Bashar al-Assad

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A Syrian soldier carries a wounded woman in eastern Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. (SANA via AP)Copyright © 2016Consortiumnews.

Official Washington’s dominant neocons have pushed emotional propaganda about Syria as a way to justify a “regime change” project there and are now furious with its apparent failure, as ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar explains. By Paul R. Pillar Among…Read more →

If you're confused about what's going on in Syria, you're not alone.

Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks to The Associated Press at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria. (Syrian Presidency via AP, File)
Earlier in December, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said that the EU member states were behind all the humanitarian aid delivered to Syria.

ASyrian soldier carries a wounded woman in eastern Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Syria’s military said Monday it has regained control of 98 percent of eastern Aleppo, as government forces close in the last remaining sliver of a rebel enclave packed with fighters as well as tens of thousands of civilians. (SANA via AP)
The Syrian army said it has liberated 99 percent of the eastern half of the city of Aleppo, causing residents to fill the streets in celebration.

Exclusive: Amid Official Washington’s desire to censor non-official news on the Internet, it’s worth remembering how the lack of mainstream skepticism almost led the U.S. into a war on Syria, says ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern. By Ray McGovern A review…Read more →

Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks to The Associated Press at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria. (Syrian Presidency via AP, File)
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, whose forces have recaptured all but a fifth of east Aleppo from rebels, has said victory in the city will be a “huge step” towards ending the war.

Free Syrian Army fighters clean their weapons and check ammunition at their base on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria. (Khalil Hamra/AP)
It goes without saying that the so-called Syria’s civil war is the most dangerous and destructive crisis on the planet. Hundreds of thousands have already perished in this conflict, while around ten million Syrians have been displaced since early 2011.

Residents fleeing rebel-held eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo into the Sheikh Maqsoud area, Syria. (The Rumaf via AP)