The Kurds in Syria fighting to keep their militia, and on their call for American help, can be found here: “Kurdish commander calls on US to ‘intervene forcefully’ in Syria clashes,” Jerusalem Post, January 18, 2026: [People’s Protection Units (YPG) commander Sipan] Hamo denied that the YPG was receiving support from Iran or Russia, while […]

Ahmed al-Sharaa, the Syrian leader who, having exchanged combat fatigues for a suit and tie, presented himself to Donald Trump as a “strong leader” (Trump’s admiring words), one who was no longer a supporter of Al Qaeda (the Americans once put a bounty on his head, when he was part of Al Qaeda, of $10 […]