Caesar Sanctions

Assad in Jeddah: Tangibly, what does this mean for Syria?

June 18, 2023 UNAC Editor Regional Solutions, Resistance, Saudi Arabia, Syria

by Giorgio Cafiero, published on The Cradle, May 30, 2023 Twelve days after Syria regained its membership in the Arab League, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addressed the pan-Arab body at its 19 May summit in Jeddah. This was Assad’s first Arab League meeting in 12 years. It was also his first visit to Saudi Arabia since October 2010, making the[…]

New US Strategy in Syria For Regime Change

February 14, 2022 UNAC Editor Hybrid Warfare, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria, U.S. Aggression

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, February 14, 2022 Syria seems forgotten in the U.S. but the Caesar Sanctions, U.S. proxy occupation of the oil wells and wheat fields, and Turkish support for Salafists (including ISIS and many foreigners) in Northern Syria leave the country unable to rebuild or to meet the needs of the people. If our attention[…]

Massive Israeli Airstrikes on Latakia, Syria

January 3, 2022 UNAC Editor Israel, Syria

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, December 28, 2021 Israel repeatedly strikes civilian targets in Syria, but it doesn’t even make the news over here. Israel murders and imprisons hundreds of Palestinians every year, but it is business as usual. Israel illegally sabotages Iranian electrical plants and nuclear facilities, murders Iranian diplomats, scientists and others, and we applaud their[…]

Why Hezbollah is Bringing Iranian Fuel to Lebanon

August 24, 2021 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Lebanon, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Saudi Arabia, Shortages of Supplies, Syria, US Hypocrisy

by Radwan Mortada, published on The Cradle, August 23, 2021 With the war in Afghanistan winding down, US abuses of power and the incompetence of their puppets are bared for all to see. Lebanon’s economy is collapsing from similarly incompetent Saudi controlled and western manipulated politicians and financial officers, the Caesar sanctions on Syria, its primary trading partner, and a[…]

What Is Wrong with the “Humanitarian Crossing” into Syria?

July 8, 2021 UNAC Editor Human Rights, Hybrid Warfare, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria

by Rick Sterling, published on Global Research, July 8, 2021 The U.S. is hellbent on keeping their crossing into Idlib open. Tony Blinken warned the Russians a week ago week if they use their veto in the Security Council, the U.S. will end Biden’s initiative to open a dialog with them. What a surprise. U.S. dialogue ends at the first[…]

Eyewitness report: Syrians Celebrate Election Outcome

May 30, 2021 UNAC Editor Citizen Diplomacy, Democracy and Consent, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria

by Kobi Guillory, published on Fightback News, May 28, 2021 Damascus, Syria – On Wednesday, May 26, election day in Syria, crowds flocked to polling places to cast their votes. A delegation of observers from the U.S., South Africa, France and Palestine visited polling locations east of Damascus in the war-torn Ghouta region to witness the voting and celebrations taking[…]

UN Expert: Crippling US Sanctions on Syria

January 16, 2021 UNAC Editor Interview, Poverty and Sanctions, Rights of Opressed Peoples, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria

by Aaron Mate, published on Syria Solidarity Movement, January 15, 2021 (originally published on The Grayzone, January 14) Crippling US sanctions imposed under the Caesar Act are decimating war-ravaged Syrian civilians, are illegal, and should be lifted, the UN Special Rapporteur on sanctions says. An independent United Nations expert is calling on the US to lift its crippling sanctions[…]

Hypocrisy of US, Allies in the UNSC and AI Regarding Aid to ‘The Syrian People’

July 21, 2020 UNAC Editor Middle East Wars, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Statement, Syria, United Nations, US Hypocrisy

Statement from Syria Solidarity Movement On July 11, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution presented by Germany and Belgium that would permit one border crossing from Turkey into Syria’s Idlib province for a US- backed UNSC aid program. The United States has been battling with China and Russia for a resolution increasing the number of gateways for cross-border[…]