Over the past few days, Syria reported that Iraqi Shiite militia were attacked by air in eastern Syria. There were major losses with media stories claiming that at least 22 were killed. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights puts the death toll at 52. UPDATES: A new SOHR report raises the death toll and changes the nationalities of many of the victims … [Read more...]
U.S. Warns of Grave Consequences If Assad Retakes Southwestern Syria
The above video is my latest PressTV interview regarding Israeli minister's claim that the Trump administration plans to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan in a matter of months. The U.S. has engaged in yet another extraordinary breach of all previous foreign policy norms by (not so) tacitly threatening Syria's Pres. Assad with severe consequences … [Read more...]
Bolton Plans Sunni Crusade in Syria
Today, the Trump administration announced a brilliant, not-so-new plan to recruit a Sunni army to destroy ISIS in Syria (this is the original Wall Street Journal report). At least that's the theory. In practice, this army will likely ensure Syria is broken into territorial spheres of influence, a strategy known to be favored by Israel. There would be an … [Read more...]
Assad Forces Trump’s Hand With Chemical Attack
Before beginning this post, let's make clear that the recent chemical attack which killed over 40 Syrian civilians is only the precipitating event regarding what is the main purpose of this post. There may be some readers who feel the need to commence a debate about who did what to whom, etc. That is not the purpose of this post and please do not make it … [Read more...]
