Syria

The progressive civil war over Syria and Assad exposes an astonishing lack of intellectual curiosity by some on the American Left

Anyone following Aaron Maté (149K followers on Twitter); The Young Turks (TYT, with 440K followers as an institution, and as…

3 years ago

The US has bombed Syria and Iraq again, apparently just because it can, giving little or no thought to the consequences

Sometimes one must wonder if those who plan military strikes at the Pentagon have any situational awareness about the geopolitical…

3 years ago

Rockets and mortars fired at US base in Syria, reportedly in reprisal for airstrikes against Shia militia

At least eight rockets caused material damage inside the base, local media reported. Mortar shell impacts were also reported near…

3 years ago

Blinken says US airstrikes on Iraq & Syria send ‘clear’ message to Iran-backed militias

The US conducted airstrikes on Sunday against what the Pentagon said were “facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria…

3 years ago

Pentagon announces carrying out strikes on Iraq-Syria border ‘at Biden’s direction’

"At President Biden's direction, U.S. military forces earlier this evening conducted defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia…

3 years ago

US troops staying in Syria to fight ISIS and ‘stabilize’ liberated areas – envoy

There are an estimated 900 or more US troops currently in Syria – both in the southern enclave of At…

3 years ago

Syria is suffering a devastating wheat shortage the media claim is due to drought – but the truth is a lot more complicated

A recent article on Reuters would have readers believe the current Syrian wheat shortage mainly due to drought. The article…

3 years ago

A Western-backed war couldn’t destroy Syria, now sanctions are starving its people

As Syrian analyst Kevork Almassian noted, “Were it not for the CIA regime change war, arming & training tens of…

3 years ago

‘He’s clearly suffering from dementia’: Conservatives jeer as Biden mistakes Syria for Libya ahead of talks with Putin

“We can work together with Russia – for example, in Libya. We should be opening up the passage to be…

3 years ago

The suggestion Turkey was smuggling weapons to Al-Qaeda in Syria shows why Russia’s desire to halt ‘aid’ was a good idea

In July 2020, there were those who self-righteously railed at Russia for allegedly denying humanitarian aid to Syrians. They screamed that…

3 years ago