U.S. Sanctions Are Killing Syrians and Are a Human Rights Violation

U.S. Sanctions Are Killing Syrians and Are a Human Rights Violation

About 12 million Syrians are facing a deadly winter without heating fuel, gasoline for transportation, and dark houses each evening. Damascus is now bitterly cold and is soon to be blanketed with snow. About 12 million Syrians are facing a deadly winter without heating fuel, gasoline for transportation, and dark houses each evening without electricity….

Russian-Iranian Cooperation Expands from the Levant to Central Asia & the South Caucasus

Russian-Iranian Cooperation Expands from the Levant to Central Asia & the South Caucasus

As Russia and India trade more across Central Asia and the South Caucasus via the North-South Transport Corridor, Russian-Iranian coordination will naturally expand in those regions too. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Baqeri told reporters in Moscow on Sunday that he and his Russian counterparts have formulated mechanisms for expanding coordination across a wide range…

U.S. Defenseless to Stop Turkish Ground Invasion in Syria

U.S. Defenseless to Stop Turkish Ground Invasion in Syria

Many see the brewing war on the Kurds in Syria as a distraction manipulated by Erdogan in his effort to boost nationalist sentiments ahead of the election. “It’s the end of the road for those who believe they can stall Turkey by pun games, by changing names of terrorist organizations, by sharing pictures showing their…

Operation Claw-Sword: Erdogan’s Big New Game in Syria

Operation Claw-Sword: Erdogan’s Big New Game in Syria

There’s another Special Military Operation on the market. No, it’s not Russia “denazifying” and “demilitarizing” Ukraine – and, therefore, it’s no wonder that this other operation is not ruffling feathers across the collective West. Operation Claw-Sword was launched by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as revenge – highly emotional and concerted – for Kurdish terrorist…

Istanbul Terror Attack May Prompt Turkish Invasion and Deportations

Istanbul Terror Attack May Prompt Turkish Invasion and Deportations

As President Assad has said before, be careful when you feed a monster because it can later turn to bite you. On November 13, a blast ripped through Istiklal street, a busy pedestrian area in the Beyoglu neighborhood of Istanbul. The explosion killed six people and wounded 81 at about 4:30 pm local time. Among…