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1. Afrin invasion: Turkey attacks northern Syria’s democratic revolution — with Russian and US approval

   captured the world’s imagination — the democratic, multi-ethnic and feminist revolution in Syria’s north is ... launched an invasion of the Afrin Canton of the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria (DFNS), in its ... declared the war in Syria, which began in 2011, was almost over. But on January 20, Turkey’s attacks ...

2. As Syria's conflict intensifies, where do democratic hopes lie?

   North and East Syria (AANES) The defeat of ISIS in Syria last year raised hopes that the long-running ... Syria provided evidence of Turkish use of illegal chemical weapons, and called for an international ... least half the population are refugees from other parts of Syria, mostly not Kurdish. They have settled ...

3. Syria: Kurdish-led forces on the verge of taking Raqqa, but what comes next?

   States Raqqa, the de facto ISIS capital in Syria, is on the verge of falling. The rapid advance of the ... eliminating ISIS will not end the violent multi-sided war in Syria that spawned it. Other indications of this ... al-Assad regime forces in the south of Syria, near the Jordanian border; and  • the continued bombardment ...

4. Now Turkey is bombing Kurdish-led revolutionaries in Syria — with Western complicity

   Syria and Iraq on April 24. For months local and foreign forces have been closing in on the main ISIS ... strongholds: the cities of Raqqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq. Turkey is a NATO member and recognised as an ally ... against ISIS by the US-led coalition of Western powers in Iraq and Syria, that includes Australia. But the ...

5. Syria: Amid terror, blockades, autonomous democratic federation struggles to meet refugee needs

   Salibi border crossing between Iraq and Syria left 37 refugees dead and at least 20 injured. Victims were ... Refugees Perhaps more surprising is that the refugees attacked were mainly fleeing to, not from, Syria ... — despite Syria being renowned as a country of origin of refugees. Since the Syrian Civil War began in 2011, ...

6. Behind the US's confusing, shifting Syria policy

   February 23, clashes have intensified in northern Syria between Turkish forces and local proxies occupying ... an enclave in northern Syria, on one hand, and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the other. The ... structures of the Democratic Federation of North Syria. The SDF is currently closing in on the Syrian capital ...

7. Syria: New talks amid shifting alliances

   The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted on December 31 to support a ceasefire in Syria ... ending the conflict in Syria, which has raged for almost six years, killing half a million people and ... but do reflect changes in both the situation in Syria and the alignment of regional and global powers ...

8. Syria: Is the multi-sided conflict at a turning point?

   Imperialism & war National liberation Tony Iltis Rojava Rojava revolution Syria ... of predominantly Islamist rebel groups. Previously Syria’s largest city, Aleppo has been the location ... disaster Since the regime’s suppression of the 2011 uprising evolved into a multi-sided civil war, Syria ...

9. Western intervention won’t help Syria

   the Free Syria Army,l has meant casualties are more frequent on both sides. On February 3, talks ... Assad’s abuse of human rights. “We believe the UN must act to support the people of Syria and that Russia ... a close and stable diplomatic relationship with Syria even before Assad’s father, Hefaz al-Assad, took ...

10. Syria: New horrors as outside powers worsen crisis

    Another round of international talks on Syria, and a ceasefire, have come and gone. The ... total population of Syria is about 17 million. Western and Russian air strikes A US-led coalition of ... Western powers has been engaging in air strikes in Syria since September 2014, while Russia has since ...

11. Turkey declares war on Syria's democratic hope

    killed, between 4-to-5 million people have left Syria as refugees and about 8 million have been internally ... self-administered areas of Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan) and Northern Syria. This revolutionary experiment emerged in ... in Rojava and North Syria. Quotas ensure that all political bodies, from the neighbourhood level up, ...

12. Syria:‭ ‬Amid bloodshed,‭ ‬Rojava offers way forward

    its allies bombed the village of Birmehli in northern Syria on the night of April‭ ‬30.‭ ‬US Central ... since August and in Syria since September,‭ ‬supposedly targeting IS forces,‭ ‬have not killed any ... Syria since the US-led‭ ‬air strikes began.‭ Unlike Syria,‭ ‬in Iraq the US has allies on the ground.‭ ...

