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How USAID Paved The Way For Syria’s Jihadist Takeover

by Alexander Rubenstein, published on PopularResistance, December 26 2024 (Originally published on MintPress News) Black Money, Black Flags. As the designated terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) establishes its proto-government in Idlib, notoriously corrupt NGOs are stepping in to fill the gaps in public services, with some even defecting to work alongside the group. The United States, which spent two[…]

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

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[…]

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