Unpredictably describes the jihadi surge in Syria, which has been reported as a “lightning offensive.” Assad has “issued a decree raising salaries for military personnel by 50% earlier this week.” According to Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, “a vast swathe of territory has come under the control of non-state actors,” including the […]
Why Assad Should Break with Iran and Seek Help from the US and UAE
How are the allies, or more exactly proxies, of Iran doing against Israel? Hamas has been almost totally dismantled. In Lebanon, Hezbollah saw all of its leaders, and dozens of its military commanders, eliminated 4,000 of its combatants were killed, and thousands more have been so severely wounded that they will never return to combat. […]
Syria: Amid jihadi assault on Aleppo, US and UAE discussed lifting Assad sanctions in exchange for break with Iran
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a Salafist offshoot of al-Qaeda, is the most powerful rebel group in Syria and has now launched an aggressive assault on Aleppo. The late Islamic State caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi aided the formation of HTS, but its goal differs from that of the Islamic State: it seeks Islamic rule in Syria […]
Russia slams Israel for ‘provoking Iran’
In February, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, told the General Assembly that Russia was “deepening its ties with global forces of destabilization, chiefly Iran.” Erdan’s comments “came ahead of the parley” that Moscow was about to hold with Palestinian factions, including Hamas. As it turns out, six months later, Russian Foreign Minister […]
Bashar Assad’s Claim That There is No Evidence Six Million Jews Died in the Holocaust is No Surprise
Why are we not surprised? The Syrian who has brought mass death while being the leader for life of his benighted country, a country has been engulfed in a civil war since 2011, recently delivered a speech explaining that there never was a Holocaust of six million Jews, that the people who call themselves Jews […]
Assad: ‘No evidence’ six million Jews were killed in Holocaust, this is lie developed to justify creation of Israel
Assad is winning applause from other Holocaust deniers: "Syria’s Assad claims Holocaust was a lie fabricated to justify creation of Israel"I agree with Assad.#TheHolocaustNarrativehttps://t.co/A4tRO1LqxW — E. Michael Jones (@EMichaelJones1) December 20, 2023 On the accuracy of the “six million” figure, see here for references to several scholars who have made as precise a count as […]
Hizballah unveils powerful Russian-made anti-ship missiles as Iran proxies step up attacks on Israel and US
Iran’s proxy war against Israel and the U.S. is escalating. Iran’s most powerful proxy, Hizballah, has now warned of a regional war if Israel continues its action in Gaza, and has unveiled “powerful Russian anti-ship missiles” as a “threat against U.S. warships.” This week, despite American warnings not to escalate, Hizballah fired 20 rockets into […]
What Has Prompted the Druze Anti-Regime Protests In Syria
The latest anti-regime protests in Syria have been prompted by the disastrous economic situation. The immediate cause was the regime’s decision to end subsidies on gasoline, and to partially lift the price controls on fuel oil. Those decisions were the last straw for many Syrians, 90% of whom are impoverished. “Druze protests expose the Assad […]
Assad insists on pullout of Turkish troops, says Erdogan wants to ‘legitimize the Turkish occupation in Syria’
Tensions between Syria and Turkey are mounting, in yet another development involving Islamic conflict and division that involve violence. According to Bashar al-Assad, “Terrorism in Syria is made in Turkey.” Such conflicts often end up a problem for the West. Turkey has also been busy attacking the Syrian Kurds, who were strong partners of the […]
Syria: Assad seeks non-Muslims to help end his ‘pariah status’
The only way that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad can begin to encourage “a wider range of religions” to end his “pariah” status is to end Islamic supremacy in his country and encourage the freedom of religion, and that’s highly unlikely, because Iran supports Syria financially and “Tehran has continued to use Syrian ports—particularly the port city […]