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Has the Resistance in West Asia Been Defeated?

By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein, published on Workers World,  December 20, 2024 A Venezuelan international relations expert, Rodriguez Gelfenstein was previously Director of the International Relations of the Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, his country’s ambassador to Nicaragua and an adviser for international politics for TeleSUR. Translation: John Catalinotto. …

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Israel’s Calculus in Syria: Exploit Anarchy for Strategic Dominance

by Khalil Nasrallah, published on The Cradle, December 16, 2024 In its unobstructed territorial grab and destruction of Syria’s military infrastructure, Tel Aviv hopes to either expand its borders into a newly partitioned Syria, or to use its gains as negotiating chips in a grand bargain for regional primacy. Thirteen …

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The Fall of the Keystone in the Axis of Resistance

by Paul Larudee, published on Dissident Voice, December 16, 2024 For most of the time since its 1946 independence from France, Syria has resisted all attempts to make it a vassal state. It has paid dearly, as a target of subversion, war, occupation and the most onerous economic sanctions in …

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No Quick Solution to EU Migration Crisis as Syrian Refugees Refuse to Return

by Patrick Poppel, published on InfoBRICS.com, December 12, 2024 Europe reaps what it sows. ~jb Initially, Austria was against Bulgaria and Romania joining the Schengen area because they were afraid that many migrants would come to the Alpine republic via these countries. But that’s different now. Austria drops its veto …

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Ukraine Provided HTS Extremists With 150 Drones Ahead of Syria Takeover

from the News Desk at The Cradle, December 11, 2024 The Ukrainian government provided fighters from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) extremist armed group with “about 150 first-person-view drones” and at least 20 experienced drone operators in the lead-up to the flash offensive that ended with the fall of the …

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Eye-Witness Syria: The Last 12 Days

by Rick Sterling, published on the LA Progressive, December 10, 2023 My friend lives in Damascus. I will call him Qusay to protect his identity. Qusay was born and grew up in Aleppo and still has family there. He is a high-level translator and university professor. From his family, he …

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The Dirty U.S. War and Sanctions on Syria Continues

by Rick Sterling of Syria Support Movement and Richie Merino of The Bronx Antiwar Coalition, December 5, 2024 The dirty war on Syria has entered a new and dangerous phase. On November 27, 15,000 extremists, trained and equipped by the US, Turkey, and Ukraine, launched an offensive from Idlib province, …

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The Economic War Against Syria

by Roberta Rivolta, published on Counter-Hegemonic Studies, December 4, 2024 As ancient as economic wars may be, the use of embargoes as means of coercion experienced a significant acceleration only at the end of the Cold War. While the collapse of the USSR reduced the risk that a targeted nation …

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A Surprise Assault on Syria, But Can It Last?

by Haidar Mustafa, published on The Cradle, November 30, 2024 In his speech announcing Israel’s agreement to a ceasefire with Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a direct threat to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, warning him of “playing with fire.” Those words came mere hours before armed terrorist factions from …

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Syria Support Movement Stands In Solidarity With Syria and Its People

Syria Support Movement Statement, December 3, 2024 The Syria Support Movement stands with the people of Syria and its democratically-elected government, led by President Bashar al-Assad, in the face of the current aggression by terrorist mercenaries of HTS, the latest iteration of Al Qaeda, and by the Free Syrian Army, …

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