Palestine Update Resources

Russia: HTS Creating Weapon Depots in Refugee Camps in Syria

from the News Desk at The Cradle, published November 21, 2022 The Russian authorities have announced that members of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) extremist militant group are storing various “types of weapons at two refugee camps in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, amid reports that the extremists are also …

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Istanbul Terror Attack May Prompt Turkish Invasion and Deportations

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, November 18, 2022 On November 13, a blast ripped through Istiklal street, a busy pedestrian area in the Beyoglu neighborhood of Istanbul.  The explosion killed six people and wounded 81 at about 4:30 pm local time. Among the dead were Arzu Ozsoy and …

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US Armored Convoy Expelled by Syrian Residents in Qamishli

from the News Desk at The Cradle, November 16, 2022 According to local reports, a US military convoy was forced to return to its illegal military base in Syria on 16 November after being expelled by local Syrians in Qamishli. A video posted on the social media platform Twitter shows …

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UN Official Calls for Lifting ‘Illegal’ Syria Sanctions After Seeing Devastation First-Hand

Rania Khalek conducted this very informative interview for Breakthrough News on November 17.  She talks with Alena Douhan about her recent trip to Syria and her observations of the effect of the U.S.’ so called ‘Caesar Sanctions’ on the Syrian people and the Syrian Arab Republic as a nation.  These …

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US Troops in Dispute with Their Terrorist Mercenaries in Syria

By: Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator The US-employed terrorists, Maghawir al-Thawra (MaT), have turned against their partners, the US Army, stationed at al-Tanf base in the eastern Syrian desert.  On October 4, the terrorists, who are employed as mercenaries by the US military, attempted to break out of the illegal US …

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Turkey Prepares for Military Operation Against Kurds After Istanbul Blast

by Ahmed Adel, published on InfoBRICS, November 16, 2022 The Turkish armed forces may launch an operation in northern Syria as the order for the recent terrorist attack in Istanbul was allegedly given from the Kurdish-majority city of Kobani. The November 13 explosion on the Istiklal pedestrian street in central …

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Israel Strikes Air Base in Homs, Killing Two Soldiers, Says State Media

From Middle East Eye, November 13, 2022 Israeli missiles hit a major air base in Syria‘s Homs province on Sunday, killing two servicemen and injuring three others, the Syrian military said via state news agency Sana. Military sources said the air base, at Shayrat, was recently used by the Iranian …

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Shifting Sands in Idlib and an Imminent Astana Format Meeting

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, November 10, 2022 The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Russian warplanes shelled positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, on November 6 in Idlib province.  Some of the terrorists killed were: Abdul Minam Muhati, Radwan Hussain Muhayer, Abu …

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US to establish new military base in northeastern Syria

from the NewsDesk at The Cradle,  November 7, 2022 The US-led international coalition forces operating in northeastern Syria intend to establish a new military base in their controlled areas in the countryside of Raqqa. Local sources said that a convoy of US forces, including several armored military vehicles, arrived in …

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UN Expert Calls for Lifting of Long Lasting Unilateral Sanctions ‘Suffocating’ Syrian People

UN Report, November 10, 2022 DAMASCUS/GENEVA (10 November) – UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights Alena Douhan today urged sanctioning States to lift unilateral sanctions against Syria, warning that they were perpetuating and exacerbating the destruction and trauma suffered by the Syrian people since 2011. “I …

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