Struggle for Hegemony: How Syria Became the Theater for the Most Dangerous Confrontation Between Turkiye and Israel
| The war between Israel and Iran has amplified Turkiye’s concerns over Israeli military superiority. Ankara increasingly perceives Israel’s surplus power as a future strategic threat, prompting expectations that Turkiye will revise its defense doctrine and enhance its military arsenal. Turkey Studies Unit|9 Jul 2025 |
„Neue Weltordnung“ oder „Neue Weltdiktatur“?
| Mark Taliano Global Research, 05. Juni 2025 „Es entstand aus einem Präsidentenbefehl Obamas zum Sturz Assads. Er begann im Frühjahr 2011. Wir haben einen Namen für dieses Programm: Operation Timber Sycamore …“ „Das Ergebnis dieses Krieges“, fährt er fort, „ist das, was die CIA schon 2011 wollte, nämlich dass eine Dschihad-Gruppe in Syrien die Macht übernimmt, nachdem sie von den Vereinigten Staaten bewaffnet wurde.“ Kofi Annan arrangierte 2012 einen Frieden. Er arrangierte einen Frieden in Syrien. Wissen Sie, warum es nicht dazu kam? Weil alle Parteien dem Frieden zustimmten, bis auf eine. Buchstäblich eine. Und das waren die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. (1) Washington, so argumentiert Sachs zu Recht, sei der „Hauptakteur“ des Krieges gegen Syrien. Die Katastrophe in Syrien ist ein Sinnbild für das Fehlen einer internationalen Gemeinschaft und für die Realität einer globalen Hegemonie, die das Völkerrecht und die Länder weltweit ihrem räuberischen Willen unterwirft. Der Völkermord (2), die ethnische Säuberung der Minderheiten , die Verfolgung (3), die Verschleppung von Frauen in die Sklaverei und die Zwangsvertreibung von Minderheiten aus den Universitäten sind alles Symptome des erfolgreichen Regimewechsels in Washington. |
Hier ist das neue Syrien Die Universität Homs ist frei von Minderheiten nachdem sie systematischer konfessioneller Verfolgung ausgesetzt waren und einfarbig wurden Ziel ist es alle Minderheiten systematisch aus allen Institutionen des Staates zu verdrängen der von einer Gruppe takfirischer Terroristen regiert wird Ist das das Syrien das der Westen wollte und für das er das vorherige Regime stürzte Über welche Freiheiten und Rechte lügen sie| Westliche Behörden werden diese hässlichen Realitäten weiterhin vertuschen und beschönigen. Sie werden das Imperium von seinen Verbrechen trennen. Continue Reading on Global Research |
Wer ist Syriens Interimspräsident Ahmad al-Sharaa?
| Wer ist Syriens Interimspräsident Ahmad al-Sharaa? Er wurde in Riad, Saudi-Arabien, als Sohn einer syrischen sunnitisch-muslimischen Familie auf den Golanhöhen geboren und wuchs in der syrischen Hauptstadt Damaskus auf. Al-Sharaa schloss sich kurz vor der Invasion des Irak 2003 al-Qaida im Irak an und kämpfte drei Jahre lang im irakischen Aufstand. Herr Ahmad al-Sharaa ist also ein Al-Qaida-Kämpfer. Al-Qaida wurde 1988 von den USA im pakistanischen Peschawar gegründet. Al-Qaida wurde als panislamistische militante Terrororganisation unter Führung sunnitischer Dschihadisten gegründet, die sich selbst als Vorhut einer globalen islamistischen Revolution zur Vereinigung der muslimischen Welt unter einem supranationalen islamischen Kalifat verstehen. Ein späterer Ableger von Al-Qaida ist der IS (Islamischer Staat im Irak und Syrien). Syriens derzeitiger Präsident Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa galt bis vor kurzem in den USA als hochrangige Figur in Al-Qaida – auf ihn war einst ein Kopfgeld von 10 Millionen Dollar ausgesetzt. Doch damit ist jetzt Schluss. Die Freundschaft mit Trump überwiegt alle bisherigen Vorwürfe. Al-Sharaa hat versprochen, den IS (ehemals ISIS) in Syrien zu zerschlagen, um die Kontrolle zu verbessern. |
| Logischerweise ist Herr Trump mit einem der ihren ( ihren – gemeint sind die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika) befreundet, der im Irak als Anti-Terrorist kämpfte und seine Karriere nun in Syrien auf ähnliche Weise begann, allerdings immer auf Geheiß Washingtons. Was er für die USA in Syrien geleistet und Syrien zu einem US-freundlichen Ort gemacht hat, muss entsprechend belohnt werden. Die Aufhebung der Sanktionen – die sowohl gegen das Völkerrecht als auch gegen die Charta der Vereinten Nationen verstoßen – ist nur ein natürlicher Vorgang. Man könnte sagen, dass dies insgesamt ein großer Schritt zur Stabilität im Nahen Osten ist. Es ermöglicht den Saudis und den Emiraten, mit dem Wiederaufbau Syriens zu beginnen, was ihnen aufgrund des Sanktionsregimes zuvor nicht gestattet war. Weitere Einzelheiten finden Sie hier . |
The Pentagon’s “Salvador Option”, Al Qaeda Government in Damascus. The History of U.S.-sponsored Terrorism in Iraq and Syria
Ambassadors John Negroponte and Robert S. Ford
Mein KommentarIm Mittelpunkt der Berichterstattung westlicher Medien steht der Ukrainekonflikt mit seinen Opfern. Es vegeht kein Tag an dem ARD und ZDF nicht Bilder russischer Angriffe senden. Dankenswerterweise werden wir auch ueber den Voelkermord Israels an den Palestinensern informiert. Vollkommen ausgeblendet werden allerdings die Verbrechen de neuen Praesidenten Ahmad al-Sharaa, ein islamistischer Terrorist der verantwortlich ist fuer den Tod von Tausenden Von Christen und Alawiten, und der nun von westlichen Regierungen Hoffaehig gemacht wird. Eine Schande. Im folgenden praesentiere ich einige Videos als Zeugnisse fuer die brutale Herrschaft Ahmad al-Sharaa. |
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We Went to Syria and Met Alawites Fleeing Violence
| Things Aren’t Great 26.04.2025 #Kurds #MiddleEast #SDF We take you inside Syria’s fragile post-war reality after spending a week in both government and SDF-controlled territories. A recent agreement between the new Syrian government and SDF has begun implementation, with SDF withdrawing from Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsood and a ceasefire for the Tishreen Dam, one of Turkey’s favorite targets. But this tentative optimism is overshadowed by ongoing sectarian violence against Alawite communities who continue to face persecution with government complicity. We speak with Alawite families who’ve fled to SDF areas, Kurdish families displaced from Turkish-occupied Afrin, and local residents concerned about the SDF withdrawal from Sheikh Maqsood. Their testimonies reveal deep anxieties about Turkey’s expanding influence and the new government’s sectarian agenda. While many view the SDF-government agreement as necessary, Turkey’s military buildup along the border and continued attacks on civilian infrastructure pose a serious threat to any lasting peace. 00:00 – Syria’s current state and integration agreement 00:42 – Sectarian violence against Alawites 01:26 – Government cover-up and media restrictions 01:53 – Testimonies from Alawite refugees 03:29 – SDF withdrawal from Sheikh Maqsoud 04:05 – Impact on Afrin refugees 05:09 – Minority concerns and the SDF-government agreement 06:08 – Turkey’s growing influence in Syria 06:44 – Attacks on Tishrin Dam and civilian protesters |
Massacre of Alawites continues in Syria | DW News
| #Syria #Alawites Hundreds of people from Syria’s Alawite religious minority have been killed in the worst violence there since the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad in December. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it received reports of revenge killings by the new government’s security forces in the coastal region. |
Who Are the Alawites – And Why Are They Being Massacred Right now?
