U.S. Occupation

from PressTV, October 27, 2022 As part of the US military’s systematic smuggling of basic commodities out of Syria, a convoy of nearly two dozen US military trucks and tankers has carried tons of grain and crude oil from the northeastern province of Hasakah to the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in northern …

by the Iraq Correspondent of The Cradle, September 28, 2022 Although the porous Iraqi-Syrian border stretches for over 600 kilometers, about half of it – in practice – is not subject to the authority of either state. Over the years, this lack of comprehensive border control has given rise to …

Redacted Inc. With Clayton Morris, July 11, 2022 Interview with Vanessa Beeley on the UN Aid Transit into Idlib Province in Syria, from Turkey as discussed in the UN Security Council.   This is an important issue to understand and Vanessa is very clear on it.   Russia is attempting to block …

Published on TeleSUR, September 23, 2022 The Syrian government questions the illegal US presence in crude-rich areas and considers it an absolute violation of its sovereignty, and vows to use its full right to respond to the U.S. occupation as it sees fit. The Chinese government has demanded Washington to …

Please listen to this short recording made by Aaron Mate on his Callin show on August 28.   The recording is the first 10 minutes of the program where he addresses the title question “Why is the US Occupying Syria?”  It isn’t the reason you likely think it is.  

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 …

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. …

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 …

A Discussion with Ken Stone and Sara Flounders on the U.S. Occupation of eastern 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. …