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US License in Syria Violates Syrian Sovereignty

by Bassam Sabbagh

New York (USA) | 18 August 2022

On instructions from my Government, and further to our previous letters regarding violations of international law and aggressive practices by United States forces present illegally in north-eastern Syria and the Tanf area in the south-east, I should like to draw your attention to the following: (...)

Changes in Syria

8 July 2022

The Turkish president got NATO to forsake its Kurdish mercenaries in northern Syria.
Anticipating the release of the jihadist family members detained by Kurdish mercenaries, France has suddenly switched its policy and intends to repatriate her citizens in order to prosecute them at home.
The (...)

Israel attacks Damascus International Airport

15 June 2022

Damascus International Airport was bombed by the Israeli air force on 10 June 2022. The only runway in good condition was seriously damaged, together with several buildings. All activities were suspended, yet the Syrian Transport Minister has announced that the airport will soon be reopened. (...)

Revelations on Israeli-Syrian negotiations

3 June 2022

Notes taken, on 9 June 1996, by American/Israeli diplomat Dore Gold, during the interview that took place in Washington between newly-elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Bill Clinton, were released by the Israel State Archives.
Dore Gold’s notes shed light on the (...)

Turkey to repatriate one million Syrian refugees

10 May 2022

A tiny secular far-right group in Turkey, the Victory Party, was successful in widely circulating a video against Syrian immigrants in the context of the current economic crisis.
As a result, all the political parties are calling for them to be returned to Syria.
Initially, in 2011, Turkey (...)

Bashar al-Assad in Tehran

10 May 2022

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is on an official trip to Tehran. He was notably received by the Guide of the Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and by the President of the Republic, Ebrahim Raïsi.
After Russia and the United Arab Emirates, this is President al-Assad’s third trip since his (...)

Towards Turkish-Syrian rapprochement

15 April 2022

On 6 April 2022, Russia hosted a meeting in Moscow between Turkish and Syrian delegations, which turned out to be “constructive”.
In Turkey, a major lobby is putting pressure on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to change his policy and move closer to Arab countries. The Turkish army is still (...)

Bashar Al-Assad visits UAE

19 March 2022

Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad, on Friday 18 March, landed in the United Arab Emirates marking his first official visit abroad, with the exception of Russia, since 2011.
By hosting him, Sheikh Mohamed Ben Zayed - acting as interim for his half-brother Khafifa - has violated the total ban on (...)

Sergei Shoigu in Damascus

17 February 2022

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was received by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on 15 February 2022.
He went to inspect the Russian military installations in that country and to assess the needs in the region.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will be travelling to (...)

CIA recruiting jihadists again against Syria

15 February 2022

According to the SVR (Russian Foreign Intelligence Service - Служба внешней разведки), the CIA is in the process of renewing ties with the jihadists in northern Syria for the purpose of recruiting them to carry out sporadic attacks against the Syrian Arab Army.
At the Geneva summit with President Vladimir Putin in (...)

14 Russian warships in Syria

4 February 2022

14 Russian warships and 10,000 troops are currently stationed in the Syrian port of Tartous. They are poised to launch the first Russian military maneuvers in the Mediterranean.

China backs Syria against US, Israel and Turkey

1 February 2022

Speaking on 26 January 2022 before the UN Security Council, China’s Permanent Representative, Ambassador Zhang Jun, urged for the adoption of an overall approach to the Syrian problem in consonance with the position of the Syrian government
First, he pointed out that, while the modification of (...)

Explosions inside Al-Tanf US base

6 December 2021

During the night of 4 to 5 December 2021, loud explosions were heard inside the Al-Tanf base, a Syrian territory illegally occupied by the United States.
The base is located on the triple Syrian-Jordanian-Iraqi border, not far from the mega refugee camp of Rukban, placed under the control of (...)

Washington clarifies its stance on Syria

12 November 2021

The United States has made clear its position vis-à-vis Syria: it will henceforth allow Arab countries to have dealings with Damascus for the benefit of the people, but normalizing relations with President Bashar al-Assad is still a no-no.
This attitude reflects the one advocated by Brett (...)

Negotiations underway to eliminate Kurdish mercenaries in Syria

6 November 2021

For two weeks, Turkey has been negotiating with Russia the conditions of her exit from Idleb, the area in northern Syria where all the remaining jihadists are amassed. Turkey insists that it will not be possible for her to withdraw as long as the Kurdish mercenaries continue to threaten her. (...)

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