Syria’s March massacres: how sectarian violence targeted Alawites
| 04.04.2025 SYRIA Guardian News Four days of shocking violence in north-west Syria left more than 1,500 people dead – including at least 745 civilians – in some of Syria’s deadliest days of fighting since the beginning of the civil war in 2011. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Widespread revenge attacks against civilians have mostly targeted Alawites, a minority Islamic sect from which the ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad hailed. The Guardian has put together a visual breakdown of the events which shook Syria’s coast Road trip through a new Syria: what is the future after Assad? ► • Road trip through a new Syria: what is the… |
Who is Behind Mass Killings in Syria? | The West Asia Post
| 15.03.2025 The West Asia Post While the new Syrian regime has joined hands with Kurdish forces & administration, Damascus is grappling with one of the worst spikes of violence. Minorities, especially the Alawite community are being targeted in the country. Can Syria revive itself from this latest bout of deadly clashes? |
Exclusive: Syria’s Latakia province reels after massacre of Alawites • FRANCE 24 English
| FRANCE 24 English 21.03.2025 Our Syria correspondents travelled to the country’s western coastal province of Latakia, which was the scene of the shocking massacre of civilians from the Alawite minority between March 7 and 9. They bring us this exclusive report. Read more about this story in our article: https://f24.my/B27X.y |
Massacre in Syria!
Christians among the victims of a massacre in al-Sharaa’s ’new Syria‘
Scores of Christians – priests, mothers, children – were caught up in the violence triggered by a revolt that broke out in Assad's former stronghold. In a message, Syrian patriarchs bemoan the “dangerous escalation of violence, torture and murder” against “innocent civilians, including women and children”. Syria’s Islamist president makes a belated appeal for unity. Fr Jihad calls for “fasting and prayers” for peace.Damascus (AsiaNews) – A Greek Orthodox priest killed in cold blood; an entire family – grandparents, parents, children – slaughtered in their home; dozens of men, seniors, women and even children killed, execution-style only because they were Christians. These are but some of the heartbreaking news that has come out of Syria recently, relayed by advocacy groups, following clashes that began last week between factions loyal to Syria’s former President Bashar al-Assad and the new regime in Damascus. More than 800 deaths were reported from Tartus and Latakia, two coastal cities in the country’s predominantly Alawite region, once the stronghold of the Assad regime. This follows attempts by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the militia of provisional President Ahmad al-Sharaa, to put down a revolt by Assad loyalists, resulting in summary killings of innocent civilians, including Christians.The first hint of a possible spiral of death and terror against Christians came last December after Assad fled, with crosses torn off and a horrendous murder, which left local Church leaders extremely worried. In a joint statement, Greek Orthodox Patriarch John X, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Ignace Afrem II and Greek Melkite Patriarch Youssef Al-Absi spoke out against a “dangerous escalation of violence, torture and murder” against “innocent civilians, including women and children.” The prelates firmly condemned the killings, calling for „adequate conditions“ to get back on the path of „national reconciliation”, a view shared by many, including Hind Kabawar, the only Christian representative in the Committee of Seven who spoke recently to AsiaNews. Rejecting all forms of “revenge and exclusion,” the patriarchs end their message by calling on Syrians to defend “the unity of the Syrian territory” and “seek peaceful solutions that preserve human dignity.” According to the Christian website Assyro-chaldéens, l’histoire continue, which cites local sources, the Christian victims include Fr Yohann Youssef Boutros, a Greek Orthodox priest at the Church of St Elias in Tartus, who was apparently killed by gunmen affiliated with the new Syrian government of President Ahmad al-Sharaa (nom de guerre Abou Mohammed al-Julani). Another „Christian martyr,” Fares Bassam Kawi, was killed in Latakia’s al-Datour neighbourhood, shot in the head, after he was “forced to walk on all fours like a dog.” An entire family was massacred in the town of Banias, while a Christian man, Tony Khoury, was killed in the Syrian Maronite village of Dahr Safra, shot in the face. Groups close to the HTS killed the mayor of Al-Mazraah, a Christian village in Wādī an-Naṣārá (Valley of Christians), as well as two Christians – father and son – of Armenian origin, in Latakia. The father of Fr Gregorius Bechara, a priest with the parish of Notre-Dame of the Annunciation, was shot in Banias. He is one of dozens of Christian victims caught up in the fighting between HTS and former senior officers loyal to Assad. Three months after the Islamist group seized power bringing to an end the Assad regime, Syria seems to be plunging again into a hot civil war. This is a dangerous escalation in a country still deeply divided, facing very serious economic problems whose territorial integrity is challenged by pro-independence Kurds in the north-east, and the interests of regional powers like Turkey in the north-west and Israel, which is further entrenching its occupation of the Golan Heights, in the south. All this makes the work of the Constituent Assembly increasingly delicate and difficult. On paper at least, the latter should guarantee maximum representation to all of the country’s ethnic and religious groups, including the Alawites, to which the Assads belong. Al-Sharaa spoke this morning, during Ramadan prayers, in Damascus, stressing national unity in the face of violence and summary executions perpetrated by groups affiliated with his movement. “What is happening in Syria now is one of the expected challenges,” he said. In his view, Assad loyalists and (unspecified) foreign powers are inciting “new strife and drag our country into a civil war, aiming to divide it and destroy its unity and stability.” Fr Jihad Youssef, of the monastery of Mar Musa, is among the many voices appealing against the violence. In addition to extending his condolences to the families of the victims, the „defenseless civilians“ victims of „martyrdom“, he urged the parties “not to return to the same battles and revenge” of the past. For him, “revenge does not bring justice.” “I am speaking here as a Syrian citizen,” he said, “as a Christian man, as one of you, as an Alawite, as a Sunni, as a Druze, as a Kurd, as an Arab, Sunni, Assyrian, Armenian, Eastern, Turkmen, all those who live on Syrian land, all those who feel, all those who feel and are in pain with each other, all those who feel and are in pain with each other.” Calling on Syrians to put aside the injustices of the past, the clergyman believes that his countrymen and women must “make peace and forgive,” and look to the future while remembering the past to “learn from it and not repeat mistakes.” To this end, he calls on Christians and Muslims to take part in a vigil of fasting and prayer „for peace and reconciliation on the coast and throughout the country.” |
Russische Militärbasen in Syrien: Wie aus dem Gegner ein Geschäftspartner geworden ist
Fahnen von Russland und der Türkei dazwischen die syrische Fahne| 09. Februar 2025 Roland Bathon Russland verliert nach Assads Sturz seine Militärbasen in Syrien – so schien es zunächst. Dann begann Moskau zu verhandeln. Wie sich das Blatt wendete. Nachdem der gestürzte Ex-Diktator Assad Anfang Dezember nach Moskau geflohen war, schien in den Augen deutscher Politiker und Medien das Schicksal der russischen Präsenz in Syrien besiegelt. Russland ziehe sich „offenbar aus Syrien zurück“, berichtete etwa das ZDF Mitte Dezember unter Berufung auf den Militärexperten Gustav Gressel. Das Handelsblatt titelte zeitgleich: „So zieht sich Russland aus Syrien zurück“. |
Wird Syrien der nächste gescheiterte Staat?
