by Judy Bello, based on:News from France 24, August 25, 2026 “Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday announced the dissolution of the group in a televised speech from the presidential palace in Damascus. The dissolution followed the integration of SDF fighters into …
Read More »The Geopolitics of the ‘Kurdish Opening’
by Mehmet Ali Guller, published on The Cradle, August 24, 2026 The “Kurdish Opening” being pursued by Turkiye is not independent of the events taking place in West Asia. In fact, this latest opening, launched for the fourth time by the same government, aims to take advantage of the window …
Read More »What Emmanuel Macron Really Wants from Syria
by Kevork Almassian, published on Substack, July 8, 2026 After watching Emmanuel Macron arrive in Damascus and stand beside Abu Mohammad al-Julani, I kept returning to one question because I believe it explains far more than the visit itself. If the war against Syria was truly fought for democracy, human …
Read More »Will Jolani Stand Down or is the Syrian Strike Force Poised to Enter Lebanon?
by Vanessa Beeley, published on Substack, june 27, 2026 Editor: Wherein we learn that Syria’s great hearted Grand Mufti from during the war has been put on trial by the ISIS government installed by the United States. Many thanks to Vanessa for continuing to follow the Syrian story up close …
Read More »The New Syria: An Impossible Survival Strategy in the Age of Economic Corridors
News from Daraj, published on the Syrian Observer, May 26, 2026 Syria is being torn apart under the Sharaa government. If there are any remnants of the Republic in existence, one would imagine they are busy building a network and sharpening their knives. Ahmad al-Sharaa’s intensive diplomatic tours in recent …
Read More »Israelis With Dual Nationality Behind ‘Large-Scale’ Acquisition of Syrian Agricultural Lands
from the News Desk at The Cradle, May 4, 2026 Israel is expanding its control over territory in southern Syria, not merely through military means, but also through the purchase of agricultural lands by individuals of Jewish descent holding multiple nationalities, Al-Akhbar reported on 4 May. According to a local …
Read More »Why Syria Needs a Prime Minister, Not a One-Man State
by Malak al-Zoubi, published on the Syrian Observer, January 28, 2026 Editor’s Note: I don’t know much about Riad Hijab, but the description of al-Sharaa/al Jolani’s credentials tell’s you all you need to know about his qualification to govern a country, And we won’t mention who chose him as the …
Read More »Kurdish Forces Vow to Defend Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud, Reject Damascus’s Call to Surrender
from the News Desk at The Cradle, January 9, 2026 Editor’s Note: Sad to say, neither of these organizations represents the Syrian people. Yes, the Kurds aren’t as deeply violent as Jolani’s crew, but they are just as avaricious and power hungry. In any case, they are fighting it out …
Read More »The Regime-Change Playbook: From Syria to Venezuela
Statement by Bronx Antiwar Coalition, December 31, 2025 One Year After Syria’s Destruction, the Regime-Change Playbook Is Being Reused In December 2024, the United States, Israel, NATO, and their European allies completed what they had pursued for more than a decade: the destruction of Syria as a sovereign, anti-imperialist state. …
Read More »Shadow rule: How the Sharaa family and a foreign-born operative built Syria’s new deep economy
From The Cradle, published December 1, 2025 Beneath Syria’s ministries and decrees lies a shadow economy controlled by the Sharaa brothers and a foreign-born operative, whose journey from Idlib militancy to the heart of Damascus exposes how power and profit intertwine in the post-Assad state. Since the fall of former Syrian …
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