Sovereignty Support Movement Sovereignty for West Asia

A State Department official broke a pencil and screamed at the Syrian Kurdish delegation during a dramatic breakdown of relations between the United States and the Syrian Kurds. The high-tension moment in September highlights the diplomatic problems plaguing the Trump administration, which has been trying to broker a cease-fire agreement …

The following article, by Pepe Escobar, is reprinted from Asia Times: he negotiations in Sochi were long – over six hours – tense and tough. Two leaders in a room with their interpreters and several senior Turkish ministers close by if advice was needed. The stakes were immense: a road …

The following article, by Gregory Shupak, is republished from FAIR: President Donald Trump’s modification of the US’s Syria policy has generated a torrent of confusion, so it’s worth reviewing the record. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham announced on October 6: Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into …

The following article, by Rick Sterling, is republished from Global Research: The foreign policy elite is in an uproar. They claim “we have abandoned our allies”. They question “how can America be trusted?” They say the decision to withdraw from northern Syria was a “gift”  to Russia, Iran, and Assad…. …

The following article, by Jeremy Salt, is republished from the American Herald Tribune: The retreat of US forces from northern Syria opened the gates to a Turkish attack on Kurdish ‘terrorists.’  Driven back by the Turkish military’s proxies, the Kurds finally returned to the national fold and asked the Syrian …

The following article is republished from Global Research: Syrian Ministry of Education managed to restore and rehabilitate 1554 schools and set the plans to rehabilitate 1000 other schools achieving 90% of the current plan thus far. 10,000 teaching jobs to be added in a month from now. In a review …

The following video, by “SyrianGirl,” was posted on October 15, 2019: A message to the American people from Syria – your media is lying to you. The truth about the released ISIS prisoners and why Israel wants the neocons to stay in #Syria.

The following article, by Ajamu Baraka, was originally published at Black Agenda Report: “Western radicals must take a consistent anti-imperialist position despite the internal contradictions or problems that exist within a state in the Global South.” Despite so many self-defined radicals’ reading and claims to understand Gramsci’s corrective to Marxism-Leninism’s …

The following article was originally published at Moon of Alabama: Eight days ago U.S. President Donald Trump gave a green light for another Turkish invasion of Syria. We explained why that move made it inevitable for the Kurds to submit to Damascus and to let the Syrian Arab Army back into northeast …

We are proud to report that the Syria Solidarity Movement was able to sponsor 22 delegates from Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, France, South Africa, Palestine, Lebanon, the US, Australia, and the UK to attend an international trade union solidarity conference in Damascus, Syria, September 8-9, 2019.  These included Ajamu Baraka, …