| 15. März 2025 Andreas von Westphalen Nach Massakern steht Syrien am Abgrund. Die Übergangsregierung kämpft um Kontrolle im zerrissenen Land. Wird das einst stolze Syrien nun endgültig zerfallen? Interview mit Stephanie Doetzer. Letztes Wochenende kam es zu Massakern an Alawiten und einer Massenflucht in den Libanon. In der Küstenregion eskalierte die Gewalt. |
Syrien: Über 1000 Tote bei Gewaltausbrüchen in Küstenregion
| 09. März 2025 Thomas Pany Über 1.000 Tote soll es in den vergangenen Tagen in Syrien gegeben haben, hauptsächlich in der Küstenregion mit den Städten Latakia, Jableh, Baniyas, wo eine Vielzahl aus der religiösen Minderheit der Alawiten lebt. Leser, die sich für Syrien interessieren, wissen, dass die Alawiten durch die Herrschaft der Familie Assad etwa ein halbes Jahrhundert lang ein privilegiertes Standing im Land hatten, das mit einer ungewöhnlichen Gewalt gegen andere Grupperungen einhergehen konnte. Es gab mörderische Kämpfe, brutale Niederschlagungen und Massaker. Die Furcht So war die Furcht vor großen Racheaktionen, sollten die Alewiten einmal aus der Macht verschwinden, immer präsent. Der deutsche Journalist Peter Scholl-Latour beschrieb es in seinem letzten Buch „Der Fluch der bösen Tat“ so: „Die Alawiten wußten (sic!) nur zu gut, was ihnen bevorstand, falls die fanatischen Eiferer der Jibhat al-Nusra (…) in Damaskus die Macht an sich rissen. Schon hieß es in Aufrufen der Salafisten, Jihadisten und anderer sunnitischer Takfiri, sie würden die Christen Syriens (…) nach Beirut verjagen, während die Alawiten einem erbarmungslosen Massaker ausgeliefert würden.“ Als ob ein Science-Fiction-Autor die Fortsetzung des Buches von 2014 geschrieben hätte: Gute zehn Jahre später, im März 2025, ist der frühere Chef der Al-Nusra-Front, Muhammad al-Jolani, unter seinem bürgerlichen Namen Ahmed al-Sharaa syrischer Staatspräsident, wenn auch nur als Interimspräsident. Wahlen soll es allerdings erst in drei oder vier Jahren geben. Seine Regierung, Anfang Dezember an die Macht gekommen durch einen erfolgreichen Eroberungsfeldzug der Hayat Tahrir al-Scham, der Nachfolgeorganisation der Jibhat al-Nusra, ist nun mit gravierenden Problemen konfrontiert, die mit dem Horror zu tun haben, der seit vielen Jahrzehnten beschworen wurde: mörderische Racheaktionen. „Blutige Auseinandersetzungen und sektiererischen Gewaltakte“ Seit Donnerstag vergangener Woche gibt es erste Meldungen über gewalttätige Auseinandersetzungen in der Provinz Latakia. Da war die Rede von „Zusammenstößen zwischen Assad-Loyalisten und Regierungstruppen„. Wer oder was jeweils den Anstoß gibt, ist laut der Publikation Syria Direct nicht immer zweifelsfrei geklärt. Bald gab es auf Musks X dazu immer mehr Bilder, und bald wurden die Zusammenstöße unübersichtlich. Seither gibt es brutalste Tötungsvideos auf X, der früheren Twitterplattform, in größerer Zahl. Wer genau getötet wurde und wer die Mörder sind, ist oft unklar. Dazu gibt es Videos von demütigenden Aktionen, augenscheinlich von Mitgliedern der HTS. Es gibt kurze Videos von Schusswechseln und Auseinandersetzungen an Orten an der syrischen Mittelmeerküste; Hunderte von Alawiten waren Hilfe suchend in die russische Militärbasis Hmeymym geflohen. In den Nachrichten war die Rede von „blutigen Auseinandersetzungen und sektiererischen Gewaltakten“, „die das Land erneut in eine tiefe Krise stürzen“. Im Hintergrund heißt es – mit Material unterlegt –, dass sich Loyalisten des alten Assad-Regimes zusammengeschlossen hätten, um gegen die neue Herrschaft der HTS zu kämpfen. Dazu gibt es Berichte von Rachemorden, übermittelt etwa von der Journalistin Jenan Moussa. Laut Angaben der Syrischen Beobachtungsstelle, die von der Zeit übermittelt werden, sollen in 29 Orten der Gouvernements Latakia, Tartus, Hama und Homs regelrechte „Massaker“ unter den Angehörigen der religiösen Minderheit der Alawiten angerichtet worden sein. „Unter den Getöteten seien 745 Zivilisten, darunter Frauen und Kinder.“ Das syrische Staatsfernsehen mache Unbekannte dafür verantwortlich, die „sich als Regierungstruppen verkleidet hätten, um mit diesen Taten einen neuen Bürgerkrieg zu beginnen“. |
Syrien: Wie heraus aus der Dunkelheit?
| 04. Februar 2025 Als eine syrische Nachrichtenagentur jüngst die Einwohner von Damaskus fragte, was sie sich von der neuen Regierung wünschen, fiel vor allem ein Wort: „Strom!“ Tatsächlich steht Damaskus seit der Machtübernahme von Ahmad al-Sharaa und seiner Miliz, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), mehr denn je im Dunklen: War die Hauptstadt in den Kriegsjahren täglich mit bis zu vier Stunden Strom „verwöhnt“ worden, sind es jetzt vielerorts nur noch 15 bis 60 Minuten |
Russische Militärbasen in Syrien: Wie aus dem Gegner ein Geschäftspartner geworden ist
| 09. Februar 2025 Russland verliert nach Assads Sturz seine Militärbasen in Syrien – so schien es zunächst. Dann begann Moskau zu verhandeln. Wie sich das Blatt wendete. Nachdem der gestürzte Ex-Diktator Assad Anfang Dezember nach Moskau geflohen war, schien in den Augen deutscher Politiker und Medien das Schicksal der russischen Präsenz in Syrien besiegelt. Russland ziehe sich „offenbar aus Syrien zurück“, berichtete etwa das ZDF Mitte Dezember unter Berufung auf den Militärexperten Gustav Gressel. Das Handelsblatt titelte zeitgleich: „So zieht sich Russland aus Syrien zurück“. |
Russian Airbase Rescues 8,000 Syrians
| By Steven Sahiounie Global Research, March 25, 2025 The Russian air base at Hmeimin, near Latakia, Syria has rescued over 8,000 Syrian minorities fleeing the recent sectarian massacres. Kremlin spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, said Russia is shocked by the tragic events in Syria. “The victims were innocent, peaceful civilians. The use of force against civilians is categorically unacceptable. It can in no way be justified,” she pointed out. “We are certainly concerned about the developments in Syria and strongly condemn the massacres. Of course, we sympathize with the families of the victims,” the diplomat added. According to testimonies of some of those sheltering at the air base, they have not felt any pressure from the Russian military officials who have welcomed them and have not been forced to leave. |
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| United States President Donald Trump has announced that US sanctions on Syria will be lifted, in a huge boost to the government in Damascus, which took power after the overthrow of longtime leader Bashar al-Assad in December. “There’s a new government that will hopefully succeed in stabilising the country and keeping peace,” Trump said in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the first of a three-day visit to the Middle East, including Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. “I will be ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria in order to give them a chance at greatness.” |
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| Trump is also expected to meet Syria’s president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Riyadh on Wednesday, in a further signal to the world that the international isolation of Syria should end. In Syria, the news has been met with celebrations in the capital, Damascus, and elsewhere. There is hope the move will help turn around the country’s economy after more than a decade of war. Let’s take a closer look. What sanctions had been placed on Syria? The US was just one of many countries that had placed sanctions on Syria during the former al-Assad regime, which governed the country from 1971 to 2024. The US sanctions were wide-ranging. The US initially designated Syria a “State Sponsor of Terrorism” in 1979, which led to an arms embargo and financial restrictions, including on foreign assistance. Further sanctions were imposed in 2004, including more arms export restrictions and limits on Syria’s economic interactions with the US. After the war in Syria began in 2011, and al-Assad’s regime started attacking civilian antigovernment protesters, numerous other wide-ranging sanctions were imposed on Syria and regime-linked individuals. This included a freeze on Syrian government assets held abroad, a ban on US investments in Syria and restrictions on petroleum imports. The US had also announced a $10m reward for the capture of Syria’s current leader, al-Sharaa, and listed Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the organisation he ran before its dissolution with the fall of al-Assad, as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization”. Why was Syria under sanctions? The main tranche of sanctions was imposed during the early years of Syria’s war, when the US was supporting the country’s opposition and attempting to isolate the al-Assad regime, pointing to its human rights abuses, including the use of chemical weapons. The “terrorist” designation placed on Hayat Tahrir al-Sham was a result of its former association with al-Qaeda. This was one of the reasons there has been international wariness to remove sanctions on Syria even after the fall of al-Assad. |
