Tag: syria
Trump Withdrawing from Old Wars While Threatening Iran with New One
While Trump is withdrawing US troops from Syria and Afghanistan, he is ramping up aggression against Iran — acting both less and more hawkish than…
Might Makes Right: Trump Endorses Israeli Annexation of Golan Heights
Trump tweeted that the US should recognize Israel’s annexation of Syria’s Golan Heights, which Israel has been occupying for 52 years. TRNN’s Shir Hever explores…
A Dangerous Precedent: US Recognition of Israel’s Annexation of the Syrian Golan
Phyllis Bennis explains that Trump’s decision is a setback for peace all over the world. The US has isolated itself diplomatically in support of Netanyahu’s…
New Evidence Suggests 2018 Chemical Attack in Douma, Syria Was Staged
Leaked documents from the Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) that were analyzed by MIT Prof. Theodore Postol about the 2018 chemical attack…
United States and Turkey Agree to a Syrian “Safe Zone,” Betraying the Kurds
Baris Karaagac discusses how the U.S allowed the Turkish government seize land in northern Syria to counter Russian and Iranian influence in spite of former…
UN Report on Child Casualties Blacklists only Muslim Perpetrators
Secretary General Antionio Guterres presented the report on child casualties in war to the Security Council on Friday. Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen are the areas…
Turkey’s Erdogan Presents Plan to Turn Kurds into a Minority in Northern Syria
President Erdogan of Turkey says that it’s time for Turkey to send Syrian refugees to northern Syria, currently inhabited by Syrian Kurds. Meanwhile Erdogan’s position…
Baghdadi’s Death Will Not Kill the Islamic State
The U.S. war in Iraq created ISIS. It thrives on destabilized states, so killing the Osamas and Baghdadis of the world will not end the…
Trump’s Withdrawal From Syria: Betrayal of Kurds or End to Endless War?
President Trump’s intention to withdraw from Syria was met with outrage on many sides, with people calling it a betrayal of a key ally in…
A Know-Nothing President Steps Into a Turkish/Kurdish Minefield
The U.S. is deeply involved in the region surrounding Syria. Its actions helped lay the groundwork for the current struggle faced by the Kurds. Subscribe…
The US Tore the Middle East Apart. Can They Abandon It on a Whim?
The Kurds fought in U.S. wars. Iraq and Syria are dismembered. Why is no one talking about diplomacy and aid? Subscribe to our page and…
The War on Terror Cost $6.4 Trillion and 800,000 Lives
A new study on the cost of U.S. wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Pakistan presents a harrowing picture of the cost exacted in lives…
Interest in its Natural Resources Is Tearing Libya Apart
Political writer Greg Shupak discusses the failed attempt in Moscow to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Libyan civil war, and the new attempt in…
Turkey Cuts Deal with Russia, Intensifying the War for Gas in Libya
Turkey sent Syrian fighters to Libya to back the government and keep its control of offshore natural gas reserves. Egypt, Russia, ExxonMobil, Israel, and Greece…
