After the Fall

from EREM News, published by The Syrian Observer, May 11, 2025 Founded in Moscow, the party reportedly aims to pave the way for the creation of an autonomous coastal region under the nominal authority of Damascus A Russian intelligence source has revealed the establishment of the first political party claiming …

from the News Desk at The Cradle, May 12, 2025 Syria’s self-appointed interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa will not attend the upcoming Arab League summit in the Iraqi capital, according to an Arab diplomatic source who spoke with AFP on 12 May. In his stead, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani will lead …

by The Cradle’s Syria Correspondent, published  on The Cradle, May 6, 2025 In late April, Syria plunged into renewed sectarian violence, with clashes erupting between extremist Sunni factions affiliated with the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-led (HTS) Syrian government and Druze armed groups in Suwayda and Damascus, leaving at least 100 dead. A …

Kevork Almassian, Substack, May 14, 2025 Will the sanctions really be lifted?  [jb] For over a decade, the Syrian people have endured one of the most punishing economic sieges of modern history. Western governments, with full-throated support from exile activists and lobbyists posing as “human rights defenders,” weaponized sanctions against …

by Murtaza Hussein and Ryan Grim, published on Dropsite, May 9, 2025 Editor’s note: Propaganda for activists.  A “charm offensive” from the blood soaked top head chopper in Syria. Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has authorized envoys to make a groundbreaking series of concessions to President Donald Trump in the hopes …

from the News Desk at The Cradle, May 11, 2025 One of the victims was a 13-year-old boy, and two were found decapitated, as sectarian killings in the country continue under the government of President Ahmad al-Sharaa On 10 May, at least nine civilians, including a 13-year-old boy, were killed …

Originally posted by Sonja van  den Ende,  on Devend.online Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari, is a Syrian diplomat. During his tenure as Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations from 2006 to 2020, Jaafari was known for his fierce defense of the Syrian people against the terrorists (takfiri) that plagued the …

by The Cradle’s Syria Correspondent, published on The Cradle, April 23, 2025 In Post-Assad Syria, the Mass Abduction and Sexual Enslavement of Alawite Women Under Sharaa’s Rule Mirrors the Darkest Atrocities of ISIS—Yet is Met With Global Silence. Since December, when the former Al-Qaeda affiliate, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), toppled …

by Mohamad Hasan Sweidan, published on The Cradle, April 16, 2025 For decades, Washington has ensured Israel’s military dominance by systematically weakening Arab armies. Lebanon is the most current and obvious example of this doctrine in practice The US does not merely support Israel – it guarantees the occupation state’s …

from the Newsroom,  on Mideast Discourse, March 27, 2025 Sadly, I missed this before.  I had met Mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, and like him very much.   The highest Sunni cleric in Syria when I met hi, he was a passionate man, but also tolerant, with a sharp mind and sharper …