News from Daraj, published on the Syrian Observatory, June 5, 2026 The sudden opening of Turkish spillway gates did more than inundate fields in Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor. It exposed the fragility of the Syrian government’s narrative. While official statements framed the deluge as an unavoidable act of nature, …
Read More »Uzbek Militants Escalate Confrontation with Syria’s Transitional Government
News from Al Haq, published on the Syrian Observatory, June 5, 2026 Seems like the Pot and the Kettle are engaged in a dispute. Militants Accuse Damascus of Targeted Harassment Addressed to the Syrian public and residents of Damascus, the statement accuses the government of orchestrating smear campaigns and …
Read More »Shadow rule: How the Sharaa family and a Foreign-Born Operative Built Syria’s New Deep Economy
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 …
Read More »‘They Want to Cleanse Syria of Christians’: A Community Speaks of Betrayal, Terror, and Exile
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 …
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 »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 …
Read More »Syrian Government Grants License to Organization for Restoring Jewish Property
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 …
Read More »Syrian Official: Turkey Poised for Military Action Against SDF if March Agreement Fails
from Syria TV, published on Syrian Observer, September 16m 2025 Turkey has accused the SDF of exploiting the ongoing Israeli crisis in Syria to strengthen its territorial control. A senior Syrian official told Reuters on Monday that Turkey may back a military operation against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) if …
Read More »Syrian Arab Tribes Declare ‘General Mobilization’ Against SDF
from the News Desk at The Cradle, August 12, 2025 Several of Syria’s Arab tribes have issued statements over the past 24 hours calling for a “general mobilization” against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Sulaiman al-Mashi, a representative of the Al-Boubna al-Shaabania tribe, said “the enemies have not yet …
Read More »Actress Diala al-Wadi Murdered in Damascus Home
from the News Desk at The Cradle, August 4, 2025 At least 254 people have been murdered in Syria since the beginning of the year, including many on sectarian grounds The above seems like a ridiculous undercount, but I suppose they are not counting the massacres of Druze and Alawites …
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