Tag Archives: Syria

Editor’s Note: An Article by Zvi Bare’el, first published in Ha’aretz on October 6, they day before the Hamas breakout, and later on MSN.com,  talks about increasingly direct intervention in Syria if the U.S. occupation ends.  They refer to the U.S. occupied area as ‘economically important’ while they  talk about …

by Hasan Ilaik, published on The Cradle, October 18, 2023 As wholly expected, and in line with decades of its foreign policy, Washington has thrown its full weight behind “standing with Israel” and its genocidal onslaught on Gaza. But while the two allies’ public stances line up prettily at this …

by Mohammad Hasan Sweidan, published on The Cradle, October 4, 2023 As only one of two Levantine states flanking the Mediterranean Sea, Lebanon’s geographic location is of great interest to the various road, rail, and waterway connectivity projects emerging in West Asia – not only in connecting the region, but …

published in The West by Kevork Almassian on Syrianna Analysis, October 2, 2023 First: China gave the Assads a big welcome, and it was very much appreciated.  The following short clip from Al Jazeera shows their arrival at the airport where they were greeted by officials, children bearing gifts and …

by SSM Editor, October 7, 2023 According to a report from Reuters, the Turkish bombers targeted Kurdish militants in northern Syria killing 58.     Turkey is retaliating against a PKK attack on a Turkish military base launched from YPG territory in Northern Syria.  Turkish president Erdogan maintains that all YPG militants …

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, October 6, 2023 October 6, 2023, Latakia, Syria:  The Syrian Arab Army has shot down drones targeting the Syrian Military Hospital at Homs today, where terrorists had planned to kill the hospitalized survivors of the massive drone attack the Uyghurs had carried out …

from People’s Dispatch, September 22, 2023 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, September 22. In a joint statement issued after the meeting, both the countries announced a “strategic partnership.” Assad arrived in China on Thursday, on his first state visit to the …

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, September 27, 2023 On September 22, during a diplomatic meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, he told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that China would help Syria to rebuild its ruined economy by upgrading ties to a “strategic partnership“, which means close coordination on …

from the NewsDesk at The Cradle, September 19, 2023 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will travel to China on 21 September to participate in a Syrian-Chinese summit at the official invitation of his counterpart Xi Jinping. According to Syrian state media, Assad will lead a high-level political and economic delegation for …