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After the Fall

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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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Israel Fights Turkey in Syria For Regional Dominance

by Marwa Osman, comments from Facebook, December 24, 2025 Gang wars in Aleppo.  Again.  How sad.  [jb] What is unfolding today in Syria, particularly the clashes between the Syrian government and the SDF in Aleppo, is not an isolated security incident. It is a pressure point in a much wider …

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An Islamic Monarchy for Syria: When Washington’s “Reformer” Starts Talking Like a Caliph

by Kevork Almassian, published on Kevork’s Newsletter, December 14, 2025 As Washington blesses monarchies and Jolani echoes Baghdadi’s words from the Umayyad Mosque, Syria is being steered from broken republic to Islamic throne. SSM Editor:  External forces are building a new Syria on the Saudi Model, only without the fortune …

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