Die menschlichen Kosten der Syrien-Sanktionen
| Rick SterlingGlobal Research, 18. Mai 2025 Am 13. Mai kündigte US-Präsident Trump an dass er die Aufhebung der Sanktionen gegen Syrien anordnen werde. Einige der US-Sanktionen können schnell aufgehoben werden, da sie per Executive Order verhängt wurden . Andere Sanktionen, darunter die äußerst schädlichen „Caesar“-Sanktionen von 2019 , wurden durch Gesetze des Kongresses verhängt und können zu ihrer Aufhebung möglicherweise ein Eingreifen des Kongresses erfordern. Die syrische Bevölkerung freut sich über die Aussicht auf ein Ende des wirtschaftlichen Albtraums ihres Landes. 2010, vor Ausbruch des Konflikts, war Syrien ein Land mittleren Einkommens mit kostenlosem Bildungssystem, kostenloser Gesundheitsversorgung und ohne Staatsverschuldung. Es war weitgehend autark in Energie- und Nahrungsmittelversorgung. Nach vierzehn Jahren Krieg, Besatzung und erdrückenden westlichen Sanktionen leben laut UN „neun von zehn Syrern in Armut und sind von Ernährungsunsicherheit betroffen“. Warum Syrien ins Visier genommen wurde Im Jahr 2007 gab der ehemalige Oberbefehlshaber der NATO, General Wesley Clark , öffentlich bekannt, dass die Neokonservativen in Washington nach dem 11. September eine Liste mit sieben Ländern erstellt hätten, die gestürzt werden sollten. Auf der Liste standen der Irak, Libyen, Somalia, der Sudan, der Libanon, Syrien und der Iran. Die Liste entspricht im Wesentlichen der von Benjamin Netanjahu in seinem 1995 erschienenen Buch „Fighting Terrorism: How Democracies Can Defeat the International Terrorist Network“ (Terrorismusbekämpfung: Wie Demokratien das internationale Terrornetzwerk besiegen können). Die Prämisse dieses Buches lautet, dass palästinensische und libanesische Widerstandsbewegungen „terroristisch“ seien und jeder Staat, der sie unterstützt, gestürzt werden müsse. Netanjahu kritisiert Iran, Libyen, Syrien und den Sudan wegen ihrer Unterstützung der palästinensischen Rechte und sagt: „Nimmt man all diese staatliche Unterstützung weg, wird das gesamte Gerüst des internationalen Terrorismus zu Staub zerfallen.“ 2007 besuchte die Vorsitzende der Demokratischen Partei, Nancy Pelosi, Syrien und versuchte, Assad zu einem Ende seiner Unterstützung der palästinensischen und libanesischen Widerstandsbewegungen zu bewegen. Als Assad den Wünschen der USA und Israels nicht nachkam, war Syrien für einen Regimewechsel vorgesehen. Die Abschussliste Netanjahus und der Neokonservativen wurde vom westlichen außenpolitischen Establishment übernommen. Dies bestätigte der ehemalige französische Außenminister Roland Dumas . In einem Interview von 2013 sagte er: Ich reiste fast zwei Jahre vor Beginn der Feindseligkeiten (2011) nach England. Ich traf dort britische Beamte, darunter auch Freunde. Sie versuchten mich zu überzeugen, und gestanden mir, dass in Syrien Vorbereitungen im Gange seien. Und zwar in England, nicht in den USA. Großbritannien bereitete bewaffnete Männer auf einen Einmarsch in Syrien vor. Diese Operation reicht weit zurück. Sie wurde vorbereitet, konzipiert und geplant, um die syrische Regierung zu stürzen, weil … dieses Regime eine antiisraelische Haltung einnimmt. s. auf meiner Webseite49 Syrien Vorbereitung des Krieges gegen Assad 50 Syrien Der sogenannte Bürgerkrieg |
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| By Maria Saadeh and Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, May 20, 2025 Damascus is the oldest city in the history of humanity. America’s “humanitarian wars” do not only destroy sovereign Nation States, transforming them into territories, they also destroy thousands of years of civilization. Mesopotamia, the Land of Two Rivers, the coastline of the Levant. The Global Research video production entitled Syria: Washington Destroys Ten Thousand Years of History features renowned author Maria Saadeh, former member of Parliament of the Republic of Syria. Click the hyperlinks Français, English, to watch the video |
The Genesis of Sectarian Death Squads in Syria: The Fall of Assad to US-Supported Extremists and the Massacre of Christians and Alawites
Canadian Internet Portal| While many in Washington claim to defend Christianity and Western values, their policies have led to the systematic annihilation of some of the world’s oldest Christian communities. The same politicians who posture as defenders of faith have not just turned a blind eye to the suffering of Christians in the Middle East, from Palestine’s West Bank and Gaza to Lebanon and Syria, they have chosen instead to fund their murderers. Alawites and Christians Slaughtered: Syrian Massacre Death Toll Reaches 7,000 A blood-curdling massacre of Alawites and Christians that began on March 6 has raised discussion on the Balkanization of Syria, an idea that Israel is seemingly pushing for to curb Turkey’s expanding influence. In fact, the sectarian violence against minorities in Syria has become so untenable that Alawites are calling on Israel to intervene and save them from slaughter. EU Backs Islamic Terrorists in Syria While Russia, US Condemn Their Massacres Ever since the NATO-backed terrorist takeover of Syria, the situation in the country has been a total disaster. The Islamic radicals have been conducting extremist policies that strip minorities of virtually any rights. Many analysts (myself included) have predicted that the real Syrian Civil War is only starting and that the previous one was a crawling NATO aggression against sovereign Syria. With the fall of Assad, the country was turned into a (neo)colony of NATO and its allies in the region. Any semblance of a civilized society came crashing down as various foreign-backed terrorist groups took power. Well-Documented Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide in Syria Beneath the apparent silence and complicity of Legacy Media messaging, Western-supported terrorists, the same ones who have committed massacres throughout the Regime Change War on Syria, are massacring Syrians and committing genocide right now. Syrian Voices of Horror The West and its agencies falsely present their serial wars of aggression as “humanitarian interventions”. Syrians must be protected from a “brutal dictator” who “gasses his own people” they say, even as supporting evidence is fabricated by Western agencies themselves or their proxies. Now that the West has toppled the elected, anti-al Qaeda, Syrian government, the real dictators are flourishing. And the current voices from Syria are horrifying. Syrian Government Forces Kill 72 Alawites in New Wave of Sectarian Massacres The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on 21 March that it had documented the killing of 72 people across Syria over the past 24 hours in a series of bloody assassinations targeting both civilians and military personnel. The “Terrible Fruit” of the Western Regime Change War on Syria Tensions Escalate on Syria-Lebanon Border as EU/NATO-backed Massacres of Minorities Continue |
Syria and the Levant: Is Ethnic Cleansing Part of the Ethics of Great Powers?
| By Maria Saadeh Global Research, April 17, 2025 Is the Levant being purged of its indigenous people, the Native Syrians? The early inhabitants of the Levant are threatened with extinction. Christianity is in danger of ending in the world. Is Ethnic Cleansing Part of the Ethics of Great Powers? Russia’s strategic analyst and philosopher Alexander Dugin was not convincing in his recent interview, despite being regarded as Putin’s brain. He spoke with a political realism that lacked the vision and doctrine of Russia, its strategic position, and its core principles. Especially when Putin secured what he wanted to obtain from his war with the United States in exchange for other costs that Russia certainly paid. Dugin’s statements seemed submissive to realpolitik, justifying the rule of force over humanitarian and diplomatic arguments, disregarding human rights and international law. He dismissed these principles as obsolete political tools, arguing that the world now operates on barter and resource distribution at the expense of peoples and societies. He even went so far as to rationalize ethnic cleansing in Palestine, claiming it was unrelated to the moral obligations of great powers. But what about ethnic cleansing across the entire region? Those who speak of political realism are usually the weaker party, forced to make the best of limited options and submit to the rule of the powerful. Alternatively, they are those who have bartered away their grand causes to secure victory or maintain their position in a political deal that history will judge. I never expected this from Putin’s theorist, whom many saw as a leader, a czar, and a savior of what remains of humanity. In reality, we did not expect this from President Putin’s theorist, the leader in whom we had hoped for prosperity and a new balance in the world. |
Can the New Syrian Government Manage the Transitional Phase?
