by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, March 16, 2023 March 15, 2023, marks the 12th anniversary of the Syrian conflict, which also follows a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the border shared by Türkiye and Syria. The cities of Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia, and Jeblah were severely damaged with …
Read More »U.S. – Israeli Determination to Keep Syrian People Suffering
by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, March 9, 2023 Israel attacked the Aleppo International Airport in northwest Syria on March 7 and caused the international humanitarian aid for the earthquake victims to be canceled due to the damages of the airstrike. While the world is watching the suffering of …
Read More »Israeli Attack on Aleppo is Crime Against Humanity: Iran
News on TeleSUR English, March 7, 2023 So far this year, Israel has attacked Syrian territory on at least four occasions. On Tuesday, the Iranian Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned an Israeli attack on Syria’s Aleppo International Airport as a “crime against humanity.” Israel targeted the civil airport, …
Read More »UN Official Rejects US Narrative: Sanctions on Syria Do Affect Earthquake Relief (Video)
U.N. Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan discusses the devastating impact of illegal US sanctions on Syria and how they are continuing to block aid in earthquake recovery efforts. Professor Douhan explains how despite the US Treasury issuing a 180-day waiver on certain sanctions imposed on Syria, countries and humanitarian actors are …
Read More »After Brutal Earthquake, Canada Should End Its Role in Regime Change Campaign Against Syria
by Steven Sahiounie, published on The Canada Files, February 20, 2023 Canada has blood on its hands in Syria. Canadian intelligence would have provided its government with the facts concerning the Syrian uprising in Deraa in March 2011. That information would have allowed the Canadian government to determine whether to …
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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