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Ninety One Dead, Two Hundred and Seventy Seven Injured By a Uyghur Terrorist Attack in Homs, Syria

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 yesterday, as well as target the flag-draped coffins being dispersed[…]

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Why Barack Obama Can’t Shut Up

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, September 20, 2023 “If you’re looking to help people impacted by the floods in Libya, check out these organizations providing relief” Barack Obama If it can be said that one person is responsible for the awful death toll from the recent flooding in eastern Libya, Barack Obama should be named as the[…]

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The Criminal War on SYRIA Continues

A couple of things that may have been left unsaid: HIghly publicized protests in Southern Syria are small and instigated by imams affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood and other U.S. backed Islamist Organizations.  Currently, a bill passed in the U.S. Congress, likely to be confirmed in the Senate this year,  to extend the so-called Caesar Civilian Protection Sanctions, which are[…]

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The Unconditional Right of Poor and Oppressed Nations to Self-Determination: Looking at the US War Against Syria

by Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, August 28, 2023 Jeff gives a great overview of the drives and costs of war in Syria.  Meanwhile, the U.S. occupies 1/3 of Syria’s territory including the largest oil wells and the wheat growing region to this day.   Factories in the business district of Aleppo have been robbed of their machinery and destroyed[…]

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Assad in Jeddah: Tangibly, what does this mean for 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[…]

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How US Exceptionalism Has Spawned War in Ukraine and Syria

by Rick Sterling, published on Antiwar.com, February 25, 2023 The following is an adapted version of the presentation made at the webinar “Connecting Dots” on 2.25.2023. Other speakers were Dr. Marwa Osman and Dr. Atif Kubursi. Introduction Syria has been at war since 2011. The conflict is in a stalemate. US troops control nearly a third of the country. The[…]

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UN Official Rejects US Narrative: Sanctions on Syria Do Undermine Earthquake Relief (Video)

Eugene Puryear and Rania Khalek interview UN Special Rapporteur on Secondary Sanctions, Alena Douhan, February 21, 2023 U.N. Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan discusses the devastating impact of illegal US sanctions on Syria and how they are continuing to block aid in earthquake recovery efforts. Professor Douhan explains how despite the US Treasury issuing a 180-day waiver on certain sanctions imposed[…]

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Syria Suffered An Earthquake But Israel Is Still Bombing

by People’s Dispatch, published on Popular Resistance, February 20, 2023 Israeli attacks on Syria continue even as Syria struggles with the aftermath of the February 6 earthquake, in which over 5,800 were killed. Thousands of Syrians took to the streets on Monday, February 20, to protest against repeated Israeli aggression directed at the country. Protesters also chanted slogans against the[…]

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How U.S. Sanctions Block Aid to Earthquake Victims in Syria

by Ted Kelly, published on Workers World, February 15, 2023 The terrible earthquake that hit a wide area of southeastern Türkiye and neighboring Syria has reportedly killed at least 36,000 people as of Feb. 13, with estimates that this total will reach 50,000. This winter the survivors who lost their housing face freezing and wet conditions, without any alternative shelter,[…]

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After Earthquake Devastates Syria, US Shows No Interest in Lifting Sanctions

by Dave DeCamp, published on Antiwar.com, February 6, 2023 US sanctions are specifically designed to prevent Syria’s reconstruction.  Due to U.S. imposed sanctions, international NGOs generally operate only outside government controlled areas in Syria. [jb] After a devastating earthquake hit Syria and Turkey, killing thousands of people, the US State Department showed no interest in lifting crippling economic sanctions on[…]

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