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SDF Arrests More Than 300 Opponents from the Deir-ez-Zor Tribes, Humanitarian Situation Catastrophic

News from Al Watan, Published on Syrian Observer, September 14, 2023 On Tuesday, SDF militants continued their operations, conducting raids and house searches in pursuit of individuals they considered to be wanted anti-militants. This persisted despite the recent cancellation of the Civil Council in Deir ez-Zor, which is associated with …

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The Criminal War on SYRIA Continues

Statement by Syria Support Movement, September 11, 2023 PDF available here. The war on Syria is no longer front page news, but it has never ended.  Currently, the United States and its allies are placing enormous pressure on the Syrian people in an effort to topple the Syrian government.  The …

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Kurds Battle with Arab Tribes in Eastern Syria

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, September 8, 2023 A power struggle in the eastern Syrian desert might end with the US withdrawal from Syria, as the occupation allies battle each other for power and lucrative energy resources. On August 27, Ahmed al-Khubail, the commander of the Deir ez-Zor …

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Damming Diplomacy: The Brutal Impact of Turkish Water Politics on Syria and Iraq

from DG Geopolitics, July 27, 2023 Introduction In the parched landscapes of the Middle East, where life clings to the rhythmic ebb and flow of water, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers course through time and territory as the lifelines of Syria and Iraq. Their journey, however, commences in Turkey, where …

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Syrian Citizens Expel US Occupation Army Convoy, Set Its Flags Ablaze

News from Al Mayadeen, August 26, 2023 Citizens in eastern Syria, with the support of a Syrian army checkpoint, managed to repel a convoy of US occupation military vehicles and prevent them from entering their village. The villagers, including children and local residents, formed a human barrier in front of …

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The Suwayda Protests: A Foreign-Backed Plot to Fragment Syria?

by The Cradle’s Syria Correspondent, published on The Cradle, August 29, 2023 Thirteen years after the onset of the war on Syria, a domestic political eruption backed by foreign states has resurfaced, threatening to once again ignite conflict in the country despite years of relative calm. Economic woes today underpin …

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Saad Hariri, Economic Collapse of Lebanon and Syria

by William VanWagenen, published on The Libertarian Institute, September 12, 2022 This piece from a year ago reveals the role of Lebanese leadership in the Syrian War, and at the deep economic and business connections between the two countries (one carved from the other a century ago).  It also shows …

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The US, Russia, and Iran Butt Heads in Syria and Iraq

by Hamed al-Rubaie, published on The Cradle, August 23, 2023 Add to this the fact that there are numerous recent provocations and clashes between the Syrian army and Idlib based terrorists, and it looks like things are heating up across the country.  [Editor] In a significant development last month, US …

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I Crashed an Anti-Syria Lobby Meeting Where They Pushed for a New Caliphate and More Starvation Sanctions

by Hekmat Aboukhater, published on The Grayzone, August 21, 2023 I crashed the meeting of a lobbying front that ended the life-saving General License 2023 on Syria, and is now pushing to extend Washington’s economic war for another 8 years. Behind closed doors, the former State Department official leading the …

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