from the NewsDesk at The Cradle, January 3, 2023 Abu Mohammed al-Julani, the chief of the Idlib-based extremist group in northern Syria, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) – formerly known as the Al-Qaeda affiliated Nusra Front – made a video statement on 2 January rejecting the prospect of Russian-mediated talks between …
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by M.K. Bhadrakumar, published on Indian Punchline, December 31, 2022 The curtain is coming down on the brutal 11-year old Syrian conflict, which former US President and Nobel Laureate Barack Obama initiated, as the Arab Spring swept through West Asia two decades ago. The United States has suffered yet another …
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from the NewsDesk at The Cradle, December 27, 2022 According to the Syrian news agency SANA, demonstrations against the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the US occupation in Syria continue to grow. The protests, which are still ongoing on 27 December, demand the expulsion of US forces and their …
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On December 10, Human Rights Day, the Sanctions Kill Coalition, in conjunction with the United National Antiwar Coalition, held a webinar to launch their new book, Sanctions Kill, a Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy. The speakers, …., were authors of different chapters of the book. The video below begins …
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From the Newsdesk at The Cradle, December 7, 2022 Lebanese daily newspaper Al-Akhbar reported on 7 December that the US-backed Kurdish militia, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has suffered immensely in the latest wave of Turkish airstrikes on northern Syria. Despite the gradual Turkish change of plans away from a …
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by M. K. Bhadrakumar, published on The Cradle, November 28, 2022 The series of airstrikes against Kurdish militants in northern Syria by Turkish jets in the past week come amid heightened concerns over Ankara’s threat to launch a ground operation. Such actions are not without precedent, yet have thus far achieved little …
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from the News Desk at The Cradle, November 16, 2022 According to local reports, a US military convoy was forced to return to its illegal military base in Syria on 16 November after being expelled by local Syrians in Qamishli. A video posted on the social media platform Twitter shows …
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Rania Khalek conducted this very informative interview for Breakthrough News on November 17. She talks with Alena Douhan about her recent trip to Syria and her observations of the effect of the U.S.’ so called ‘Caesar Sanctions’ on the Syrian people and the Syrian Arab Republic as a nation. These …
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From Middle East Eye, November 13, 2022 Israeli missiles hit a major air base in Syria‘s Homs province on Sunday, killing two servicemen and injuring three others, the Syrian military said via state news agency Sana. Military sources said the air base, at Shayrat, was recently used by the Iranian …
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UN Report, November 10, 2022 DAMASCUS/GENEVA (10 November) – UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights Alena Douhan today urged sanctioning States to lift unilateral sanctions against Syria, warning that they were perpetuating and exacerbating the destruction and trauma suffered by the Syrian people since 2011. “I …
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Syria Support Movement solidarity with the Syrian people
