Dara'a

China calls for preservation of Syria’s sovereignty

At a press conferences in Syria’s capital of Damascus, the Chinese Special Envoy for Syria, Xie Xiaoyon, furthered China’s call for the unity and territorial integrity of Syria. He declared that China opposes as division of Syria’s territory as part of a political solution to end the seven year long conflict. In addition, he noted that the country has experienced a great degree of damage both in the way of its land and people, and therefore calls on the international community to step up and provide more assistance to the war torn Middle Eastern country.

Eva Bartlett on Syria: myths, media lies, and realities. Imperialism on Trial, Birmingham

Eva Bartlett speaks about the Imperialist war on Syria, looking at myths and media lies on Syria.

This was one of several speeches at Imperialism on Trial, in Birmingham, the third night of the tour.
Panel included:
-The former British Ambassador to Syria, Peter Ford
-Professor Peter Kuznick, co-author (w Oliver Stone) of the Untold History of the United States
-Michael Pike, member of Veterans for Peace, poet.
 

BREAKING: Ceasefire commences in southern Syria

The Syrian government has announced a ceasefire covering the southern Syrian Governorates of Daraa, Quneitra and As-Suwyda. Al-Qaeda remnants remain in each of these areas but have recently been incurring heavy loses at the hands of the Syrian Arab Army.
The ceasefire will cover the region of the Golan Heights in Quneitra Governorate that has been subject to sustained Israeli aggression over the last fortnight.

WATCH: Russia’s air force pounds jihadists in Syria’s Dara’a city

A terrorist offensive in Dara’a has been thwarted thanks to bombings by the Russian Air Force.
While US air strikes have been markedly down since Russia suspended the so-called flight safety memorandum in the aftermath of America’s attack on Syria’s Shayrat air base, Russian fighters and bombers continue to aid the Syrian Arab Army as they prepare for a large counter-offensive aimed at securing Dara’a from its current Salifist occupiers.