Tag Archives: Syria

by William Wagenen, published on The Cradle,  September 12, 2022 This is an interesting investigative piece.  I know it answers some questions I had. [Ed] In 2005, US neoconservatives centered around then-Vice President Dick Cheney’s office began collaborating with Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan, defected former Syrian Vice President Abd …

Please listen to this short recording made by Aaron Mate on his Callin show on August 28.   The recording is the first 10 minutes of the program where he addresses the title question “Why is the US Occupying Syria?”  It isn’t the reason you likely think it is.  

by Aaron Maté, published on Aaron’s Substack, September 9, 2022 Syria is largely forgotten by US people whose attention is at present largely engaged in Ukraine, and maybe Taiwan.  And so the trail of lies seems to vaporize behind the forward edge of  U.S. aggression around the globe.  But fortunately, …

Statement and Petition by Global Network for Syria WHY STOP ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON SYRIA? Economic sanctions contribute to large-scale poverty, destroying Syria’s health and social services infrastructure, whilst traumatising the civilian population and driving mass displacement. They: Restrict access to essential food supplies and basics like soap and disinfectant. Restrict …

Statement from Syria Support Movement The recent exposé by Richard Kerbaj in his new book, The Secret History of the Five Eyes, of a Canadian spy, Mohammed Al Rasheed is more than disturbing. This man, in the course of his work for the Canadian government, trafficked underage girls to Syria …

News from Middle East Monitor, September 2: Israel has intensified strikes on Syrian airports to disrupt Tehran’s increasing use of aerial supply lines to deliver arms to allies in Syria and Lebanon, including Hezbollah, regional diplomatic and intelligence sources told Reuters. Tehran has adopted air transport as a more reliable …

by Erman Çete published on The Cradle, August 22, 2022 On 27 October 2021, China’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Geng Shuang made an unexpected statement about Turkey and its role in Syria at a UN Security Council Briefing on Syria. Shuang blamed Turkey for “illegally invading northeastern Syria” …

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, August 27, 2022 On August 24, the US military in Syria carried out a retaliatory airstrike on a militia that the US claims previously attacked the Al Tanf base on August 15. US F-15 and F-16 jets dropped guided bombs on nine ammunition …

by Harun Aswad, published on MiddleEast Eye, August 24, 2022 As the morning sun stretched across Jabal al-Summaq’s slopes at daybreak on Saturday, lighting up its olive trees’ thin green leaves, residents of the mountain awoke to a terrifying new crime. An elderly Druze couple was found murdered in front …

A Discussion with Ken Stone and Sara Flounders on the U.S. Occupation of eastern Syria: