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‘They Want to Cleanse Syria of Christians’: A Community Speaks of Betrayal, Terror, and Exile

by The Cradle‘s Syria Correspondent, published December 25, 2025 On Christmas morning in Damascus, the sound of church bells rings hollow against a backdrop of fear. In a city once proud of its religious mosaic, Syria’s Christians now live as shadows of themselves – cautious, silent, and increasingly absent. For decades, the …

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Syria after Assad: How Israel and the US are Accelerating Plans to Partition the Country

by Sami al-Arian, published on Middle East Eye, August 2, 2025 Syria’s future as a unified state hangs in the balance as both countries pursue long-standing plans to cement hegemonic control through violence and divide-and-conquer tactics Last month, Israel launched a new round of air strikes on Syria, hitting targets …

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Symbolic Israeli Airstrikes Conceal Real Druze Massacre in Syria

Statement by Bronx Antiwar Coalition, July 19, 2025 FYI: Apparently, these events began the day after the Syrian President returned from his meeting with Israeli officials in Azerbaijan  [jb] Tensions in southern Syria are escalating at a staggering rate. Yesterday, mainstream headlines reported that Israeli jets bombed Damascus and targeted …

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Israel Supports the Druze in Syria to Sow Divisions

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, May 4, 2025 More grandstanding by the evil one/  Seems like they actually bombed the grounds of the Presidential Palace.  Seems likely that a-Jolani/al-Sharaa wasn’t present at the time; likely in Europe getting money to govern. [jb] Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has occupied …

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Report: Syrian Regime’s Militants Kill 72 People in One Day

News from PressTV, March 22, 2025 The Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham-led (HTS) militants of the ruling regime in Syria have killed 72 people across the conflict-ridden country in the past 24 hours, a UK-based war monitor says. The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that 58 out of 72 were killed by “armed groups” …

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Sectarian Murder in Syria: Rogue Militias or Policy From Damascus?

by The Cradle’s Syria Correspondent, published on The Cradle, January 29, 2025 Nearly two months after the toppling of the Syrian government by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-led (HTS) extremist forces, the western countryside of Homs has been gripped by a brutal security campaign marked by grave human rights violations, including field …

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Fear and Loathing in the “New” Syria

by Daniel Kovalik, published on Defend Democracy, February 15, 2025 During her confirmation hearing for Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard was grilled about having been a purveyor of “Putin’s talking points” about the U.S. supporting al-Qaeda in Syria. Of course, Gabbard responded, there can be no doubt about the …

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Disturbing Reports – HTS Forces Raid Alawite Villages near Homs

by Jenan Moussa, thread on X, January 25, 2025 1/ Worrying reports coming out of Syria of mass executions on Thursday in Alawite village of Fahel, near Homs. Acc to villagers, gunmen attacked Fahel and killed 58 men. In nearby village of Maryamin 2 men killed. I’m talking to people …

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Details of the Al-Ghour Al-Gharbiya Massacre in Rural Homs

by Tim Anderson, posted to ‘X‘, January 21, 2025 Free Syria. In the name of attacking “Assadist militias” in western Homs, the HTS/alQaeda regime in Damascus has carried out new sectarian massacres. January 21, 2025 Incident: Details of the Al-Ghour Al-Gharbiya Massacre in Rural Homs In the early hours of …

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