by William Van Wagenen, published on The Cradle, September 2, 2022 In 2017, US and allied Kurdish forces bombarded the city of Raqqa, the bastion of ISIS in Syria and the de-facto capital of the terror group’s self-proclaimed caliphate. Concurrent to this, US forces conducted massive air strikes on the …
Read More »Whose War is the US Fighting in Syria, and Why?
by Daniel Larison, published on Responsible Statecraft, August 26, 2022 U.S. forces in Syria have been carrying out strikes against “Iran-backed” militias this week in response to a recent drone attack on the American base at Tanf and rocket attacks at two other bases in northeastern Syria. The first U.S. …
Read More »Three Major Attacks in Syria in 24 Hours
by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, August 27, 2022 On August 24, the US military in Syria carried out a retaliatory airstrike on a militia that the US claims previously attacked the Al Tanf base on August 15. US F-15 and F-16 jets dropped guided bombs on nine ammunition …
Read More »Spotlight: U.S. Air Attacks in Eastern Syria
A Discussion with Ken Stone and Sara Flounders on the U.S. Occupation of eastern Syria:
Read More »US military still stealing oil in Syria
by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, August 19, 2022 On August 16, 2022, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported that the US occupation forces have stolen 398 tankers full of Syrian oil in one week and transported the stolen oil to US bases in Iraq using an illegal route. …
Read More »Washington Steals over 80 Percent of Syria’s Oil Output Per Day
From the News Desk at The Cradle, August 2022 The Syrian Oil Ministry released a statement on 9 August accusing US forces occupying Syria of being responsible for the theft of most of the country’s oil. “The amount of oil production during the first half of 2022 amounted to some …
Read More »How Much Longer Will This Outrageous Practice Be Allowed To Continue?
News from The Cradle, July 23, 2022 The US army and its proxy Kurdish militia control the resource-rich northeast region, stealing Syrian oil under the pretext of preventing ISIS from taking control of the vast oil fields On 23 July, US occupation troops smuggled a new batch of stolen Syrian …
Read More »Syrian Troops and Civilians Chase Away US Occupation Convoy in Hasakah
News from The Cradle, July 6, 2022 The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), along with local citizens from the village of Al-Mujaibara, have expelled a US army convoy that tried to break into an area under the control of the Syrian government in the northeastern Hasakah governorate. According to local sources, …
Read More »Zhao Lijiang, spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, on Syria
Zhao Lijang, spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry of the People’s Republic of China, spoke to U.S. intervention in Syria as part of his regular press conference on Friday, 10 June, 2022. “Today, more than a decade after the Syrian crisis broke out, there is no end in sight to US …
Read More »Syria Doesn’t Give Up Despite Renewed Attacks From Neighbors And Terrorists
by Drago Bosnic, published on InfoBRICS, June 9, 2022 Syria has been under a perpetual siege for over a decade now. The country has a magnificent history, being a vibrant civilization for millennia. Had it not been for the political West and its satellite states effectively invading the country for …
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