News From The Cradle, May 23, 2025 Syria’s path to having sanctions removed is virtually impossible. The three stipulations ignore the real issues facing the new government and the horrors facing the Syrian people. Getting rid of the Palestinians, well, maybe; embracing the SDF and controlling ISIS, unlikely; normalization with …
Read More »Syrian Security Forces Launch Arrest Campaign in Al-Mayadeen
from the Newsdesk at The Cradle, May 19, 2025 Syria’s General Security forces launched a large-scale security campaign in Al-Mayadeen city in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor on 19 May, following the detonation of a car bomb near the police station in the city the night before. According to …
Read More »Syria Falling Apart Under Jolani; Netanyahu Takes Credit for Fall of Assad
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Read More »Russian Airbase Rescues 8,000 Syrians
by Steven Sahiounie, published on MidEast Discourse, March 25, 2025 The Russian air base at Hmeimin, near Latakia, Syria has rescued over 8,000 Syrian minorities fleeing the recent sectarian massacres. Kremlin spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, said Russia is shocked by the tragic events in Syria. “The victims were innocent, peaceful civilians. …
Read More »Turkish Drone attacks | 22 People Killed in SDF-Controlled Areas in February
from SOHR, March 1, 2025 SOHR documents the death of 87 people, including child, journalist and three Turkish soldiers, in attacks in east Aleppo countryside in February Turkish drones continue their attacks on civilian and military positions of SDF in north-east Syria, leaving many casualties. In this context, the Syrian …
Read More »Turkish FM Vows to Defeat US-backed SDF in Syria
from The News Desk at The Cradle, January 10, 2025 Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated on 10 January that Turkiye is determined to defeat the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria in 2025, as heavy fighting between the SDF and the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) continues near …
Read More »Erdogan’s Dual Kurdish Strategy: Peace Talks vs Reconfiguring Syria Militarily
by Mohamad Hasan Sweidan, published on The Cradle, January 8, 2025 Turkiye’s renewed push to resolve the Kurdish question – through a mix of delicate negotiations with an incarcerated separatist icon and military action in Syria – could either pave the way for peace or deepen divisions in a region facing collapse. …
Read More »Turkey and Syria Both Want the US Military Out of Syria
by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, August 17, 2024 On August 13, US troops in Syria came under attack, according to local media sources, but no details on possible injuries. On August 9, eight US military troops were wounded in a drone attack at Rumaylan base in North East …
Read More »The Battle in North-east Syria for Syrian Oil and Territory
by Vanessa Beeley, published on Vanessa’s Substack, August 12, 2024 The War Continues: Syrian Tribal Forces clash with US proxies and threaten Al Omar oil field with liberation There is a very real risk of Israel expanding the war in the West Asia region – Netanyahu is not bowing to …
Read More »US-proxies Shell Syrian Army as Tribal Revolt Continues
from the News Desk at The Cradle, August 12, 2024 The US War on Syria Continues: The Syrian army and tribal forces have engaged in clashes in recent days against the US army and Kurdish-led SDF The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) targeted Syrian army positions with mortar and artillery …
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