by Hekmat Aboukhater, published on The Grayzone, May 16, 2023 Syrian-American journalist Hekmat Aboukhater traveled across Homs, Lattakia, Tartous, and Aleppo this April, reporting for The Grayzone on the devastating impact of Western economic sanctions on average Syrians. Throughout 2023, a series of anti-Syrian refugee bills, a failing economy, and …
Read More »As Arab States Seek Peace, US Insists That Syrians Suffer
by Aaron Maté, published on Mate.Substack.com, May 14, 2023 Syria’s re-admission to the Arab League is a milestone in the country’s continued recovery from a decade-long war that caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, millions of refugees, and widespread destruction. For the US, the move has different implications. “The decision …
Read More »SSM Statement on the Occasion of the Disastrous February 6 Earthquake on the Syrian/Turkish Border
Statement from the Syria Support Movement In the early morning hours of February 6, 2023, a 7.8 Earthquake struck in the vicinity of the Syrian Border with Turkey. At the end of the day, February 5, there were at least 1,700 dead, more than 20,000 injured, thousands more missing and …
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