by Dave DeCamp, published on Antiwar.com, February 6, 2023 US sanctions are specifically designed to prevent Syria’s reconstruction. Due to U.S. imposed sanctions, international NGOs generally operate only outside government controlled areas in Syria. [jb] After a devastating earthquake hit Syria and Turkey, killing thousands of people, the US State …
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by Feroz Mithiborwala, published on Countercurrents, January 21, 2023 The US continues to wage war upon the nations of the world by resorting to imposing economic sanctions. These sanctions are a continuation of war by other means, and the world has been witness to the disastrous and genocidal consequences of …
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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 …
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by Firas al-Shoufi, published on The Cradle, December 21, 2022 On 15 December, a bill introduced by US lawmakers into the 2023 Department of Defense budget to “Combat the Syrian Regime’s Drug Trade,” passed the Senate, with the support of 83 senators and the opposition of 11. The Countering Assad’s …
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On December 10, Human Rights Day, the Sanctions Kill Coalition, in conjunction with the United National Antiwar Coalition, held a webinar to launch their new book, Sanctions Kill, a Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy. The speakers, …., were authors of different chapters of the book. The video below begins …
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Rania Khalek conducted this very informative interview for Breakthrough News on November 17. She talks with Alena Douhan about her recent trip to Syria and her observations of the effect of the U.S.’ so called ‘Caesar Sanctions’ on the Syrian people and the Syrian Arab Republic as a nation. These …
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UN Report, November 10, 2022 DAMASCUS/GENEVA (10 November) – UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights Alena Douhan today urged sanctioning States to lift unilateral sanctions against Syria, warning that they were perpetuating and exacerbating the destruction and trauma suffered by the Syrian people since 2011. “I …
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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 …
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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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by Staff at The New Arab, October 30, 2022 This publication is hostile to the Syrian Government, but the fact of Douhan’s visit is important, and the fact that her stated purpose is to evaluate secondary sanctions and over-compliance is even more important. [Editor] United Nations rapporteur Alena Douhan will …
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