Palestine Update Resources

No Quick Solution to EU Migration Crisis as Syrian Refugees Refuse to Return

by Patrick Poppel, published on InfoBRICS.com, December 12, 2024 Europe reaps what it sows. ~jb Initially, Austria was against Bulgaria and Romania joining the Schengen area because they were afraid that many migrants would come to the Alpine republic via these countries. But that’s different now. Austria drops its veto …

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US Lawmakers Urge White House to Enact ‘Syria Sanctions Relief’: Report

from the News Desk of The Cradle, December 12, 2024 Two members of the US Congress are urging the White House to ease “some sanctions” on Syria to help its economy in the wake of the takeover of the country by extremist armed groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). …

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Ukraine Provided HTS Extremists With 150 Drones Ahead of Syria Takeover

from the News Desk at The Cradle, December 11, 2024 The Ukrainian government provided fighters from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) extremist armed group with “about 150 first-person-view drones” and at least 20 experienced drone operators in the lead-up to the flash offensive that ended with the fall of the …

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UNAC Statement On the Overthrow of the Syrian Government

UNAC Statement, December 10, 2024 This is a moment to salute and remember the martyrs and resistance fighters in Syria, who for decades and against all odds held firm against U.S. imperialist domination. Because imperialism has no solutions the struggle will regroup and break forth again and each time at …

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Eye-Witness Syria: The Last 12 Days

by Rick Sterling, published on the LA Progressive, December 10, 2023 My friend lives in Damascus. I will call him Qusay to protect his identity. Qusay was born and grew up in Aleppo and still has family there. He is a high-level translator and university professor. From his family, he …

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The Dirty U.S. War and Sanctions on Syria Continues

by Rick Sterling of Syria Support Movement and Richie Merino of The Bronx Antiwar Coalition, December 5, 2024 The dirty war on Syria has entered a new and dangerous phase. On November 27, 15,000 extremists, trained and equipped by the US, Turkey, and Ukraine, launched an offensive from Idlib province, …

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The Economic War Against Syria

by Roberta Rivolta, published on Counter-Hegemonic Studies, December 4, 2024 As ancient as economic wars may be, the use of embargoes as means of coercion experienced a significant acceleration only at the end of the Cold War. While the collapse of the USSR reduced the risk that a targeted nation …

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A Surprise Assault on Syria, But Can It Last?

by Haidar Mustafa, published on The Cradle, November 30, 2024 In his speech announcing Israel’s agreement to a ceasefire with Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a direct threat to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, warning him of “playing with fire.” Those words came mere hours before armed terrorist factions from …

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Syria Support Movement Stands In Solidarity With Syria and Its People

Syria Support Movement Statement, December 3, 2024 The Syria Support Movement stands with the people of Syria and its democratically-elected government, led by President Bashar al-Assad, in the face of the current aggression by terrorist mercenaries of HTS, the latest iteration of Al Qaeda, and by the Free Syrian Army, …

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