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Behind the US's confusing, shifting Syria policy
February 23, clashes have intensified in northern Syria between Turkish forces and local proxies occupying ... an enclave in northern Syria, on one hand, and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the other. The ... structures of the Democratic Federation of North Syria. The SDF is currently closing in on the Syrian capital ...
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US bombs accused of killing civilians in Iraq, Syria
Syria, those using the school in the village of Mansoura as shelter “were displaced civilians from Raqqa, ... Syria March 25, 2017 1131 World ...
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Photographer captures Syria’s suffering
construction make the wall, in rural Homs, seem to weep, for this child and for Syria. Once a relatively ... has reduced many parts of Syria to relying on the simple strategies that have served for millennia. ... find food to support the family. This is life in Syria today as Bashar al-Assad clings to power, ...
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Asia-Pacific left parties condemn attacks on the Kurds
Turkish military has launched intensive air strikes on north and east Syria and northern Iraq targeting ...
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Syria: New talks amid shifting alliances
The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted on December 31 to support a ceasefire in Syria ... ending the conflict in Syria, which has raged for almost six years, killing half a million people and ... but do reflect changes in both the situation in Syria and the alignment of regional and global powers ...
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Syria: the peace of the weak
390 January 26, 2000 Syria: the peace of the weak Last week, the latest round of peace talks ... between Israel and Syria began. In this article, abridged from Challenge magazine, YAKOV BEN EFRAT ... explains the probable consequences of the peace talks for Syria and the Arab world. On the Israeli side, ...
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Peace in Syria can only come from the democratic empowerment of Syrians
Aleppo, the continued division of Syria between competing armed groups, the continued military operations ... is now represented by the Democratic Federation of North Syria-Rojava and the Syrian Democratic ... Australian forces to Syria in 2014 and continues to call for the withdrawal of the US-led coalition forces. ...
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Syria: Is the multi-sided conflict at a turning point?
Imperialism & war National liberation Tony Iltis Rojava Rojava revolution Syria ... of predominantly Islamist rebel groups. Previously Syria’s largest city, Aleppo has been the location ... disaster Since the regime’s suppression of the 2011 uprising evolved into a multi-sided civil war, Syria ...
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Nilüfer Koç: ‘Iran uprising gives new hope for oppressed people’
an animating feature of the Rojava Revolution in northern Syria, and has now been taken up across ... dividing Kurdistan between Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. The treaty expires in July next year. “Turkey now ... Ottoman Empire which are now part of Iraq and Syria, she said. According to Koç, the problem is “not that ...
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Syria: New democratic front formed
conference on October 15 announcing the formation of the Democratic Forces of Syria. Photo via Kurdish ... Question. The Democratic Forces of Syria held a founding meeting on October 12 and released a final ... greater unity among democratic military forces in Syria. It includes the People's Protection Units ...
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SYRIA: al-Assad junior ascends the throne
413 July 26, 2000 SYRIA: al-Assad junior ascends the throne HOMS — Syria's government-imposed ... will continue to adorn the streets of Syria, they are now complemented by romantic portraits of Dr ... remains in power. As I departed Syria, cigarettes and bread were still the recommended "gifts" ...
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'There Can Be No Democratic Syria Without Rojava'
group called the Democratic Forces of Syria (HSD) has recently been announced. What role will this group ... have in the future of Syria? There has been a war underway in Syria for a long time. Many different ... the process of emerging from the Democratic Forces of Syria. This is an alliance of democratic groups. ...
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Syria: Kurdish people fight for self-determination amid civil war
Union Party (PYD), a Syria-based Kurdish party fighting for self-determination. The PYD is a sister ... Kurdish areas of Syria and took over three enclaves with Kurdish majorities in 2012. The PYD is part of ... Salih Muslim speaks about the project of Kurdish self-rule in Syria amid the civil war between the Assad ...
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Syria: New horrors as outside powers worsen crisis
Another round of international talks on Syria, and a ceasefire, have come and gone. The ... total population of Syria is about 17 million. Western and Russian air strikes A US-led coalition of ... Western powers has been engaging in air strikes in Syria since September 2014, while Russia has since ...
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NATO gives green light to genocide against Kurds
Administrations of North and East Syria (AANES), popularly known as Rojava. Bans on arms exports to Turkey were ... Erdoğan confirmed his intentions, on June 26, to launch another military operation into northern Syria to ... announced in May his plan to “create a 30-kilometre-deep ‘security zone’ in those parts of northern Syria ...
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SYRIA: Baath Party renounces socialist agenda
413 July 26, 2000 SYRIA: Baath Party renounces socialist agenda The ruling Syrian Baath Party held ... convention, which had not convened for 15 years, in order to prepare a smooth succession. Though Syria is ... Gulf States, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and, how not, the newly formed Palestinian Authority. Nor was Assad ...
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Sydney protest supports call for no-fly zone over Rojava to stop Turkish invasion
impose a no-fly zone over north and east Syria (NES) to stop a threatened invasion by Turkey and allied ... east Syria Rojava: A beacon of solidarity, cooperation and progress ...
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Is Syria socialist?
558 October 22, 2003 Syria: Neither Bread Nor Freedom By Alan George Zed Books, 2003 REVIEW BY ... CHRIS SLEE Israel's government on October 5 launched a missile attack on Syria, the first strike ... days, US Congress passed the Syria Accountability Act, which contains sanctions against Syria. Since the ...
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‘We must say no to bombing Syria’
Imperialism & war Pip Hinman Malalai Joya Sydney Stop the War Coalition Syria Donald Rumsfeld ... against the bombing of Syria at a rally on that day. * * * Stop the War Coalition (STWC) adds its voice to ... of Syria. The United Nations-declared international day of peace, September 21, is a good time to ...
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Western intervention won’t help Syria
the Free Syria Army,l has meant casualties are more frequent on both sides. See also: Socialist ... Alliance: Syria needs solidarity, not Western intervention On February 3, talks between US Secretary of ... rights. “We believe the UN must act to support the people of Syria and that Russia can no longer explain ...