| The Levant Studies Unit|30 Apr 2025 Key Takeaways The formation of the new Syrian government reinforces the continued control of Ahmad al-Sharaa and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) over state institutions. HTS has monopolized political representation within the Syrian cabinet, securing key portfolios while excluding other political factions. Technocrats lacking political or social support have been appointed to the remaining ministries. The announcement of the new cabinet has faced opposition from Kurdish political and military factions, generated unease among the Druze and prompted silent dissent among Alawites. While some regional and international actors have welcomed the new government, concerns remain, particularly among American and European stakeholders toward Sharaa’s rule. The new Syrian government may achieve some success if Arab support continues. However, a significant economic and social transformation remains unlikely unless Western sanctions are lifted. The government’s success will enhance the legitimacy of Sharaa and HTS, reinforcing their hold over state institutions. Therefore, Sharaa is expected to prioritize support for bureaucratic efficiency over the political interests of his supporters. This support, however, is likely to be limited to ministry-level operations rather than turning into a comprehensive government strategy. |
“Moderate Terrorists.” Deconstructing the NATO Narrative on Syria. “Leftists” Keep the Myth Alive.
| By Eva Bartlett Global Research, April 17, 2025 Dissident Voice 10 October 2015 Over the past five years, the increasingly ridiculous propaganda against President al-Assad and the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has ranged from the scripted (OTPOR fomented -“revolution“) “peaceful protesters under fire” rhetoric, to other deceitful lexicon like “civil war,” and “moderate rebels.” As the intervention campaigns continue with new terrorist and “humanitarian” actors (literally) constantly emerging in the NATO-alliance’s theatre of death squads, it is worth reviewing some of the important points regarding the war on Syria. |
| By Steven Sahiounie Global Research, March 25, 2025 The Russian air base at Hmeimin, near Latakia, Syria has rescued over 8,000 Syrian minorities fleeing the recent sectarian massacres. Kremlin spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, said Russia is shocked by the tragic events in Syria. “The victims were innocent, peaceful civilians. The use of force against civilians is categorically unacceptable. It can in no way be justified,” she pointed out. “We are certainly concerned about the developments in Syria and strongly condemn the massacres. Of course, we sympathize with the families of the victims,” the diplomat added. According to testimonies of some of those sheltering at the air base, they have not felt any pressure from the Russian military officials who have welcomed them and have not been forced to leave. |
Russischer Luftwaffenstützpunkt rettet 8.000 Syrer
| Steven SahiounieGlobal Research, 25. März 2025 Der russische Luftwaffenstützpunkt Hmeimin in der Nähe von Latakia in Syrien hat über 8.000 syrische Minderheiten gerettet, die vor den jüngsten konfessionellen Massakern flohen. Kreml-Sprecherin Maria Sacharowa sagte, Russland sei schockiert über die tragischen Ereignisse in Syrien. „Die Opfer waren unschuldige, friedliche Zivilisten. Der Einsatz von Gewalt gegen Zivilisten ist absolut inakzeptabel. Er kann in keiner Weise gerechtfertigt werden“, betonte sie. „Wir sind sehr besorgt über die Entwicklungen in Syrien und verurteilen die Massaker aufs Schärfste. Selbstverständlich fühlen wir mit den Familien der Opfer“, fügte die Diplomatin hinzu. |
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Over 8,000 Syrians find refuge at Russia’s Khmeimim airbase — diplomat
Russische PresseAccording to Maria Zakharova, Russia is shocked by the tragic events in Syria
| „The Russian Khmeimim airbase opened its doors to local residents seeking refuge from the violence and attacks. They were looking for rescue, they simply realized that it was a matter of life and death. And our servicemen sheltered more than 8,000, that’s the statistic as of yesterday, more than 8,000, maybe even closer to 9,000 Syrians. We’re talking about mostly women, children. And I think this is the best answer to the question of our real contribution to the fate of Syrians,“ the diplomat said. |
Alawiten und Christen abgeschlachtet: Zahl der Todesopfer bei syrischem Massaker erreicht 7.000
Israel möchte die russische Präsenz in Syrien aufrechterhalten, um dem wachsenden Einfluss der Türkei entgegenzuwirken.
| Ahmed Adel Global Research, 15. März 2025 Ein grausames Massaker an Alawiten und Christen, das am 6. März begann, hat die Diskussion über eine Balkanisierung Syriens ausgelöst – eine Idee, die Israel offenbar vorantreibt, um den wachsenden Einfluss der Türkei einzudämmen. Tatsächlich ist die konfessionelle Gewalt gegen Minderheiten in Syrien so unerträglich geworden, dass Alawiten Israel auffordern, einzugreifen und sie vor dem Massaker zu bewahren. Das Massaker an Alawiten und Christen ereignete sich im Kontext bewaffneter Zusammenstöße zwischen den Streitkräften der von der Türkei unterstützten syrischen Übergangsregierung und militanten Gegnern des neuen Regimes. Unter dem Vorwand, „Loyalisten des Assad-Regimes“ zu eliminieren, verübten die syrischen Regierungstruppen jedoch schockierende Massaker, darunter an Frauen, Kindern und älteren Menschen, die internationale Empörung auslösten. Mindestens 7.000 Alawiten und Christen wurden „abgeschlachtet“, so der griechische Europaabgeordnete Nikolas Farantouris , der am 8. und 9. März Damaskus besuchte und sich mit Vertretern des syrischen Außenministeriums, dem Patriarchen der griechisch-orthodoxen Kirche von Antiochia und dem Nahen Osten, der griechischen Gemeinde und anderen christlichen Gemeinden traf. Zuverlässige Daten besagen, dass 7.000 Christen und Alawiten bei einem beispiellosen Massaker an der Zivilbevölkerung abgeschlachtet wurden. Christliche und andere Gemeinschaften, die seit Jahrtausenden in diesen Gebieten präsent sind, sind vom Aussterben bedroht. Das neue islamische Regime führt Syrien in einen islamischen Staat und gibt vor, die Paramilitärs und die mit ihnen verbundenen Banden, die unschuldige Zivilisten angreifen, nicht kontrollieren zu können“, sagte Farantouris nach seinem Besuch. |
EU Backs Islamic Terrorists in Syria While Russia, US Condemn Their Massacres
| By Drago Bosnic Global Research, March 12, 2025 Seit der von der NATO unterstützten terroristischen Machtübernahme in Syrien herrscht eine katastrophale Lage. Die islamischen Radikalen verfolgen eine extremistische Politik, die Minderheiten praktisch jeglicher Rechte beraubt. Viele Analysten ( mich eingeschlossen ) prophezeien, der eigentliche syrische Bürgerkrieg stehe erst am Anfang und der vorherige Krieg sei eine schleichende NATO-Aggression gegen das souveräne Syrien gewesen. Mit dem Sturz Assads wurde das Land zu einer (Neo-)Kolonie der NATO und ihrer Verbündeten in der Region. Jeder Anschein einer zivilisierten Gesellschaft zerbrach mit der Machtübernahme verschiedener, vom Ausland unterstützter Terrorgruppen. Es dauerte nicht lange, bis sie einen Völkermord an Minderheiten, insbesondere den einheimischen Christen und Alawiten , begannen . Diese Gruppen wurden unter Assad (der selbst Alawit war) gut behandelt und waren seiner Regierung treu ergeben. Das macht sie zu vorrangigen Zielen des islamistischen Terrorregimes. In den letzten Tagen gerieten die Kriegsverbrechen dieser Radikalen ins Rampenlicht, als sie Videos von grausamen Gräueltaten an Zivilisten (darunter Frauen, Kinder und ältere Menschen) veröffentlichten. Die Aufnahmen dieser monströsen Massaker sind nichts für schwache Nerven ( hier , hier , hier , hier und hier ). Minderheiten im Westen Syriens greifen zu den Waffen, um ihre Häuser und Familien zu verteidigen, während das terroristische al-Scharaa-Regime weiterhin seine Truppen zur Ausrottung von Christen und Alawiten aussendet. Man würde erwarten, dass es zumindest keine offene Unterstützung für die islamischen Radikalen gibt, doch genau das passiert jetzt. Obwohl die erbärmlich hilflose Europäische Union mit zahlreichen Problemen im eigenen Land konfrontiert ist, fand sie irgendwie die Zeit, „die jüngsten Angriffe, Berichten zufolge von pro-Assad-Elementen, auf die Truppen der Übergangsregierung in den Küstengebieten Syriens und jegliche Gewalt gegen Zivilisten aufs Schärfste zu verurteilen“. |
Schwere Kämpfe in Syrien:Ein Test für die neuen Herrscher in Damaskus
| Von Christoph Ehrhardt, Beirut 09.03.2025, |
More than 1,000 people killed in two days of clashes in Syria, war monitor says
About 745 civilians among those killed in fighting in Latakia province between security forces and fighters loyal to former president Assad
