncertain terms. Exhibit A is Russian President Vladimir Putin addressing – in person, on 30 October – his country’s Security Council, …
Read More »The Palestinian Trajedy, Qui Bono?
by Pepe Escobar, published on Mideast Discourse, October 23, 2023 By now it’s fully established who is profiting from the ghastly Palestine tragedy. As it stands we have 3 wins for the Hegemon and 1 win for its aircraft carrier nation in West Asia. First winner is the War Party …
Read More »The US, Russia, and Iran Butt Heads in Syria and Iraq
by Hamed al-Rubaie, published on The Cradle, August 23, 2023 Add to this the fact that there are numerous recent provocations and clashes between the Syrian army and Idlib based terrorists, and it looks like things are heating up across the country. [Editor] In a significant development last month, US …
Read More »Tensions Mount In War-Torn Syria
Published on South Front, June 15, 2023 A new series of attacks and security incidents has led to more tensions in Syria, where the war has been raging for more than 12 years. On June 12, a patrol of the Russian Military Police was hit by a roadside bomb as …
Read More »No More Astana Peace Talks for Syria
by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, June 25, 2023 The Astana peace talks for Syria began in 2017 and recently met in Kazakhstan on June 20-21. It surprised many when the Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Kanat Tumysh called the process over while saying the goals were achieved and declared …
Read More »Russia strikes Turkish-backed extremist groups in northwest Syria
from the News Desk at The Cradle, June 25, 2023 The Russian air force carried out a series of raids targeting military bases of Turkish-backed armed groups in the countryside of Idlib and Latakia over the past two days, Al-Mayadeen reported on 25 June. Russian warplanes targeted bases belonging to …
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