At Least 37 Million People Displaced by US War on Terror, Study Finds
Source: Sputnik A new report by the Costs of War Project has found that at least 37 million people have been displaced by the US War on Terror; however, the […]
It may have nearly been forgotten – but Syria’s war is not over
A recent explosion that killed a Russian major general may be far more important than we realise, writes Robert Fisk @indyvoices 16 hours ago Civilians in Syria have faced repeated shelling in recent […]
Syria in ruins as war enters 9th year
Previous 1 / 2 2 / 2 ANAN TELLO March 18, 2019 Despite the tide turning in favor of President Bashar Assad’s regime, he says the conflict ‘is not yet […]
Why Trump doesn’t always get it wrong on the Middle East
At an Independent readers’ event this week, I espoused a perhaps unpopular opinion Patrick Cockburn @indyworld The Independent Voices Must one talk of Donald Trump? One must and not just […]
Syria’s new housing law is a veiled attempt to displace tens of thousands of refugees – but even that won’t help the regime win the war
There are painful parallels here to the plight of the 1947-48 Palestinians refugees and their families, who are deprived of their homes under Israel’s 1950 Absentee Property law Robert Fisk […]
US involvement in Syria to prolong war, cause forgotten civilian casualties
May 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Monday was the 150th anniversary of Memorial Day in the US, a day of commemoration originally set aside following the country’s devastating […]
Is Syrian civil war prophesied in Hadiths?
11-10-16 Syrian civil war is one of the major events in the history of Muslims. Has it been prophesied in end of times Hadith? Re: Is Syrian civil […]
‘No dialogue between Syrians’
Oct 05,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Damascus is an island of relative normality at the centre of a storm. While most of its suburbs have been cleared of insurgents by the army, there is still fighting in Al Hami, 8.5 kilometres from the capital, and a standoff at […]
Syrian Observatory says 38 killed in US-led strikes in Hasaka over 48 hours
Militants of the Daesh group. (AP) REUTERS Published — Thursday 18 February 2016 BEIRUT: At least 38 people were killed in air strikes carried out by a US-led coalition in Hasaka province in northeast Syria in the past two days, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said on […]
Absurdity of the war in Syria
ALI IBRAHIM Published — Thursday 11 February 2016 Fighters from Chechnya are on both sides of the conflict; on one side they guide Russian aircraft to their targets and on the other they fight Daesh extremists in Syria and Iraq to participate in their absurd war, which has damaged the […]
Turkey warns Russia not to ‘play with fire’ over downed jet
Source: BBC Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Russia’s President Vladimir Putin not to “play with fire” over his country’s downing of a Russian jet. Mr Erdogan also said […]
Russia, Turkey refuse to back down in row over jet downing
By Reuters – Nov 25,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A Turkish army truck loaded with a tank heading to the Syrian border near Yayladagi, Turkey, Wednesday (AP photo) ISTANBUL/NIZHNY TAGIL, Russia — Russia sent an advanced missile system to Syria on Wednesday to protect its jets operating there and pledged its […]
Assad is already counting on soldiers still at school to fill the gaps left by 30,000 casualties There are intriguing hints that the conflict is changing. There are mini-ceasefires now
by Robert Fisk, The Independent We were driving down the main road from Homs – fast, of course, as the Syrian war now requires – when, just outside the Damascus suburb of Harasta, a government soldier asked for a ride into town. I have always stopped for hitch-hiking soldiers, especially […]
US mission in Jordan could last years as Syria war rages — Dempsey
Reuters | Aug 15, 2013 | 22:55 AMMAN — The top US military officer told American troops in Jordan on Thursday that their mission to help the Kingdom contain the […]
Report on Syria – Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire: “The Syrian State is Under a Proxy War Led by Foreign Countries”
Report and Appeal to the International community to support a process of dialogue and reconciliation in Syria between its people and Syrian government and reject outside intervention and war. After […]
Robert Fisk: ‘Syrian war could go on for two, three years’
President Bashar al-Assad’s troops in Syria are gaining ground. British Middle East reporter Robert Fisk met some of them when he visited the front lines earlier this month, and told […]
Up to 600 European jihadists have fought in Syria – study
AFP | Apr 03, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES LONDON — As many as 600 Europeans have joined the rebels fighting government forces in Syria, according to a British study. Jihadists from 14 European countries including France, Germany, Britain and the Netherlands are among those to enter the conflict, according to […]
Brahimi says has Syria plan all world powers may back
Agence France Presse ARABNEWS CAIRO: International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi warned Sunday the Syrian war was worsening “by the day” as he announced a peace plan he believed could find support […]
“What border?”: Syria war reaches Turkey
Story Summary Aware of the danger but drawn by curiosity, men huddled on a rooftop and gawped as artillery rounds crashed into the earth, yards from the flimsy fence that separates this Turkish border town from Syria. In the 20 months since the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad began, one […]
Missteps by Rebels Erode Their Support Among Syrians
By ANNE BARNARD THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syria’s rebel fighters — who have long staked claim to the moral high ground for battling dictatorship — are losing crucial support from a public increasingly disgusted by the actions of some rebels, including poorly planned missions, senseless destruction, criminal […]
