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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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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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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by a Cradle Correspondent, published on The Cradle, December 17, 2025 Editor’s note: It appears that Ahmad al-Sharaa and his family have taken Syria as their private fiefdom, canceled the socialism and pan-Arabism of the Baathist Assads, and gutted the substance of the Syrian Republic while unempowering and disinheriting members …
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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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by The Cradle‘s Syria Correspondent, published December 25, 2025 On Christmas morning in Damascus, the sound of church bells rings hollow against a backdrop of fear. In a city once proud of its religious mosaic, Syria’s Christians now live as shadows of themselves – cautious, silent, and increasingly absent. For decades, the …
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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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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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News from The Syrian Observer, src: al-Modon, December 11, 2025 The Syrian government has officially recognized an organization dedicated to preserving Jewish heritage in Syria and reclaiming properties confiscated during the rule of ousted president Bashar al-Assad. Revival of Jewish Presence According to Agence France-Presse, the Jewish community—whose presence in …
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by Vanessa Beeley, published on Substack, November 20, 2025 On 24 October, around 9pm, extremist thugs affiliated with the HTS ruling regime in Syria threw a hand grenade into the home of a schoolteacher in the Al Waleed suburb of Homs (central Syria). Riham Nizar Hammouda (image below) was 32 …
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