by Mehmet Ali Guller, published on The Cradle, August 24, 2026 The “Kurdish Opening” being pursued by Turkiye is not independent of the events taking place in West Asia. In fact, this latest opening, launched for the fourth time by the same government, aims to take advantage of the window …
Read More »Khamenei’s Funeral Consolidates Iran’s Internal Cohesion
News Compilation from the Conflicts Forum, July 6, 2026 Return to Full-Scale War or a New Style of US Management of the Region through Proxies? / Khamenei’s Funeral Consolidates Iran’s Soft Power — “Towards a Tougher Stance in Negotiations” / AnsarAllah & Iran break Yemen blockade; Threaten Riyadh: ‘Bab al-Mandeb …
Read More »The Euphrates Floods: A Political Crime, Not a Natural Disaster
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 »How Syria’s Kurds Were Erased From the US-led Endgame
by Musa Ozugurlu, published on The Cradle, January 21, 2016 For nearly 15 years, US flags flew over Syrian territory with near-total impunity – from Kurdish towns to oil-rich outposts. In the northeast, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) manned checkpoints, American convoys moved freely, and local councils governed as …
Read More »Israel Fights Turkey in Syria For Regional Dominance
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 …
Read More »The Great Wall-in of Syria; a Blueprint for the Region? Isolating the Resistance.
by Vanessa Beeley and Jamarl Thomas, published on Vanessa’s Substack, November 26, 2025 In this excellent intervie2w, Vanessa creates a big picture of Israeli expansion in SouthvWest Asia in general and Syria in particular She makes some excellent points about the methodologies of oppression/aggression as well. The same video is …
Read More »‘The Era of International Mediation is Over’ — Israel & US attempt to Impose a New ‘Reality’ on Gaza, Syria & Lebanon
from the Conflict Forum Substack, October 22, 2025 A compilation tracking consequential & strategic observations in West Asia — from analysis & reports from the Arabic/ regional press (22 Oct 2025) Israel is attempting to determine and impose its strategic framework across the region – with full US support. Israel …
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 »Israel Has Destroyed Palestine and Syria and Set Its Sights on Cyprus
by Hüseyin Vodinalı, published on Global Research, The AKP’s neo-Ottomanist “Magnificent” Syria policy has brought Turkey to the brink of war with Israel. Ironically, every action taken has served Israel’s interests. The overthrow of Assad by terrorists brought from all over the world, the installation of Al-Sharah, a CIA-MI6-Mossad product, paving …
Read More »Syria after Assad: How Israel and the US are Accelerating Plans to Partition the Country
by Sami al-Arian, published on Middle East Eye, August 2, 2025 Syria’s future as a unified state hangs in the balance as both countries pursue long-standing plans to cement hegemonic control through violence and divide-and-conquer tactics Last month, Israel launched a new round of air strikes on Syria, hitting targets …
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