by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, November 14, 2024 Assad and Larijani’s Message of Alliance: Standing with Palestine and Lebanon In the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Ali Larijani, a senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, have reaffirmed their commitment to supporting Palestine and Lebanon …
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 »Arab League Drops Hezbollah ‘Terrorist’ Designation
News from The Cradle, June 30, 2024 The Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League announced on 29 June that the body had canceled its designation of Lebanon’s resistance movement, Hezbollah, as a terrorist organization. “In previous Arab League decisions, Hezbollah was designated as a terrorist organization, and this designation was …
Read More »‘Swarming’ the US in West Asia, Until it Folds
by M.K. Bhadrakumar, published on The Cradle, January 29, 2024 Deterrence in defense is a military strategy where one power uses the threat of reprisal to preclude attack from an adversary, while maintaining at the same time the freedom of action and flexibility to respond to the full spectrum of …
Read More »Iraqi Resistance Dismisses US Withdrawal Talks, Vows More Attacks
from the News Desk at The Cradle, published January 26, 2024 US officials say a withdrawal from Iraq and Syria is not imminent despite new talks about their status with the Iraqi government The Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) criticized the US request to hold talks with the Iraqi government …
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 »An Iraqi Confrontation Grows Between the US and PMU
by The Cradle’s Iraq Correspondent, published on The Cradle, December 4, 2023 The October 2023 war, which kicked off with the Palestinian resistance’s Al-Aqsa Flood operation and Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza, has extended to Baghdad, with Iraqi resistance factions launching drone and missile strikes on US bases after warning …
Read More »Israel and America’s Growing Zugzwang
by Simplicus the Thinker, published on Substack, November 18, 2023 This is a pretty interesting, if meandering, analysis that looks at the regional and global aspects of the war in Gaza. He has some interesting leaks and maps to back up his positions as he moves towards a final conclusion. …
Read More »White House Orders Pentagon Airstrikes on Eastern Syria
by Abayome Azikiwe, published on Global Research, November 9, 2023 Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the aerial attacks on a purported weapons storage facility follows previous actions on October 27 in response to the escalation of attacks on United States bases by resistance forces in solidarity with the people …
Read More »The US is Fueling, not Avoiding, a Regional War
by Hasan Illaik, published on The Cradle, October 30, 2023 Israeli ground operations in the Gaza Strip have begun. The Financial Times says Israel will not reveal much about these military operations in order to avoid Hezbollah and Iran entering the war. The Americans are now orchestrating Israel’s military campaign …
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