Syria
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MI6 Embedded With Syria’s Al Qaeda Government
On July 19th, the Mail on Sunday revealed that Inter-Mediate, a shadowy firm founded by Jonathan Powell, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s National Security Advisor, brokered re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Damascus and London, and a heavily-publicised meeting between Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Syria’s self-appointed leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, two weeks prior. What’s more, the… Continue reading
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Seyed M. Marandi: Israel Attacks Syria – Prelude to Balkanization
Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran’s Nuclear Negotiation Team. Prof. Marandi discusses Israel’s efforts to Balkanise Syria. Continue reading
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Continuity of Agenda: Trump Administration White-Washes Bush-Obama-Biden-backed Al-Qaeda in Syria
“Just as has been the case throughout the Bush, Obama, and Biden administrations, President Trump will continue overseeing the use of extremist groups to advance US foreign policy objectives around the globe, including in the Middle East and specifically against the nation of Iran. President Trump’s lifting of sanctions on Syria and his normalization of… Continue reading
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How MI6 Helped HTS Seize Syria
On May 12th, US ambassador to Syria 2011 – 2014 Robert Ford gave a talk to the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs. Over the course of his oratory, he issued a bombshell disclosure – in 2023, a British “non-governmental organisation” specialised in “conflict resolution” made him an extraordinary offer. They sought Ford’s personal assistance in… Continue reading
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Not the slightest bit surprised: Syria
The very same Julani-led terrorists armed, trained, and funded by Turkey, Qatar, and the West, who carried out massacres against Syrian Alawites on the coast, are now committing yet another slaughter, this time against the Druze in the south. It’s the same takfiri playbook. Only the targets change. Continue reading
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David’s Corridor: Israel’s shadow project to redraw the Levant
Through ‘David’s Corridor,’ Israel aims to forge a geopolitical artery stretching from occupied Golan to Iraqi Kurdistan, reshaping West Asia under the guise of fostering minority alliances and realizing biblical claims. Continue reading
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‘This isn’t war. It’s genocide’: Why the world is silent about massacres in Syria
Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the dominant militant group in northwestern Syria, once presented itself as a local opposition force. Just over a month ago, the group was formally disbanded and became part of the Syrian Defense Ministry, yet its origins tell a far more sinister story. Born out of the ashes of Jabhat al-Nusra, Al-Qaeda’s… Continue reading
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NATO’s Adolf Hitler defence for Syria’s Einsatzgruppen does not cut it
Though von der Leyen, Jolani and those other flawed specimens of humanity must answer for their own crimes, so also must we answer for our own sins of omission and commission. Continue reading
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Watch: Shalom, the occupation’s home
Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the Trump administration’s unconstitutional detention of Columbia U student protest leader Mahmoud Khalil and the forces pulling the White House’s strings, as Israel lobby freak outs prompt the firing of Trump’s top hostage negotiator and withdrawal of a national security appointee. They will also cover the latest on Ukraine… Continue reading
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Thousands reported killed in Syria as HTS-allied forces attack, execute Alawites
Editor’s note: Sectarian Sunni forces linked to the new HTS-led government of Syria have massacred over 1300 Alawites in the past week, according to a conservative estimate. The Grayzone has spoken to staff from a Western aid organization currently on the ground in Syria who say the death toll is much higher than the official… Continue reading
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A Muslims Zionism and the massacre of Syria’s minorities
Robert Inlakesh examines the rise of Sunni Nationalism in Syria, comparing it to Zionism and exposing its role in fueling sectarian violence and Western-backed destabilization. Continue reading
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The Trump Administration’s Silent Complicity as Syrian Death Squads Slaughter Alawites, Christians
Western media reports that hundreds if not thousands of civilians are being slaughtered by US-European-Israeli-Turkish-backed death squads sweeping through ethnic/religious minority villages in Syria; Continue reading
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“Israel” attacks southern Syria; now the die is cast for Jolani and HTS
The only way a settler-colonial project can ensure its existence is by doing what it was founded to do: colonizing and settling. Continue reading
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Manufacturing Consent For Regime Change In Syria
Monitoring corporate media performance for 25 years – week after week, war after war – has done little to diminish our dismay at the robotic automaticity of ‘mainstream’ enthusiasm for US-authored regime change. Continue reading
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Imperial hubris (and its consequences) in Syria
The Syria story is not so simple as ‘President Assad fell’ and the ‘technocratic Salafists’ rose to power. Continue reading
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Under the radar: ‘Israel’s’ ruthless expansion and Syrians’ struggle
In Quneitra, Israeli forces have taken control of villages, destroyed homes, and seized vital resources, while the Syrian government remains unresponsive. The people live in fear, with their land and livelihood under occupation. Continue reading
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First Communiqué from the Syrian Resistance
After nearly three weeks of armed gangs taking power in Syria with the approval and blessing of America, the Zionist occupation state, and NATO. Continue reading
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Did Israel detonate a tactical nuclear warhead in Syria?
Sunday, 29 December 2024 — New Eastern Outlook ❎ Report | Reports confirm that Israel conducted a test of a small tactical nuclear bomb in the Syrian city of Tartus: This conclusion is supported by the high radiation levels detected in Cyprus and Mersin, as well as the recording of an earthquake in the area… Continue reading
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Is Syria on the Brink of Civil War?
Since the regime change in Syria, militants from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have been involved in escalating sectarian actions, raising concerns that these tensions could drive the country toward a full-scale civil war. Continue reading
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Putin weighs in on the Syrian situation
Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his Results of the Year annual marathon yearender interactive televised discussion with the Russian public and the media in Moscow on December 19, spoke at some length on the recent developments in Syria. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 