CIA Freezes Arms, Cash Transfers To Syrian Rebels
A well-equipped Syrian rebel using a US-made BGM-71 TOW on the Syrian Arab Army. (Photo YouTube Screenshot)
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ISIS piles more defeats and humiliations on Erdogan in Al-Bab
A week after Turkish President Erdogan declared victory for the Turkish army in its fight with ISIS for the strategically important town of Al-Bab in northern Syria, it has been confirmed that ISIS has driven back the Turkish troops besieged the city, inflicting on them heavy losses.
Noose tightens on ISIS in Al-Bab as Turks and Syrians prepare to face off against each other
Days after confirmation was received that the ISIS fighters in Al-Bab have been surrounded by the Syrian army from the south and the Turkish army and its Jihadi allies (the so-called “Free Syrian army”) from the north, news reports confirm that pressure on the ISIS fighters in the town is growing.
‘Not Freedom Fighters’: Ben Swann Calls Out US Funding Of Terrorists In Syria
Syrian rebels walk in an alley in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo)
MINNEAPOLIS — It’s rare for any journalist in the corporate media to admit that the United States provides any kind of support to terrorists in Syria, but that’s what happened on a recent episode of Ben Swann’s “Reality Check.”
Why Everything We’re Hearing About Aleppo Right Now Could Be Wrong
If you're confused about what's going on in Syria, you're not alone.
Aleppo: How US-Saudi Backed Rebels Target ‘Every Syrian’
Overlooking the terrorist-occupied Bustan al-Qasr district of eastern Aleppo. Nov. 4, 2016. (Photo: Eva Bartlett)ALEPPO, Syria — (OPINION) In early November, Fares Shehabi, a member of the Syrian parliament from Aleppo, organized a trip to Aleppo for 13 Western journalists, including myself, with security provided by forces in the Syrian Arab Army.
US Troops Forced To Flee Town After US-Backed Rebels Threaten To “Slaughter” Them
(MEE) US special forces soldiers were reportedly forced to flee a town in northern Syria after Free Syrian Army fighters threatened to “slaughter” them for their “invasion”, according to videos and reports posted on social media on Friday.
Three US Allies Now Fighting Against Each Other in Northern Syria
(ANTIWAR) With America’s own war in Syria vague in both scope and end-game, they’ve been eager to amass allies that seem potentially useful toward some talking point or other. In having done so, however, they’ve picked up a motley crew of “US-backed” groups that have wildly different goals.
State Dept Excuses Syria Rebel Group Over Terror Attacks
(ANTIWAR) The US policy of arming “moderate” rebel factions in Syria has a lot of problems, but none bigger than the Nour al-Din al-Zinki, a Free Syrian Army (FSA) linked group that’s been getting US aid for quite some time, and also grabbing headlines for a series of incidents.
World played with fire in Syria, scholar says
Smoke rises from a building struck by artillery in north Damascus [Xinhua]
John Rosenthal is a European-based journalist and political analyst who writes on European politics and transatlantic issues.
He has also written extensively about the Syrian Civil War.