DAMASCUS, SYRIA – After being banned by the Kurds in 2015, the White Helmets – the controversial “humanitarian” group that exclusively accompanies particular Western and Turkish-backed terrorist groups – have announced their return to the city of Afrin. The move follows the city’s takeover by the Turkish military and Turkish-backed rebels linked to terrorist groups, such as the Free Syrian Army (FSA).
By M.K. Bhadrakumar | Asia Times | April 5, 2018 Three is company. But if the trilateral dialogue format in international diplomacy seldom produces concrete results, that is because it cannot be sequestered from external influences. Besides, the three participants are bound to have specific interests and priorities. The long-awaited Turkey-Russia-Iran trilateral summit in Ankara […]
(MEE) — The presidents of Turkey, Iran and Russia on Wednesday appeared determined to continue their 15-month cooperation on Syria, ignoring crucial differences among themselves but often pointedly mentioning the sacrosanctity of the country’s territorial integrity. The Ankara summit brought together Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Iran’s Hassan Rouhani, whose countries launched the Astana […]
French President Emmanuel Macron kept his word. On April 1-2, French troops moved into northern Syria. This is the first time France deployed substantial forces there to turn Paris into a new actor actively involved in the war. The troops advanced toward Manbij and Remelin to join American allies and did it hastily.
The Deep State and warmonger neocons in Washington have been chomping at the bits, waiting for an opening so as to remove Assad, father or son, from power in Syria.
The Activist Post reveals how a CIA document analyzed the possibilities of “regime change” in Syria…way back in 1986.
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-april-4-2018-fresh-u-s-casualt… On April 3, another convoy of militants and their families departed the district of Douma in Eastern Ghouta under the agreement with the government. According to the Syrian state-run
Israel last month admitted that it was responsible for bombing a building in Syria in 2007 that it says was a nuclear reactor under construction but there are strong doubts about what the building was for, argues Ted Snider. By…Read more →
ISIS has been militarily defeated in Syria largely through the combined efforts of Russian and Syrian forces, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced. No concerted military ISIS forces remain on the ground in the Middle Eastern country. Although a few dislocated bands of ISIS militants continue to exist and roam certain areas continues to remain a reality, they don’t constitute an orchestrated military or particular threat.
Sputnik – 04.04.2018 Blaming Skripal’s poisoning on Moscow, Western states are trying to push Russia aside from discussion of cases of chemical weapons usage in Syria, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman. On Issue of Chemical Weapons Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that chemical weapons remain a key issue in the decision-making process for […]
I really can’t understand why the alternative media is not discussing the Astana three meeting in Turkey (there are conflicting reports on the locale of this meeting in Turkey, so I've changed headline to meeting in Turkey)... What’s up with that? Where are all these alt media supporters of Syria ? (of course I have my own thoughts on why the 5 eyes alt media isn’t touching this news and yes I checked a few places )Astana has so far represented the one lone hope for Syrian survival.