| More than 1,000 people, including 745 civilians, were killed in the two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and fighters loyal to the former Assad regime and ensuing revenge killings, a war monitor has said, one of the highest death tolls in Syria since 2011. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitor, said 745 civilians were killed mostly execution-style, while 125 Syrian security forces and 148 Assad loyalists were killed. Death tolls from the two days of fighting have varied wildly, with some estimates putting the final death toll even higher. |
“Women Stripped, Teen Forced To Kill Family” Al-Sharaa’s Men Fight Assad Loyalists In Syria |
| Premiere am 09.03.2025 #syriaviolence #clrcut #clrcutnews Syria is witnessing some of its worst violence in 14 years, with over 1,000 people killed in violent clashes between government forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar al-Assad. Reports describe massacres, revenge killings, and executions, particularly in Latakia and surrounding areas. Civilians are seeking refuge at a Russian military base, chanting for Russian protection. The interim government vows to crush Assad’s remnants, but fears of further bloodshed remain. |
Syrian security forces execute 125 civilians in battle against Assad loyalists
Fighting in Latakia is marked escalation by Bashar al-Assad loyalists against Syria’s new Islamist-led government
Syrian security forces execute 125 civilians in battle against Assad loyalists Fighting in Latakia is marked escalation by Bashar al-Assad loyalists against Syria’s new Islamist-led government William Christou in Beirut Fri 7 Mar 2025 21.54 GMT Share About 125 civilians have been executed by government security forces in north-west Syria during a rolling two-day battle with loyalists to the ousted Assad regime, a Syrian war monitor reported on Friday. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), a human rights monitor considered independent and credible, documented “large-scale field executions of men and young adults, without any clear distinction between civilians and combatants”, in north-west Syria. |
Deadly Uprising In Syria: Assad Loyalists Target Al-Sharaa As Clashes Kill Over 70 On Coast (Video)
| 07.03.2025 #syria #assad #jolani Syria has been rocked by intense fighting, leaving more than 70 people dead and many more wounded in clashes between government security forces and militants loyal to ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reports that the deadly battle took place along the Syrian coast, with both the Ministry of Defense and Interior suffering heavy casualties. |
„Gunfire, Helicopter Strikes…“ 70 Killed as Syrian Forces and Pro-Assad Militias Clash in Latakia
| 07.03.2025 #syria #latakia #hts Syrian forces loyal to the new government engaged in heavy fighting with remnants of the ousted Assad regime in the country’s northwest. Over 70 people were killed in Syria in clashes between government forces and pro-Assad militants, a war monitor said on March 7. The fighting initially started in the Mediterranean coastal province of Latakia, the heartland of Assad’s Alawite minority. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that many Syrian government forces were killed in bloody ambushes. Fighting on March 6 between government forces and Assad loyalists had killed 48 people in the coastal town of Jableh and adjacent villages, as per SOHR. The war monitor described them as „the most violent . attacks against the new authorities since Assad was toppled“ in December Pro-Assad fighters killed 16 security personnel while 28 fighters aligned with the ousted president and four civilians were also killed, the Observatory said. The UK-based war monitor had earlier reported „strikes launched by Syrian helicopters on armed men in the village of Beit Ana.” #syria #latakia #hts #syriaupdate #assad #damascus |
Assad Loyalists Strike From Shadows: Brutal Ambush Targets Jolani’s Forces
| 07.03.2025 #SyriaConflict #JablehAmbush #SyrianCivilWar Three months since overthrowing Bashar al-Assad, the HTS rebels-led Syrian government is facing massive resistance from the fighters linked to Syria’s ousted leader. At least 70 members of Jolani’s forces were killed in multiple ambushes in the coastal region of Jableh, the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. Videos surfaced online showed an intense gun battle between the new Syrian government army and the fighters. Rami Abdurrahman, head of the monitoring group, said the gunmen ambushed the police from multiple areas. The official claimed that the fighters are from the minority Alawites sect, who are an ethno-religious Shia group to which Assad belongs. Alawite activists say their community has been subjected to violence and attacks since Assad’s ouster, particularly in rural regions of Homs and Latakia. |
More Than 140 Killed in Clashes Between Syrian Forces and Assad Loyalists
By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria March 7, 2025Updated 4:41 p.m. ET Two days of fighting along the Mediterranean coast were among the bloodiest battles since rebels ousted the dictator Bashar al-Assad. Clashes between Syria’s new authorities and gunmen loyal to the ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 147 people over the past two days, a war monitor said on Friday, in the bloodiest fighting since the collapse of the old regime. The troubles erupted across Latakia and Tartus Provinces, longtime strongholds of Mr. al-Assad along Syria’s Mediterranean coast. The area has become a tinderbox since Mr. al-Assad was overthrown in early December by a coalition of rebel groups. Vide |
Dozens reported killed as Syrian forces and pro-Assad fighters clash
| 7 Mar 2025 Syria’s Alawite stronghold sees days of deadly violence between al-Assad loyalists and security forces. Security forces in Syria have battled gunmen loyal to deposed President Bashar al-Assad in the country’s coastal region for a second day, with dozens of people reported killed in the deadliest violence since opposition fighters toppled the regime last year. Hasan Abdel-Ghani, spokesperson for the Syrian Defence Ministry, told Al Jazeera that fighters loyal to al-Assad on Thursday attacked security forces in several places in Latakia and Tartous governorates that are home to the Alawite minority sect to which the al-Assad family belongs, killing “a number of security forces” in well-planned operations. |
Worst violence in Syria since Assad fall as dozens killed in clashes
Hugo Bachega Middle East correspondent Jake Lapham BBC News| Security forces of Syria’s new rulers have engaged in heavy fighting with fighters loyal to deposed President Bashar al-Assad in a coastal area of the country. It is the worst violence in Syria since rebels toppled Assad in December and installed an Islamist transitional government. A war monitoring group, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said more than 70 people have been killed. A curfew has been imposed in the cities of Latakia and Tartous, where the fighting has broken out. |
Operation against remnants of Assad regime launched in Syria, Turkish army enters Idlib
| Dozens were killed and dozens more wounded in Syria in fighting between government security forces and militants loyal to deposed ruler Bashar al-Assad. It is the worst violence in Syria since rebels toppled Assad in December and installed an Islamist transitional government. A war monitoring group, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said more than 70 people have been killed. A curfew has been imposed in the port cities of Latakia and Tartous, where the fighting has broken out. The clashes started when government forces were ambushed during a security operation in Latakia. Reinforcements have been sent, and videos posted online show heavy gunfire in some places. The coastal region is the heartland of the Alawite minority, and a stronghold of the Assad family, which belong to the Alawite sect. Estimations of the number of people killed in the violence vary. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday that 71 people had been killed, including 35 members of government forces, 32 gunmen affiliated to the former regime’s army, and four civilians. Mustafa Kneifati, a security official in Latakia, said that in „a well-planned and premeditated attack, several groups of Assad militia remnants attacked our positions and checkpoints,“ targeting patrols in the Jableh area. The attacks resulted in „numerous martyrs and injured among our forces,“ he added without providing the number of casualties. Kneifati said security forces would „work to eliminate their presence.“ „We will restore stability to the region and protect the property of our people,“ he declared. The Observatory said most of the security personnel killed were from the former rebel stronghold of Idlib in the northwest. During the operation, security forces captured and arrested a former head of air force intelligence, one of the Assad family’s most trusted security agencies, state news agency SANA reported. „Our forces in the city of Jableh managed to arrest the criminal General Ibrahim Huweija,“ SANA said. „He is accused of hundreds of assassinations during the era of the criminal Hafez al-Assad,“ Bashar al-Assad’s father and predecessor. İn this case, a convoy of military vehicles belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces has entered the Syrian city of Idlib. According to reports, Turkish soldiers entered Idlib through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing. http://youtube.com/kanal13az/join – click here and support Kanal13 monthly for distributing more |
