Still from the video below. Video put together by Steve Ezzeddine, Hands Off Syria! and drawing from the investigative reporting on ‪#‎WhiteHelmets‬ by activist/writer Vanessa Beeley. Read more about...

Dear MSF International President Dr. Joanne Liu -- Your organization is well regarded and influential. I appreciate that many good people work for and support MSF/Doctors Without Borders. ...

Still from the video below. Al Masdar News reports: A video released by the Abkhazian Network News Agency (ANNA) shows Islamist rebels’ violent assault against government-held areas of Aleppo...

The “Observer view” wants Obama to “knock heads together” and sort out the Syria crisis. The anonymous editorial is not just a government issued press release, and you are...

by James Petras, via 99GetSmart Introduction President Obama is racing forward to establish his imperial legacy throughout Russia, Asia and Latin America. In the last two years he has accelerated the buildup...

War has been raging in Syria for five years, causing millions to leave the country. This is the story of some who’ve stayed.

American lawmakers are a global force for good, one for which we should all be grateful…according to the Guardian. Too often, according to Jonathan Freedland, the term “self-appointed global...

by Paul Craig Roberts Today (April 14) Syria held parliamentary elections at 7,000 polling stations, keeping the voting open an extra five hours to accommodate the massive turnout. All...

by James Petras, via 99GetSmart From left to right a raucous chorus has emerged to denounce Republican Presidential primary frontrunner Donald Trump as a ‘fascist’. They cite his campaign promises to...

Ken Stone writes in Strategic Culture: Syrian election on 13 April was a vote of confidence by the Syrian people in their government. 5,085,444 voters cast their ballots out...

Syrians returning to their homes in Palmyra, ten months after fleeing when ISIS seized the city. Photo Louai Beshara/AFP) Syrian Free Press reports: (SANA) ~ Deputy Prime Minister for Services...

The damaged St Sarkis Church in Sadad, Syria. Photo CNS. The Catholic Herald reports: Hundreds of Christian families are returning to Sadad, Syria, more than two years after their...

Russian sappers work on demining Palmyria after its capture from ISIS. Photo Russian Ministry of Defense. RT reports: A Russia-drafted resolution on the role of UNESCO in restoring the...

A Russian sapper working on the demining of Palmyra, with the town’s medieval Citadel in the background. Al Masdar reports: The Syrian government has transported as many as 2,000...

A picture showing the Temple of Bel before it was destroyed by Isis in September 2015 in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. The structure dated back to 32AD....

by TutisIceCream A very short study of the schizophrenia transfixing US security as reflected in the psychopathy gripping the Guardian. One could be forgiven for thinking that the relationship...

Palmyra Citadel under control of the SAA + allies today (25/03/2016) (MGreen)  

from The BlogMire, via Russia Insider For some time I’ve been trying to develop an all-encompassing theory to account for the behaviour of Western leaders and the media over...

The Western MSM are all a flutter: Russia are pulling out of Syria (sort of). They can't quite decide if it's a victory, or a defeat. They don't know...

An Antonov transport plane at the Russian Khmeimim base in Syria’s Latakia province. The Saker analyses the Russian military pullout from Syria: […] It is way too early right...