Tag Archives: Ahmad al-Sharaa

from the News Desk at The Cradle, May 4, 2026 Israel is expanding its control over territory in southern Syria, not merely through military means, but also through the purchase of agricultural lands by individuals of Jewish descent holding multiple nationalities, Al-Akhbar reported on 4 May. According to a local …

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 …

by Kevork Almassian, published on Substack, February 25,  2026 When the headlines tell you that ISIS is resurfacing in Syria, that prison breaks are accelerating, and that American forces are “withdrawing,” you are supposed to read it as a chaotic but ultimately familiar story: terrorism comes back, the international community …

Interview of Dr. Paul Larudee by Dimitris Konstantakopoulos, published on  DefendDemocracy.Press and Militaire.gr, January 30 2026 Trump is not absolutely identified with Netanyahu, but he knows that the margins for emancipating himself from the Israeli Prime Minister are limited—at least if the US President wishes to survive! With the American …

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 …

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 …

by Kevork Almassian, published on Kevork’s Newsletter, December 14, 2025 As Washington blesses monarchies and Jolani echoes Baghdadi’s words from the Umayyad Mosque, Syria is being steered from broken republic to Islamic throne. SSM Editor:  External forces are building a new Syria on the Saudi Model, only without the fortune …

from the News Desk at The Cradle, September 18, 2025 A number of diplomats from the US mission to Syria have been abruptly dismissed by the US envoy to the country, Reuters reported on 18 September, citing sources familiar with the matter. The diplomats were part of the “Regional Syria …

from the News Desk at The Cradle, August 4, 2025 Armed clashes erupted early in the morning on 4 August between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian government forces near the town of Deir Hafer in northern Syria. The US-backed SDF issued a statement saying that factions affiliated …