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Turkey Takes Aleppo

December 9, 2024 Justin Podur, Orinoco Tribune. Educate! Al-Qaeda, Axis of Resistance, Bashar al-Assad, BRICS, Colonialism, Genocide, Golan Heights, History, Iran, Islamic State, Israel, Palestinian Resistance, Regime Change, Syria, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Turkey, US Imperialism

Before it fell under 20th century Anglo-American colonialism, Syria was the core of the Levant, encompassing (today’s) Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine, the site of multireligious, multicultural cities between which people traveled and traded freely. In the countryside, peasants and herders tended an agricultural and pastoral landscape of olive and orange trees, pasture, forest, and drylands. This region was under the control of the Ottoman Empire for hundreds of years (perhaps Erdogan’s dream is to take some of it back. He’s been accused of “neo-Ottoman” fantasies).

Ten Points On The fall Of Bashar al-Assad’s Syria

December 8, 2024 Vijay Prashad, People's Dispatch. Educate! Bashar al-Assad, Erdogan, Iran, Israel, Syria, Syria war, Wars and Militarism

On Sunday, December 8, after over a week of intense fighting between the Syrian government and the terrorist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its allied factions, who gained control over key cities in the country, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled Syria. The news was announced by the Russian Foreign Ministry which also informed that with his resignation, al-Assad instructed his prime minister to stay in charge of the state to oversee a peaceful transition of power to opposition forces. The development happens 14 months into Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and weeks after signing a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.

Al-Qaeda-Linked ‘Rebels’ In Syria Say They ‘Love Israel’

December 7, 2024 Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. Resistance Report Al-Qaeda, DIA, Gaza, Hezbollah, HTS, Iran, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Israel, Jabhat al-Nusra, Lebanon, Nusra Front, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Wars and Militarism

The United States spent billions over years arming and training militants in Syria, many linked to Al-Qaeda and ISIS. Current US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan admitted back in 2012 that “AQ [Al-Qaeda] is on our side in Syria”. In late November 2024, armed extremists took over Syria’s second-biggest city, Aleppo, in an operation sponsored by NATO member Turkey. Some of the Al-Qaeda-linked “rebels” that rule the Syrian provinces of Aleppo and Idlib told the Israeli media that they “love Israel”. They vowed to establish a new pro-Western regime in Syria.

Iran, Iraq Vow Support For Syria During Tripartite Summit In Baghdad

December 7, 2024 News Desk, The Cradle. Resist! Axis of Resistance, Iran, Iraq, Syria

Tehran and Baghdad expressed support for Syria on 6 December during a press conference to discuss the recent expansion of extremist groups across the country, following meetings between the foreign ministers of the three states in the Iraqi capital. “There is an international duty to fight terrorism in Syria,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said during the press conference. The foreign minister thanked Baghdad for hosting the tripartite meeting in the Iraqi capital, where he “held important meetings with the presidencies in Iraq in which he talked about relations between the two countries and the situation in Syria."

Terrorist Groups Take Control Over Key Areas In Northwestern Syria

December 1, 2024 Aseel Saleh, People's Dispatch. Educate! Aleppo, Idlib, Iran, Israel, Syria, Terrorists, United States, Wars and Militarism

For the past several days, the official Syrian Armed Forces (Syrian Arab Army-SAA) have been engaged in fierce battles with a number of terrorist groups across northwestern Syria. The groups appear to have captured Aleppo in addition to dozens of villages, towns, and military sites in the northwestern Syrian governorates of Aleppo and Idlib after engaging in fierce clashes with the official Syrian Armed Forces and allied forces since Wednesday, November 28. The groups that have reportedly used medium and heavy weapons also have disrupted the key international highway connecting Aleppo with the Syrian capital Damascus, and seized control of the junction.

Israel’s Chemical Weapons Stockpile Is A Global Threat

November 28, 2024 Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. Educate! Chemical Weapons, Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), Crimes against humanity, Iran, Iran-Iraq war, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine

Iran raised the issue of Israel’s refusal to ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) on Monday, November 25, claiming that this lack of accountability poses a grave risk to global peace and stability. Iran’s Deputy Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, addressed the 29th session of the Conference of the State Parties to the CWC, which began in The Hague on Monday. He also called for international action against Israel for using chemical weapons, which are banned by international conventions, in Palestine and in Lebanon. The CWC prohibits the development, production, storage, and use of all types of chemical weapons.

Escalation Of Wars In Ukraine And The Mideast

November 25, 2024 Consortium News. Resistance Report Gaza, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Palestine, Russia, Ukraine, US Imperialism

Two wars, dragging humanity into despair and existential peril, have in the past week sunk to levels difficult to comprehend. The danger of a nuclear confrontation between Russia and the West over Ukraine has been theoretically with us for nearly three years, but last week it took on terrifyingly concrete form. And in the metastasizing wars in the Middle East, which carry their own more distant atomic threat, the genocidal rage of an unbalanced Israel spread deeper into Lebanon, while all-out war with Iran simmers; the ethnic cleansing of at least the North of Gaza is no longer denied in the Israeli press, and much of the world’s patience with the Zionist state ran out as its prime minister was indicted by an international criminal court never intended to pursue Western and allied leaders.

