Tag: Syria

Israel bombs Iranian Embassy in Damascus

In violation of International Law, Iranian and Syrian sovereignty and Vienna Convention Israel destroys the Iranian Consular building which is part of the Iranian Embassy compound in central Damascus. I will be doing more reports for UK Column News tomorrow but here are a couple of interviews I did yesterday. First for RT literally immediately after the Zionist aggression: The […]

Israel attacks Damascus for 17th time this year

Just before midnight on Sunday 28th May the familiar sound of incoming missiles and Syrian Air Defence engagement woke me up. The first attack was seemingly thwarted but then a second wave resulted in a large explosion to the south-west of Damascus where any number of air-defence bases are located. The Syrian Arab News Agency published the Ministry of Defence statement: The […]

Western sanctions will mean that more Syrians die after the earthquakes

The economic stranglehold and selective approach to aid will lead to more death and displacement Following the devastating earthquakes that rocked Turkey, Syria and their neighboring countries on February 6, leaving more than 20,000 dead, Damascus is struggling to deal with this unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe as it remains under brutal Western sanctions that have brought the country to its knees.  […]

From Ghweran to Al-Tanf the ISIS play is directed by the CIA

US and Israeli intelligence operation coincides with Syrian threats against the United States and Russian military coordination with SAA. On January 20, 2022, the militants of the Islamic State (ISIS) launched a violent attack on Ghweran prison in Al-Hasakah, northeast Syria. This is the largest gathering of ISIS in the world and controlled by the Kurdish separatists, the Syrian Democratic […]

Syria’s so-called ‘cradle of the revolution’ has been liberated

The West’s campaign to topple Bashar al Assad is all but over fter three years of a fragile ceasefire and a campaign of assassinations of Syrian government ‘loyalists’ by embedded fundamentalist armed groups, the Syrian flag has once more been raised in Daraa Al Balad. Western media persists in portraying the emergence of extremist armed groups in Daraa, south of […]

How Washington is positioning Syrian Al-Qaeda’s founder as its ‘asset’

A PBS Frontline special is the latest vehicle in a PR campaign to legitimize rebranded Syrian al-Qaeda, HTS, and market its leader Mohammad Jolani as a competent American “asset.” March 2021 marked the 10th anniversary of the Western regime-change war on Syria. And after a decade of grueling conflict, Washington is still maneuvering to extend its longstanding relationship with the […]

Western media quick to accuse Syria of ‘bombing hospitals’ but when TERRORISTS really destroy Syrian hospitals, they are silent

As legacy media again bleat the unsubstantiated “Syria is bombing hospitals” chorus of its war propaganda songbook, let’s pause to review the relatively unknown (but verifiable) reality of terrorists bombing hospitals in Syria. Following recent allegations of a hospital being targeted Al Atarib, western Aleppo, the US State Department repeated the claim, in spite of any clear evidence to back it up. […]

War Against Syria, Part 2: What is Syria Really Like?

(All photo credits: Janice Kortkamp) Syria is not a “shit hole” country. I hate that term. To me it represents both extreme ignorance and arrogance. In my life and travels I’ve seen how there is good and bad, beauty and ugliness everywhere. Introduction and overview There is not one single American I’ve ever met (other than people of Middle East […]

War Against Syria, Part 1: Conspiracies Exist.

You’re a conspiracy theorist!!” I always hear that from folks, but in my brain I have my accusers sounding like Elmer Fudd to Bugs Bunny: “You cwazy conspiwacy theowist!!” This post is the introduction to a series of referenced articles I’ll be dedicating myself to writing over 2021 busting the primary narratives surrounding the war in Syria, including the following […]

Why federalism in Syria is a historical demand of Israel and the US

Kevork Almassian discusses with Dr Jamal Wakim, Professor of history and international relations the insistence of the US on “constitutional reforms” in Syria, which include federalism. (Video below) In addition to the following question: 1- What is federalism? 2- why some Kurdish groups are calling for federalism in Syria and who are these groups? 3- these Kurdish groups say federalism […]

Corbett Report: BBC Prepares Propaganda Piece on Independent Journalists

“Vanessa Beeley joins the program to discuss the BBC’s forthcoming hit piece on journalists like herself who dare call out the White Helmets as a foreign-founded, foreign-funded, terrorist-embedded propaganda construct. We discuss Beeley’s reporting on Syria that clearly gives the lie to the White Helmets’ humanitarian cover and the clear signs that the BBC is set to launch a new […]