The investigation, made by journalist Ben Norton, the assistant editor of The Grayzone independent news website, shows how Western government-funded intelligence cutouts trained Syrian opposition leaders, planted stories in media outlets from BBC to Al-Jazeera, and ran a cadre of journalists. Leaked documents show how UK government contractors developed an advanced infrastructure of propaganda to…
American policy in Syria is defined by an absurdity that can’t be neatly untangled—a low-intensity regime change mission defined as anything other than its central mission. James Mattis famously resigned from his secretary of defense post citing opposition to U.S. President’s order to remove American troops from Syria. Then, it was recently confirmed that J.Mattis…
Al-Monitor: As recently as early September, Turkish media was beating the war drums as tensions escalated with Greece over territorial and gas exploration rows in the Eastern Mediterranean. The pro-government media, in particular, was abuzz with commentaries on how Turkey’s military power was superior to that of Greece and how Turkey would easily win a potential…
Sheikhs of the al Akidat tribe held a meeting in Dhiban town of Eastern Deir Ezzor on August 11, 2020.
Citizens of Deir Ezzor’s Abu Hamam village took to the streets on June 24 to protest against US and SDF forces.
People’s Assembly on Sunday held its 13th regular session of its 2nd legislative term, chaired by Speaker, Hammoudeh Sabbagh, in the presence of the Prime Minister, Imad Khamis, and the Ministers after suspending the session since May 3rd due to preventative measures taken to confront covid-19 pandemic. Sabbagh said that Syria encounters an escalation in…
Egypt has announced an anti-Turkey alliance that includes Greece, Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and France to confront Turkish moves in Libya and the Mediterranean during a virtual meeting with the foreign ministers of these countries on May 11. In a joint statement issued after the meeting, the new created alliance members said it…
The European Union (EU) decision to renew its unjust sanctions against the Syrian people can’t be separated from the US dictations in this regard, particularly as it coincides with the recent move by US President Donald Trump to tighten the unilateral coercive measures against Syria through implementing what they call as “Caesar Act” which in…
The international uproar sparked by Germany earlier this year when it hosted a conference to resolve the Libyan crisis was short-lived after the outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The international community remains unable to end the fighting and flow of weapons to Libya, as Turkey continues to expand its influence there, taking advantage of…
Special Monitoring Mission to Syria (SMMS) 