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U.S. Occupation

Syria Condemns Illegal Visit of Top US General

from the News Desk at The Cradle,  March 5, 2023 This is interesting because, although this is a righteous and appropriate response to the visit, General Milley returned to the states and advocated for the U.S. to end their occupation of Syria.  [JB] The Syrian Foreign Ministry on 5 March …

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Turkish Demands to Sweden Actually a Message to US about Kurdish rebels

by Uriel Araujo, published on InfoBRICS, February 10, 2023 The Turkish authorities in Ankara have been blocking Stockholm’s bid to join NATO allegedly over the Nordic country’s policies regarding Kurdish exile groups. On January 23, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan himself said Sweden should not expect any “goodwill” from his …

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“The US Will Leave Syria Once the YPG Reconcile with Damascus” Interview with Dr. Ahmad Alderzi

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, January 20, 2023 Many Syrians may have left as refugees, but the country seems very crowded.  The US-NATO attack on Syria for regime change began in 2011 and brought in outside actors: Iran, Israel, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the US. The foreign …

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US Says It Opposes Countries Normalizing With Assad After Syria-Turkey Talks

by Dave DeCamp, published on Antiwar.com, January 4, 2023 The State Department on Tuesday said that the US opposes other countries normalizing with the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad following high-level talks between Syria and Turkey. The defense ministers of Syria and Turkey met in Moscow at the end …

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Suspected ISIS Attack on Oilfield in Eastern Syria Kills Ten Workers

from the News Desk at The Cradle, December 30, 2022 Ten workers were killed on 30 December in an attack that reportedly wounded four others in the Al-Taim oilfield in Syria’s eastern city of Deir Ezzor, Syrian state media reported. “Two others have been wounded in a terrorist attack that …

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Turkish attacks on SDF in northern Syria disrupt US oil smuggling

From the Newsdesk at The Cradle, December 7, 2022 Lebanese daily newspaper Al-Akhbar reported on 7 December that the US-backed Kurdish militia, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has suffered immensely in the latest wave of Turkish airstrikes on northern Syria. Despite the gradual Turkish change of plans away from a …

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International Oil Assets Reported Hit as Turkey Strikes US/SDF Occupied Region of Syria

by Amberin Zaman, published on Al Monitor,  December 2, 2022 Turkey’s airstrikes destroyed western controlled property, but it also injured Syrian people.  Moreover, the Syrian government takes the stance that this property, which is theirs, will eventually be restored to them, and they will have to repair it.  The US …

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US-Turkiye Brinkmanship Won’t Reach a Point of No Return

by M. K. Bhadrakumar, published on The Cradle, November 28, 2022 The series of airstrikes against Kurdish militants in northern Syria by Turkish jets in the past week come amid heightened concerns over Ankara’s threat to launch a ground operation. Such actions are not without precedent, yet have thus far achieved little …

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The Kurds in Syria Are Part of a Larger Imperial Design

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, November 27, 2022 The Kurds in northeastern Syria have established their semi-autonomous administration which they call “Rojava”. They are now under threat of an increased invasion and occupation by Turkish ground troops, which could end in ethnic cleansing and mass casualties. Turkish President …

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Istanbul Terror Attack May Prompt Turkish Invasion and Deportations

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, November 18, 2022 On November 13, a blast ripped through Istiklal street, a busy pedestrian area in the Beyoglu neighborhood of Istanbul.  The explosion killed six people and wounded 81 at about 4:30 pm local time. Among the dead were Arzu Ozsoy and …

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