These articles are from an opposition news site and al Jazeera, which also supports the opposition perspective in Syria. However, in this case it can be interesting to see how they obstruct the process of delivering aid to Syrians at large and relief to earthquake victims. [Ed] Regime Participation Obstructs …
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 »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. …
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 »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 …
Read More »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.
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 »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 …
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 »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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