By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The strategic situation in Syria is dire for the Baathist government of Bashar al-Assad. Typically in military history, if…
The recent fall of Aleppo to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham highlights a troubling truth: Washington and Tel Aviv’s shadowy support for extremist groups continues.
The Ukrainian special operations unit has been aiding armed groups fighting Damascus with the use of sophisticated drones.
Iran claimed the attacks by the terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria have been coordinated by the US and Israel in order to hide their failures in Gaza…
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The collapse of the Baathist government of Syria in the north of the country, as the al-Qaeda affiliate HTS…
HTS rebels reportedly advancing south toward Hama
Israel is blaming the strike on Hezbollah, which denies any responsibility and says an Israeli anti-rocket interceptor hit the children
The US military has illegally occupied Syrian sovereign territory since 2014, preventing Damascus from accessing its own oil and wheat fields. The Senate voted 13-84, rejecting a resolution to withdraw…
The bill was led by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and failed in a vote of 13-84.
The Pentagon says the strikes targeted a facility used by Iran's IRGC and affiliated groups, referring to Shia militias.
Attacks have continued since the US launched airstrikes on Friday.
By Kit Klarenberg / MintPress News Throughout August and September, anti-government protests have rocked Syrian cities. While the crowds are typically small, numbering only a few hundred, they show little…
US officials suppressed internal assessments that Al Qaeda’s Syrian wing had an “advanced” sarin production cell even as the US publicly blamed the Assad government for a 2013 chemical weapons…
I crashed the meeting of a lobbying front that ended the life-saving General License 2023 on Syria, and is now pushing to extend Washington’s economic war for another 8 years.…
After the Chinese-brokered rapprochement between Saudi Araba and Iran, another diplomatic coup is unfolding in the Middle East. This one is orchestrated by the Russians.
