Syrian Defense Forces (SDF)

The Syrian Army Defends Civilians in Northeast

November 9, 2019 UNAC Editor Kurds, Middle East Wars, Syria, Turkey

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, November 4, 2019 Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have continued to pull back as agreed, while the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their Russian military allies have taken positions through much of the northeast of Syria, to counter the Turkish invasion. There are clashes sporadically, and the Turkish backed sectarian militias have committed[…]

Trump Shifts from Ending “Forever Wars” to Sending Tanks into Syria’s Oil Fields

October 27, 2019 UNAC Editor Middle East Wars, Russia, Syria, Turkey, U.S. Aggression

By Bill Van Auken , published on World Socialist Website, 26 October 2019 US Defense Secretary Mark Esper Friday confirmed that Washington would leave military forces in Syria to maintain control of the country’s principal oil and gas fields. The Pentagon is “considering how we might reposition forces in the area in order to make sure that we secure the[…]

U.S. Occupation in Syria Facilitates ISIS Massacre in Sweida

November 30, 2018 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Middle East Wars, Syria

Photo: Hundreds of refugees from the US-led coalition-controlled Rukban refugee camp bordering Jordan have traveled several hundred kilometers west to the Damascus suburbs seeking assistance from Syrian authorities. ~Sott.net By Talal el-Atrache from Syria Comment – 8 Nov 2018 Throughout the Syrian war, the Southern Province of Sweida, in coordination with the Syrian army, had succeeded in protecting itself against[…]

Increasing US Aggression in Syria Leads to Chaos

January 20, 2018 Judith Bello Middle East Wars, Syria

Syrian Internal Security Forces are sworn in during their graduation ceremony, at Ain Issa desert base, in Raqqa province, northeast Syria, Thursday, July 20, 2017. Some 250 residents of Syria’s Raqqa province are the latest batch to graduate from a brief U.S-training course that is preparing an internal security force to hold and secure areas as they are captured from[…]