Syria

Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara’a
International News

While Gaza Starves, Damascus Shifts: Al-Shara’a’s Embrace of Israel – Analysis

May 21, 2025 fwstaff
By Robert Inlakesh The Syrian government has openly confirmed indirect negotiations with Israel, deepening fears that Damascus is shifting away from the Palestinian cause even as Israeli attacks continue across the country. Following his cordial […]
International News

Syrian armed group kills several HTS security troops in Latakia

March 12, 2025 fwstaff
By News Desk, The Cradle At least 16 members of the General Security Administration from the Al-Qaeda-linked government in Syria were killed on 6 March during ambushes by armed groups identifying themselves as the ‘Coastal […]
International News

Sectarian violence sweeps Syria as western-backed security forces rampage in Alawite towns

March 12, 2025 fwstaff
By News Desk, The Cradle At least 147 people have been killed in Syria in the past two days, as security forces from the country’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) – led government carried out a […]
sraeli tanks are advancing in Syria
International News

The Fall of Syria – Beware of what you wish for

January 3, 2025 fwstaff
By Jeremy Salt Israel’s ‘successes’ continue to mount. The latest is the decision of the Swedish government to end its financial support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), thus […]
Detroit Panel on Palestine and West Asia with Julia Kassem
International News

Detroit Panel on Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and the Struggle Against Imperialism in West Asia

December 23, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Monday, December 16, 2024, a capacity audience in person and online attended an important discussion featuring speakers well versed on the historical and contemporary crises in West Asia. This event […]
How HTS' ground strategy intersected with America, 'Israel's' project in Syria
International News

How HTS’ ground strategy intersected with America, ‘Israel’s’ project in Syria

December 18, 2024 fwstaff
By Julia Kassem Immediately after Hezbollah’s post-ceasefire period marking a victory for the Resistance group, the US and “Israel” immediately activated the next step of their follow-up plan, leading to the sudden sweep through Aleppo […]
Israel plans to expand settlements in the occupied Golan Heights
International News

Israel Approves Plans to Advance Settlement Expansion in Syrian Golan Heights

December 18, 2024 fwstaff
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli government announced on Sunday plans to accelerate settlement expansion in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, citing the ongoing conflict in Syria and a strategic goal to double the Israeli […]
The morning after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the capital Damascus, Israeli leaders toured occupied Syrian territory to oversee a new invasion
International News

Why Israel Thinks it Won in Syria

December 18, 2024 fwstaff
By Asa Winstanley and Ali Abunimah Israeli tanks were reportedly on the outskirts of Damascus early on Tuesday, as Israel launched airstrikes across the country that are being called “the heaviest in the history of […]
Syrian militants toppled Bashar al-Assad in Syria
International News

Overthrow in Syria: What Does it Mean?

December 17, 2024 fwstaff
By Jeremy Salt Syria has fallen. It is not just Bashar al-Assad or ‘the regime.’ As much as Syrians might be against both, or might have turned against them in the wake of the HTS […]
Israeli soldiers on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon
International News

One-Way War – Understanding Israel’s Invasion of Syria

December 17, 2024 fwstaff
By Robert Inlakesh Almost immediately upon the fall of Damascus to Syria’s opposition forces, the Israeli military decided to invade and change what had been the status quo since 1974. Israel publicly declared its intention […]