This Is a Two-part Post from Hafez al-Assad, the Eldest Son of Dr. Bashar al-Assad
| Eva Bartlett, February 11, 2025 |
Augenzeugenbericht Syrien, die letzten 12 Tage
| Von Rick Sterling Global Research, 11. Dezember 2024 Mein Freund lebt in Damaskus. Ich werde ihn Qusay nennen, um seine Identität zu schützen. Qusay wurde in Aleppo geboren und wuchs dort auf. Er hat dort noch immer Familie. Er ist ein renommierter Übersetzer und Universitätsprofessor. Von seiner Familie erfuhr er, was sich nach der Invasion am 27. November in Aleppo abspielte. Er war persönlich Zeuge der Ereignisse in Damaskus, wo er sich noch immer aufhält. Im Folgenden erzählte mir Qusay über die Ereignisse in Syrien in den letzten 12 Tagen. |
A Fragile Ceasefire, Syria’s Downfall and the Axis of Resistance: Why the War Will Continue Until the US-Israel Alliance Is Forced Out of the Middle East
| By Timothy Alexander Guzma Global Research, January 17, 2025 The Middle East is on the verge of total war despite recent developments involving a fragile ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas and the collapse of the Assad government in Syria last month which is now occupied by terrorists, so 2025 seems like its going to be a turbulent year with the transition from the Biden’s criminal cabal to the incoming Trump regime. |
Syria Left Alone by an Abandoning World. Russia’s Redline. The End Game Is “Greater Israel”?
| By Peter Koenig Global Research, December 28, 2024 The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad was long in the making and has nothing to do with a civil war. There has never been a fight of the Syrian people against Assad. But President al-Assad fought against foreign-infiltrated and paid mercenaries, terrorists, including US-created Al Qaeda and IS / ISIS. The traditional allies like Russia, Iran, and Iraq, suddenly disappeared. Russia made a semblance of fighting alongside the already badly damaged Syrian Air Force – to no avail. Then the Russians left, or rather, became busy evacuating their air bases in Syria. In time, before they would fall into the eager hands of Israel and its allied terrorist bands. The connection between the Zionist-Israeli war against Palestine, then Lebanon and now Syria, next possibly Iran and Saudi Arabia and the Ukraine war becomes ever clearer. Jordan is already in Israel’s back-pocket. Without a fight. It is all about the Big War for Greater Israel. “Greater Israel” is the hidden agenda in the Great Reset and especially the UN Agenda 2030. Both of these “guiding documents” were created under control of the Zionist supremacists. |
Risk and Promise in Post-Assad Syria
| Key Takeaways For the United States, a post-Assad Syria presents both potential opportunities and challenges. Counter-terrorism efforts against ISIS remain the cornerstone of Washington’s strategy in Syria, including support for its key ally – the Kurds. Washington’s political options toward Damascus will depend on the ability of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) to respond to the concerns and demands of the international community. Washington will hold on to two major leverages: lifting HTS from the list of terrorist organizations and lifting economic sanctions imposed on Syria. Conditional lifting of sanctions on the new regime will depend on HTS’s efficacy in fighting ISIS, its willingness to cooperate with the Kurdish-led SDF, commitment to inclusive governance that respects the rights of Syrian minorities, as well as respect for gender equality. Read all |
Unter der neuen „freiheitsbringenden“, „vielfältigen“ syrischen „Regierung“ werden Minderheiten gejagt, gefoltert und getötet
Canadian Internet Platform| Eva Bartlett Global Research, 31. Januar 2025 Eva Karene Bartlett 8. Januar 2025 Im Folgenden geht es um die Hölle des „neuen Syrien“, das vom Al-Kaida/ISIS-Terroristen Jolani regiert wird, wo seine Terroristenkollegen umherziehen, Minderheiten jagen, foltern und töten. Es gibt zahllose solcher Videos, und noch schlimmer, die auf Telegram und in den sozialen Medien geteilt werden, von Syrern, die die Angriffe dieser Terroristen auf Zivilisten filmen (weil die Medien in Syrien jetzt unter der Kontrolle von HTS/al-Qaida stehen, werden Sie dort keine Berichte sehen … noch von den Influencern, die davon zwitschern, wie großartig und frei Syrien jetzt ist, und hey, ISIS sind sehr hilfsbereite Leute …) Die folgenden Beispiele zeigen die Gesetzlosigkeit und den blanken Terrorismus, der in Syrien und unter der syrischen Zivilbevölkerung entfesselt wurde. Genau das haben die Idioten, die den Sturz der ehemaligen syrischen Regierung bejubelt hatten, gebilligt. |
They Must Have Their Srebrenica in Syria…
Bashar al Assad supporters demonstrating against the Occupiers| By Stephen Karganovic Global Research, December 26, 2024 Following the abrupt and mysterious change of circumstances in Syria, the collective West propaganda machinery went into overdrive to pillory the previous government for a variety of heinous offences, real and imagined. The largely invented horror stories publicised after 8 December are shaped by an unmistakably political agenda. They serve as a cynical alibi for the utter devastation wrought upon Syria by terrorist, head-chopping gangs trained, financed, and unleashed by the very regional and ultramarine powers which are engaged in the spreading of those falsehoods. Attentive readers will recall numerous false flags and horror porn mantras about “Assad killing his own people” that resonated throughout the decade and a half long assault on Syria. Most were quickly discredited as nasty fabrications. But, of course, the purpose of propaganda is not to demonstrate facts but to influence perceptions and create indelible subliminal impressions. In this infamous category, the alleged Ghouta chemical weapon attack on Syrian civilians, falsely attributed to the Assad government and subsequently debunked, is a salient example. The fabricated incident was thoroughly investigated and ultimately found to be devoid of substance, but attesting to the power of professionally conducted disinformation even many years after discreditation Ghouta remains a vibrant propaganda meme firmly embedded in the public mind as an atrocity typifying the malevolence of the “Assad regime.” No sooner did the rebranded Al Qaeda terrorists march into Damascus than, as if on cue, on 9 December the collective West media initiated an aggressive attempt to shift public attention away from the victorious radical thugs and their sordid past. Saydnaya Prison, previously (if we disregard a 2017 Amnesty International mention) a virtually unknown venue now unveiled as the “Assad regime slaughterhouse,” suddenly was thrust into the limelight in a sensationalistic narrative that was absurd on its face. It was alleged by the BBC, a known source of trustworthy information, that Saydnaya was a horrific dungeon consisting of multiple underground levels, each independently secured by electronic doors. Within this prison complex, it was further alleged, “more than 100,000 detainees who can be seen on CCTV monitors” were trapped and dying without food or water and chocking from lack of ventilation, abandoned by sadistic Assad guards who, when fleeing the premises, malevolently absconded with the codes required to open the electronic door systems. Read all Watch the video |
Syria: Chaos in the Process of Development. Richard C. Cook
| By Richard C. Cook, December 27, 2024 |
A Voice from Syria on Christmas Day: “All of us are lost.”
| By Rick Sterling and Qusay, December 27, 2024 |
In Syria, US „learns“ that it has deployed 1,000+ more troops
As Syria navigates a post-Assad future, the Pentagon claims that it has „learned“ that it has deployed over 1,000 more troops than previously acknowledged
US military supported Syrian rebel offensive that toppled Assad government
US Motto: Bring down Countries - Take out governments
Syrian rebel commanders have boasted that the US military helped them overthrow the government of Bashar al Assad
| They acknowledged this in a report published by major British newspaper The Telegraph, titled „US ‘prepared Syrian rebel group to help topple Bashar al-Assad’”. The article revealed that a rebel group armed, trained, and funded by the United States, based in the south of Syria, collaborated with rebranded al-Qaeda in the north to jointly topple the Syrian government |
‘They rule through fear’: Can their suits hide the bloody past of the new Syrian authorities?
| HomeWorld News 18 Dec, 2024 16:24 What role do regional allies and external forces play in fueling the rise of HTS |
The historical lessons from Syria’s Assad fall.
