Sectarian Violence

Below is a report by Ismaeel Abdur-Rasheed from his Facebook Page.  The references in the Arabic press are gone, i.e., the pages are no longer available online.  More on this in a later post.  Al Mayadeen has removed the articles, and Syrian News outlets have gone dark. Sweida is strewn with …

by Wael Sawah, published by the Syrian Observer, June 26, 2025 The bombing – and the government’s tepid response – not only exposed the growing threat of sectarian terror but also revealed the extent of  Syria’s internal fracture. Questions are mounting over the fragility of Syria’s security, the duplicity in …

by The Syrian Observer, June 9, 2025 A timely analysis.  I only wonder why these issues never occurred to them over the long years when they were supporting the “revolution” driven by these same men. [ jb] In the uneasy interstice between war and peace, Syria grapples with a question …

from the News Desk at The Cradle, May 16, 2025 Militants of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) factions, which have become officially integrated into Syria’s military and security apparatus, have continued to commit human rights abuses – particularly against Kurds, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released …

Reporting by Yamam Al Shaar and Firas Makdesi, writing by Maya Gebeily editing by Gareth Jones, produced by Reuters, May 6, 2025 Editor’s note: Coverage by the Mainstream News is significantly improved over that during the war and the last years of the Republic governed by Bashar Assad. [jb] JARAMANA, …

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, May 4, 2025 More grandstanding by the evil one/  Seems like they actually bombed the grounds of the Presidential Palace.  Seems likely that a-Jolani/al-Sharaa wasn’t present at the time; likely in Europe getting money to govern. [jb] Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has occupied …

Kevork Almassian on Syriana Analysis, April 29, 2025:

by Vanessa Beeley, published on Substack, April 13, 2025 Vanessa Beeley has spent a great deal of time in Syria interviewing ordinary people caught in the horrific proxy war to destroy the Republic of Syria.   It is a painfully graphic  reminder of what a war on an innocent population really …

by Dennis Kucinich, published on Substack, March 12, 2025 I am no apologist for any government. I stand for transparency and common sense. In this article I detail the US policies, over many administrations, which have resulted in this manufactured disaster. While many in Washington claim to defend Christianity and …

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. …