the Syrian Observatory, published February 28, 2025 Daraa province: Tens of residents staged a demonstration in Kherbet Al-Ghazalah village in Daraa countryside, condemning attacks and advancements by Israeli forces in Syrian territory. The protestors lifted placard with slogans written on them, some of which read “down with Israel. The south …
Read More »Ahmad al-Awda – The Power Broker of Southern Syria
by The Syrian Observer, February 5, 2025 “Western analysts and regional observers have speculated that al-Awda could emerge as a counterweight to Syria’s new rulers, particularly given his previous ties to Russia and his potential backing from regional players like the UAE and Jordan” Ahmad al-Awda is a pivotal figure …
Read More »New Syrian Resistance Faction Bbegins Operations Against Israeli Occupation Forces
from the NewsDesk at The Cradle, February 2, 2025 The group also announced it would carry out operations against ‘the terrorist gangs’ led by former ISIS and Al-Qaeda warlord Ahmad al-Sharaa, who was appointed as Syria’s transitional president this week A newly formed Syrian resistance faction, calling itself the Islamic …
Read More »Details of the Al-Ghour Al-Gharbiya Massacre in Rural Homs
by Tim Anderson, posted to ‘X‘, January 21, 2025 Free Syria. In the name of attacking “Assadist militias” in western Homs, the HTS/alQaeda regime in Damascus has carried out new sectarian massacres. January 21, 2025 Incident: Details of the Al-Ghour Al-Gharbiya Massacre in Rural Homs In the early hours of …
Read More »Turkish FM Vows to Defeat US-backed SDF in Syria
from The News Desk at The Cradle, January 10, 2025 Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated on 10 January that Turkiye is determined to defeat the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria in 2025, as heavy fighting between the SDF and the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) continues near …
Read More »Clashes Erupt in Western Syria After Locals Ambush HTS Fighters
from the News Desk at The Cradle, December 26, 2024 The ambush was reportedly carried out by former elements of the Syrian Arab Army, coming during an eruption of sectarian tensions across Syria Clashes raged in Syria on 26 December between the remnants of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and …
Read More »Alawites Are Syrians Too
by Peter Ford, published on 21st Century Wire, December 27, 2024 Alawites in their towns and villages in the Tartous and Lattakia provinces of Syria are being subjected to hideous pogroms under the new Islamist dispensation in Syria. And the world turns its back. The Alawites are just too inconvenient …
Read More »A Voice From Syria on Christmas Day: “All of Us Are lost.”
by Rick Sterling, published on Global Research, December 27, 2024 Following are some key points from a discussion with my friend Qusay (not his real name) in Damascus. He is a translator and university professor. The situation in Syria continues to evolve. See the X account of Tim Anderson @TimAnd2037 …
Read More »‘Hiroshima in Tartus’: Israeli Strikes Shake Tartus, Martyrs Reported
News from Al Mayadeen English, December 16, 2024 Editor’s Note: Not to make the Israeli’s seem more powerful than they are, but rather to show their calloused indifference to civilian lives and infrastructure. The most violent Israeli aggression on Syria, which targeted Tartus, on Monday at dawn, resulted in the …
Read More »HTS Officials Order Palestinian Resistance Factions to Disarm, Close Bases in Syria: Report
from the News Desk at The Cradle, December 13, 2024 The new rulers in Damascus are taking actions to prevent the Palestinians from defending themselves or resisting Israel Representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the new ruling extremist organization in Damascus, informed the representatives of the Palestinian factions in Syria …
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