Syria Left Alone by an Abandoning World. Russia’s Redline. The End Game Is “Greater Israel”?
| By Peter Koenig Global Research, December 19, 2024 The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad was long in the making and has nothing to do with a civil war. There has never been a fight of the Syrian people against Assad. But President al-Assad fought against foreign-infiltrated and paid mercenaries, terrorists, including US-created Al Qaeda and IS / ISIS. The traditional allies like Russia, Iran, and Iraq, suddenly disappeared. Russia made a semblance of fighting alongside the already badly damaged Syrian Air Force – to no avail. Then the Russians left, or rather, became busy evacuating their air bases in Syria. In time, before they would fall into the eager hands of Israel and its allied terrorist bands. |
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Video: A Brief History of the War on Syria. James Corbett
| By James Corbett Global Research, December 11, 2024 The foreign-backed terrorist insurgency in Syria has finally accomplished the globalists’ objective: regime change in Syria. But how did we get here? Who was behind this decades-long plan for reshaping the Middle East? And what does it mean for the world? |
Israel, not the ‘liberators’ of Damascus, will decide Syria’s fate
Jonathan Cook Dec 19, 2024
| There has been a flurry of “What next for Syria?” articles in the wake of dictator Bashar al-Assad’s hurried exit from Syria and the takeover of much of the country by al-Qaeda’s rebranded local forces. Western governments and media have been quick to celebrate the success of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), even though the group is designated a terrorist organisation in the United States, Britain and much of Europe. Back in 2013, the US even placed a £10 million bounty on its leader, Abu Muhammad al-Julani, for his involvement with al-Qaeda and Islamic State (ISIS) and for carrying out a series of brutal attacks on civilians. |
Syria’s future under al-Qaeda spin-off HTS will come in two flavours only. Either submit and collude like the West Bank, or end up wrecked like Gaza
Listen: Syria’s Assad has fallen – just as the Pentagon planned 23 years ago
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Jonathan Cook Dec 12, 2024
Video: The Destruction of Countries. Syria…
| By Drago Bosnic and Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, December 13, 2024 |
Syria’s new rulers are already mad at Israel and the West
That didn’t take long, did it?
| Anti-imperial Nexus Dec 18, 2024 The aftermath of the revolution in Syria is proving every bit as chaotic as some of us predicted. Israel has bombed Syria well over 500 times since its ally HTS took charge of the country. One of the bombed sites was close to Russia’s naval base at Tartus, described as Russia’s only access point to the Mediterranean. There are even reports that Israel has struck Russia’s abandoned T-4 airfield in Syria. It’s easy to see how things might escalate if Israel doesn’t start behaving. One of the blasts near Tartus was so big, it looked like a nuke had been detonated. It was detected 820km away in western Turkey, where it registered 3.1 on the Richter scale. Unsurprisingly, Israel’s HTS allies are losing patience with the people who helped them capture a country. |
Syria “Liberated” by its own Destroyers
By Manlio Dinucci Global Research, December 14, 2024
Evaluating Bashar al-Assad’s Human Rights Record in Syria
Can resisting the genocidal US Empire be a stain on your human rights record?
The Anti Empire Project and Joe Emersberger Dec 15, 2024
| (…) Waging war to defend against the world’s greatest evil is justified President Bashar al-Assad of Syria also fought, but in his case ultimately lost, a civil war that he was fully justified in waging. Since 2011 until his ouster weeks ago, Assad fought to prevent his country from being conquered and partitioned by the greatest evil in the world today: the US Empire. Assad fought armed rebels backed by the US and its top clients in the region: Turkey, Israel and Saudi Arabia. The case for depicting Assad as a monster is based on the premise that Assad had no right to defend his country against the US and its allies. Sometimes Assad’s detractors denied the significance of the US role in the war. Always absurd, their denial became downright farcical once the US occupied part of Syria in 2014. (…) Please read the whole article |
Damascus steel: Syria’s fragments are being divided among its neighbors
Think BRICS Dec 15, 2024
| Damascus steel is legendary for its strength, but a hard enough strike to a weak spot makes it shatter. The swift collapse of Republican Syria in less than two weeks is a dark confirmation of this. |
Assad flees to Moscow as Syrian rebels capture Damascus
| By Lucas Lilieholm, Eyad Kourdi, Raja Razek, Edward Szekeres, Simone McCarthy, Catherine Nicholls, Sophie Tanno, Maureen Chowdhury and Aditi Sangal, CNN What we’re covering • The Assad family has lost control of Syria after more than 50 years of brutal dictatorship. In the face of an astonishingly swift rebel offensive, President Bashar al-Assad and his family fled to Moscow and were granted political asylum, an official source in Russia told CNN. • The leader of the main rebel group, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, called the toppling of Assad a “victory for the entire Islamic nation” in his first public remarks in Damascus. The rebels — led by Jolani’s HTS group, which was formed out of an Al Qaeda affiliate — have said minorities will be protected. |
Assad Is Out, Woke Al-Qaeda Is In
| Well it looks like the government of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is on its way out, likely to be replaced by one or more US puppet regimes depending on whether the nation maintains its current borders or is carved up into separate states. The empire notches another win. I am not a military analyst, but analysts who are normally supportive and optimistic in favor of Assad like Elijah Magnier and Pepe Escobar are saying this is the end. Assad’s whereabouts are unknown as Turkish-backed fighters and al-Qaeda-linked forces with a history of western backing have swept through the country with alarming speed, and now Russia and Iran have joined with the governments of US-aligned nations like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey in calling for an end to the fighting in favor of a political solution. CNN reports that opposition forces have entered Damascus in search of Assad, and footage reportedly shows Assad forces retreating from the area where the president’s main residence is located. The US proxy warfare in Lebanon and Ukraine makes a lot more strategic sense now; by tying up Hezbollah and Russia in other conflicts, the path was opened up for another run on Damascus and a chance to further cut off Hezbollah from supplies. Many pundits on my end of the commentary spectrum had been calling those proxy wars self-defeating and framing them as the desperate flailings of a dying empire which will only accelerate its demise, but now here we are watching the empire score a victory it’s been chasing for years, with the western/Israeli stranglehold on the middle east growing tighter than ever. Continue eading |
By Caitlin Johnstone Global Research, December 10, 2024 Caitlin’s Newsletter 8 December 2024
Syria war live news: Al-Assad in Russia; Search for detainees at Sednaya
Behind the collapse of the Assad regime
| 04:34 – Source: CNN CNN’s Nic Robertson looks back at deposed former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s more than two decades of brutal leadership that ultimately brought about the end of his family’s control over the country. |
What’s Happening in Syria? Watch A Leading Analyst Answer Your Questions
| Mehdi Hasan and Team Zeteo Dec 04, 2024 In this Town Hall Q&A with Zeteo paid subscribers, Syrian-American journalist Hassan Hassan joins Mehdi to explain how Aleppo fell to the opposition – and what happens next. |
