Al Qaeda and ISIS

Western Powers Fostered a Theocratic, Sectarian Regime that Now Reigns over Syria

December 22, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Collapsed States, Counter Revolution, Hybrid Warfare, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria, Terrorism

by Ben Arthur Thomason, published on Covert Action Magazine, December 11, 2025 [This is the fourth part of a series on Syria and the effects of CIA intervention there, tied for the one year anniversary of the Syrian “revolution.” See Part I, Part II, and Part III.—Editors] This is a modern day revisit of the Brits bringing the al-Saud family[…]

How Washington is Positioning Syrian Al-Qaeda’s Founder as Its ‘Asset’

June 15, 2021 UNAC Editor Terrorism, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy

by Ben Norton and Max Blumenthal, published on The Grayzone, June 9, 2021 March 2021 marked the 10th anniversary of the Western regime-change war on Syria. And after a decade of grueling conflict, Washington is still maneuvering to extend its longstanding relationship with the Salafi-jihadist militants fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. With the northwestern province of Idlib under the control[…]

The Syria Charity Scam

January 6, 2021 UNAC Editor NGOs, Poverty and Sanctions, Syria

by Paul Larudee, from Syria Solidarity Movement, January 5, 2020 Doctors Without Borders, the International Rescue Committee, the Syrian American Medical Society, the White Helmets, Islamic Relief USA, CARE and other major tax-deductible charities all advertise that they are providing humanitarian aid to Syrians. Their ads can be found in Facebook, Twitter and other social media on a regular basis.[…]