Up To 28 Civilians Reportedly Killed In US-Led Strike in Syria
The U.S.-led coalition has been accused of killing as many as 28 civilians, including a woman and seven children, near the northern Syrian city of Manbij on Thursday—the same area…
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“Don’t Cry For Us Syria … The Truth Is We Shall Never Leave You!”
Jablah, North Syria: “Don’t cry for us Syria” has recently become a motto/logo of sorts for many physically and psychologically brutalized youth around this ancient land. They are the youngsters…
Reconciliation Is The Only Way Forward For Syria
Here is a brief update on the activities of the US Peace Council delegation in Syria. I could spend many words and hours debunking every lie you have been told…
Motives Behind The Rebranding Of Al-Nusra Front
Since the beginning of the Syrian civil war, in August 2011, to April 2013, Islamic State and al-Nusra Front were a single organization that chose the banner of “Jabhat al…
Farewell To Yarmouk: A Palestinian Refugee’s Journey From Izmir To Greece
(Based on interviews with Palestinian refugees from Syria.) The refugee camp of Yarmouk was ever present in his being, pulling him in and out of an abyss of persistent fears…
US Air Raids Kill More Than 200 Civilians In Northern Syria
Airstrikes by the American-led war coalition killed as many as 212 civilians in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo on Tuesday, according to estimates published Thursday by Al Jazeera. The original…
Accusation Claims Syrian And Russian Troops Are Looting Palmyra! Indictment Not Proved
Palmyra: “Syrian Troops Looting Ancient City Of Palmyra, Says Archaeologist.” So shouted the highly respected UK Guardian’s headline of June 1, 2016 on the eve of the opening day of this…
How 100 Syrians, 200 Russians And 11 Dogs Out-Witted ISIS And Saved Palmyra
According to the Syrian General who commanded the whole neutralization of the ISIS “Erase” project, and who generously gave these observer hours of his and his staff’s time, all of…
Warmongering And Necromancy: The US State Department Dissent On Syria
“To get 51 signatures on a dissent channel message is remarkable and suggests a very broad consensus at the working level responsible for implementing policy decisions, that the current [Syria]…
NATO’s Jens Stoltenberg Toes The Line On Power And Politics
I wasn’t at first going to listen to Rosemary Barton’s interview (CBC) with NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg considering I would probably not learn anything new. But I did and…
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