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How US Exceptionalism Has Spawned War in Ukraine and Syria

by Rick Sterling, published on Antiwar.com, February 25, 2023 The following is an adapted version of the presentation made at the webinar “Connecting Dots” on 2.25.2023. Other speakers were Dr. Marwa Osman and Dr. Atif Kubursi. Introduction Syria has been at war since 2011. The conflict is in a stalemate. …

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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, …

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Dr. Bassma Kodmani Dead in Paris, and Syria Left in Ruins

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, March 5, 2023 Dr. Bassma Kodmani died March 2, 2023, in Paris, where she had lived most of her life.  She was a Franco-Syrian activist who played a large role in the destruction of Syria beginning in 2011. Kodmani was born in Damascus …

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Donbass Devushka Podcast: Is Syria’s Bashar al-Assad Still Popular? (Video)

Donbass Devushka and JM sit down with independent journalist Kevork Almassian from “Syriana Analysis” YouTube channel to discuss the Syrian War, the Beauty of Syria, the perseverance and strength of her people and the popularity of Bashar al-Assad.

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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 …

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International Aid to Idlib, Syria is Controlled by the Terrorists

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, February  23, 2023 I highly suggest reading some of the linked articles.  HTS is apparently ‘taxing’ aid providers and ‘managing’ distribution in Idlib, while the main body of Syrians are denied aid entirely due to U.S. sanctions.  An Arabic language article that is …

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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 …

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Over 10,000 Syrians Return Home From Turkiye Following Earthquake

from the News Desk at The Cradle, February 20, 2023 The Turkish defense minister disclosed this new development while dismissing claims that Turkiye has faced a new influx of Syrian migrants through its southern border Following the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Syria and Turkiye on 6 February, 10,663 Syrians in …

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Syria and Turkey United in Massive 7.8 Earthquake

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, February 6, 2023 Selective empathy. Syria and Turkey suffer massive  earthquake. But Western countries only send condolences and aid to  Turkey and not Syria (except for the terrorist enclave in Idlib)  (Editor) At least 780 are dead in Syria, with another 2,300 injured …

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Israeli Drones, Warplanes Strike Iran and Syria

by Patrick Martin, published on WSWS,  January 31, 2023 Israeli military and intelligence units carried out multiple acts of aggression over the weekend against Iran and Iranian forces in Syria. The attacks were the first offensive military operations under the ultra-right government newly installed in Israel, under Prime Minister Benjamin …

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