Analysis

by The Cradle’s Syria Correspondent, published on The Cradle, March 19, 2025 On 27 November w024, militants from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the former Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, launched a lighting assault on Aleppo, Syria’s second largest city. Amid the chaos, Armenian born professor Yervant Arslanian was assassinated by a suspected …

Dutch Alternative Media with John Lauland, Peter Lavelle,  Kevork Almassian, Mother Agnes Mariam, Jersh

by Mohamad Hasan Sweidan, published on The Cradle, March 20, 2025 In January, Israel’s Security and Force Building Budget Examination Committee – known as the Nagel Committee, after its chairman Yaakov Nagel – released a report highlighting the potential security threat posed by a Syrian–Turkish alliance. The committee warned that …

by Greg Goedels, published on ZZ’s Blog, March 18, 2025 It is cruelly fitting that one of the acknowledged cradles of civilization is now a showroom for the cruelties, irrationalities, and injustices of the modern capitalist world. At various times, Syria was part of the lands that were widely admired …

by The Grayzone and Antiwar.com, published on The Grayzone, March 13, 2025 Editor’s note: Sectarian Sunni forces linked to the new HTS-led government of Syria have massacred over 1300 Alawites in the past week, according to a conservative estimate. The Grayzone has spoken to staff from a Western aid organization …

from le Boulesversement, March, 2025 Editor’s note: This article is from what I assume is someone’s private blog.  You might call him an Assadist, but that’s beside the point.  I liked the title and the fact that he assembled the 2 speeches for comparison. Al-Sharaa’s speech is all over the …

by Guirizd Ergoz, published on The Cradle, March 11, 2025 The initial optimism that followed the fall of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s government has swiftly turned into a nightmare. The so-called ‘inclusive leadership’ of Ahmad al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammad al-Julani), elected as ‘president’ by former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham …

Statement by Bronx Antiwar Coalition, March 7, 2025 Despite relentless attempts by “Free Syria” influencers to obscure the brutal reality on the ground, incontrovertible evidence from the past 24 hours confirms that Jolani’s HTS regime—installed and maintained with the backing of the US, the Zionist Entity, and Turkey—has escalated its …