The Syria Carve-Up Creates a de-Facto Israel-Turkey Border Ensuring a Broader ME War
“The purpose of the (HTS) insurgency was not to Bashar al-Assad. The purpose was to divide Syria”
Israel’s covert Syria operation signals planning for potential Iran strike
Israel has released details of an operation in Syria with obvious implications for Iran. However, we sense that the Israelis are growing arrogant and overconfident. There’s a big difference between taking out a missile factory in a war-torn neighbour and taking on a well defended military industrial complex over 2,000 kilometers away. The last time Israel tried that they came badly unstuck
Moscow warns US, UK preparing ‘ISIS attacks’ on airbases in Syria
Washington has used ISIS in the past and still uses the group’s existence today as a pretext to occupy northeast Syria
We want to establish ‘peace’ with Israel: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham official
The new governor of Damascus says the newly installed regime in Syria wants ‘peace’ with Israel, which speaks volumes about where the regime derives its power
HTS militants launch attacks ‘every 10 minutes’ in Syrian minority cities amid media blackout: Report
According to an Iraqi news agency, the militants who seized control of Syria recently have embarked on a wave of looting, kidnapping and assassinations. Targeting minority groups in particular
Pentagon Reveals 2,000 US Troops Are in Syria – More than Double What Was Previously Reported
Like Israel the U.S. seems intent on appropriating parts of Syria for itself. For Israel the land seized will go toward a Greater Israel. For the U.S. the incentive is oil.
Israeli troops shoot Syrian protester as forces move beyond buffer zone
As the Israeli occupation of Syria expands, the IDF opens fire on Syrian villagers protesting the seizure of their land
Washington Deploys Proxies to Xinjiang to Scuttle China’s Giant Infrastructure Project
Mike Whitney on how Washington is using Uyghur separatists to preserve America’s global supremacy
Syria’s Assad Has Fallen – Just as the Pentagon Planned 23 Years Ago
Were western publics not so deeply influenced by years of disinformation from their politicians and media, they might see a bigger picture gradually coming into focus in recent events in Syria, writes Jonathan Cook.
How ex-Daesh and al-Qaeda leader al-Jolani became West’s blue-eyed boy in Syria
Charting the rise to power of Mohammed al-Jolani, Syria’s new leader. A former al Qaeda commander, Jolani was held by the Americans for five years at Camp Bucca. Was this where the U.S. recruited him to do their dirty work?
OOPS: CNN’s Footage of Them Discovering and Helping ‘Free’ Prisoner Allegedly Held by Assad Regime Backfires When Local Syrian Group Exposes the Disturbing Truth About the Prisoner
Turns out the prisoner that CNN filmed being freed was not one of Assad’s alleged victims, but a first lieutenant in Syrian Air Force Intelligence responsible for a series of alleged war crimes.
How the US and Israel Destroyed Syria and Called It Peace
Syria’s fall came swiftly because of more than a decade of crushing economic sanctions, the burdens of war, the U.S. seizure of Syria’s oil, Russia’s priorities regarding the conflict in Ukraine, and most immediately, Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah, which was the key military backstop to the Syrian Government. Jeffrey Sachs explains