OIC And Arab League Seek Suspension Of Israel’s UN Membership

November 13, 2024 Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. Resist! Arab League, arms embargo, Gaza, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC), Iran, Israel, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Palestine, Two-State Solution

A joint summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League at Riyadh on Monday, November 11 pushed for broader international support for Israel’s expulsion from the UN in the coming days and formation of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. The joint statement issued at the end of the summit says that the participants will prepare a draft resolution to be presented in “tenth special session (uniting for peace)” in the General Assembly to seek Israel’s expulsion “on the basis of its violations of the United Nations Charter, its threat to international peace and security and failure to its membership,” obligations as per the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on July 19, 2024.

Iranian, Russian Card Payment Systems ‘Officially Linked’

November 12, 2024 News Desk, The Cradle. Resist! Iran, Russia, Trade, US Sanctions

Iranian and Russian card payment systems were formally linked on 11 November, coming as the two nations have been working together to circumvent economic sanctions imposed by Washington and the west. The announcement was made on Monday during a ceremony attended by the Governor of Iran’s Central Bank Mohammad-Reza Farzin. During the ceremony, “a previous agreement on the connection of Iran’s Shetab and Russia’s Mir card payment systems for electronic fund transfers took effect,” Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported.

How Trump’s Return Will Impact The World

November 11, 2024 Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. Resistance Report China, dollar, Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, Russia, Tariffs, Ukraine, US Imperialism

As he prepares to return to the White House, US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed neoconservative Iran hawk Brian Hook to lead his State Department transition team. This has excited pro-Israel groups. At a September event at the Israeli-American Council, Trump proudly declared, “I was the best friend Israel ever had”. All of the likely candidates for Trump’s secretary of state and national security advisor are China hawks. These include neocons Marco Rubio, Robert O’Brien, and Mike Waltz. Three other possible choices, Ric Grenell, Bill Hagerty, and Vivek Ramaswamy are so-called “MAGA” Republicans who have distanced themselves from neoconservatism, but still share the neocons’ vehement hatred of China and would escalate tensions with Beijing.

Iran Offers Moderate Response To Israeli Aggression

November 6, 2024 Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. Educate! Europe, Gaza, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Masoud Pezeshkian

Iran offered Israel the opportunity to implement an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and stop killing civilians across the region, if the Zionist state seeks to minimize the impact of the upcoming Iranian retaliation to aggression against the country in the last month. “If they make a revision in their behavior, accept a ceasefire and stop killing the oppressed and innocent people of the region, it could have an effect on the type and intensity of our response,” Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday, November 3.

Fifty Two Nations Call For Global Arms Embargo On Israel

November 4, 2024 News Desk, The Cradle. Resist! Gaza, Iran, Israel, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity, Report, Türkiye, United Nations (UN), Wars and Militarism

The Foreign Ministry of Turkiye sent the UN a letter signed by 52 nations and two organizations calling for a halt in military transfers to Israel, stating the Israeli army is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called for the arms embargo on Israel while speaking at a news conference in Djibouti on 1 November. While attending the Turkiye–Africa collaboration meeting, Fidan announced that the group letter was sent to the UN and that it must be "repeated at every opportunity that selling arms to Israel means participating in its genocide."

How Israel Is Trying To Beat The ‘Axis Of Resistance’

October 30, 2024 Ahmed Alqarout, Mondoweiss. Educate! Axis of Resistance, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Supply Chain, Wars and Militarism

In a recent public address on October 4, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei highlighted for the first time what he described as U.S. and Israeli plans to control the region’s natural resources. He stated that Israel’s current war campaign aims to position Israel as a hub for exporting energy to Europe and importing technology to ensure its survival. Khamenei called for resistance against the so-called India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), a proposed land bridge connecting India, Saudi, the UAE, Jordan, Israel, and Europe.

Iraq Submits Protest Letter At UN Over Israel’S Use Of Airspace To Attack Iran

October 28, 2024 News Desk, The Cradle. Resist! Airspace, Iran, Iraq, Israel, US Occupation, Wars and Militarism

Baghdad announced on 28 October that a protest letter has been lodged with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemning Israel’s “flagrant violation” of Iraq’s airspace to launch airstrikes in neighboring Iran. The office of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani directed the foreign ministry to issue the letter and to communicate with Washington regarding this violation under the terms of the nations’ bilateral strategic framework agreement. Officials who spoke with Shafaq News Agency said Baghdad “will not allow the use of Iraqi airspace or lands to attack other countries, especially neighboring countries that have relations of respect and common interests with Iraq.”

Iran Calls For Urgent UNSC Meeting Following Israeli Attack

October 27, 2024 News Desk, The Cradle. Educate! International Law, Iran, Israel, United Nations, UNSC, Wars and Militarism

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called on the UN on 27 October to convene an urgent Security Council meeting in response to Israel's recent missile and drone attack on the Islamic Republic while affirming Iran's right to retaliate. Araghchi issued a letter to the UN Secretary-General stating that the "Islamic Republic of Iran calls on the President of the Security Council to convene an urgent meeting to address these serious violations and illegal actions, ensuring that this regime is held accountable for its actions." "While Iran's air defense system intercepted most of the missiles, four Iranian army officers bravely sacrificed their lives to protect the national security of their country and were martyred," Araghchi's letter stated.

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