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Archives: Syria
Syrian Army Seizes De Facto ISIL Capital
TeleSur | - - The Syrian Arab Army has reportedly taken over the [so-called] Islamic State group's de facto capital of Al-Mayadeen. The Syrian Arab Army, SAA, has achieved full control over…
What if we Gave Seven Wars and No Americans Noticed?
By Andrew J. Bacevich | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Consider, if you will, these two indisputable facts. First, the United States is today more or less permanently engaged in hostilities in…
Trump blasts Iran for backing Syria, ignores Russia, Praises Saudis
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump more or less threatened to wipe out the 25 million people of North Korea in his speech at the UN. Then he…
Given Fundamentalist impact on Syria, Women’s Freedoms in Doubt
By Manal Ismael | ( Global Voices Online ) | - - In early September 2017, a piece of paper with a potent message targeted against women, held by a group of…
Russia rebuffs Israeli demand for 40 mi. Buffer with Iran in Syria (Haaretz)
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - According to Haaretz Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu asked Vldadimir Putin, president of the Russian Federation, to keep Iranian troops and Hizbullah militiamen…
Saudi Arabia wants to improve Image; Here’s How
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Saudi Arabia is alleged to be hiring a PR firm to improve its tattered image in the West . As usual, such a…
As ISIL dwindles, Iraq fears extremists fleeing Syria
Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - Iraqi forces are upset about the safe passage granted to Islamic State fighters from Syria. They will enter Iraq, where, locals say, thousands…
Have we Won yet? Was ISIL a flash in the Pan?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - With the Iraqi campaign against ISIL having wrested from it Mosul and Talafar, and with Hawija and Qaim really the last two areas…
Syria’s Heritage, and the World’s, that the War Destroyed–From Palmyra to Castles
Written by Alreem Kamal | ( GlobalVoices.org) | - - Syria's story is one that has been weaved through families from one millennium to the next. Subjugated as a Roman province under…
The Criminals who amplified Harvey: Trump & Cabinet must Resign
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The whole Trump administration should resign in shame, since they have lied to the American people about the disaster of burning fossil fuels.…
20,000 Civilians Trapped in besieged ISIL capital: “The Worst Place on Earth”
By Roshni Majumdar | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 2017 (IPS) - The battle to reclaim Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State of Iraq…
Is Israel’s Netanyahu preparing for War on Iranian Special Ops in Syria?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu filled the ear of visiting UN secretary general Antonio Guterres with complaints about Iran and Hizbullah on the…
US Military in Syria to Stay, YPG Kurds Say
TeleSur | - - The United States has been funding and supporting the group for months, due to “strategic interests” in the region, a spokesperson revealed. U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in Syria —…
Is Turkey on brink of Invading Syrian Kurds, US BFF?
TeleSur | - - The Turkish Armed Forces are massing on the Syrian border days after a reshuffle of top brass in the country's military in anticipation of a potential invasion that…
UN Report: Muslim Youth going to fight in Syria mostly not Motivated by Islam
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Lizzie Dearden at The Independent reviews a new report by the United Nations Office of counter-terrorism report. Some 25,000 young men are said…
Who defeated ISIL? Obama’s Quiet Strategy, not Trump’s Bluster
Bryan G. Williams | (Informed Comment) | - - Book excerpt from the just-published Counter Jihad: America's Military Experience in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria [CLICK]: At the time of the writing of…
Syria: The American War on Civilians
By Laura Gottesdiener | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - It was midday on Sunday, May 7th, when the U.S.-led coalition warplanes again began bombing the neighborhood of Wassim Abdo’s family. They…
Trump: Aid to Syrian Rebels was ‘Massive,’ ‘Dangerous;’ slams Post
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump trashed the Washington Post on Monday, calling it the Amazon Washington Post and implicitly complaining about a July 19 article on his…