13. Syria: Assad regime close to over amid rising violence

    Democracy Tony Iltis The 50-year rule of the Ba’ath Party in Syria looks to be effectively over. ... arming Assad, particularly Russia, whose only naval base outside the former Soviet Union is in Syria ... network inside Syria. The LCC is opposed to Western intervention and stands for “transition to ...

14. US threatens Syria amid threat of fresh Western war in Mid-East

    Britain and France, has made escalating threats for a military attack on Syria. With the likelihood of ... itself the “international community”, may strike Syria unilaterally. The move comes as the uprising ... government published a “position regarding the legality of military action in Syria” saying unilateral action ...

15. Abbott's Syria war will create more refugees

    Tony Abbott announced on September 9 a novel approach to stemming the flow of refugees from Syria ... participants in Syria's multi-sided conflict. However, the dictatorship of Bashar Assad — which has killed ... more civilians in Syria than any other actor — has directed most of its violence against the Sunni Arab ...

16. Syria: Military and political stalemate as body count climbs

    Syria a third higher than previous estimates by the UN and anti-government activists. “We can assume ... humanitarian situation in Syria has deteriorated rapidly during the reporting period. Many of those interviewed ... areas … Many internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Syria are unable to return to their homes because ...

17. Syria: Repression, defiance rises

    Democracy Tony Iltis Thousands of people took to the streets in cities and towns throughout Syria ... Left. These charges have some resonance inside Syria, and that there is still support for the regime, ... threatened by uprisings have managed to muster. Israel has attacked Syria several times and has occupied the ...

18. Terror in Syria amid Western hypocrisy

    on protests in cities and towns throughout Syria, the August 6 Gulf News said. Escalating protests ... and government violence have marked every Friday since the Arab Spring reached Syria in March. But ... Nations Security Council statement condemning Syria as “a turning point in the attitude of the ...

19. Foreign intervention worsens Syria crisis

    Western powers on September 30 and began direct military intervention in Syria – using the same form (air ... strikes) and the same declared enemy, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Russia's campaign, aimed to ... confused, multi-sided conflict in Syria. Russia's intervention mirrors the West: use of air strikes ...

20. Syria, Yemen uprisings yield different Western responses

    powers and their Arab allies. The group cynically called itself the “Friends of Syria”. Secretary of ... people,” she said. But Syria is not the only Arab country where the government has been confronted with ... Yemen. Like in Syria, but considerably less reported, the conflict between the government and opposition ...

21. Syria: Rising sectarian violence push by regime, West

    seems for the time being NATO is not planning a direct military assault against Syria along the lines of ... in tune with Syria’s account and at odds with Turkey.” Emergency EU and NATO meetings condemned ... Syria, but specifically ruled out a military response. “We do not go for any interventions,” Dutch ...

22. Syria: US war drive halted, for now

    East abated, at least for now, on September 20 when Syria met a deadline set in a September 14 ... agreement between the US and Russia. As part of the deal, Syria submitted details of its chemical weapons to ... Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The US threatened military action against Syria ...

23. Syria: Violence grows despite peace plan

    Imperialism & war Democracy Tony Iltis Syria has been rocked by fresh violence despite the ... zone” in March last year. Ambiguous The US position on Syria remains ambiguous. Reuters reported on ... Syria will be represented by the Syrian National Council (SNC). The SNC is an alliance of expatriate ...

24. Syria: Talks fail to stop bloodshed, but Rojava example spreads

    Rojava-based Women's Protection Units (YPJ) militia. Since a “cessation in hostilities” in Syria ... “cessation in hostilities” was brokered by the International Syria Support Group (ISSG), made up of the ... that the ceasefire would be extended to Syria's largest city, Aleppo, which is divided multiple ...

25. The real reason Tony Abbott wants to bomb Syria

    in the US-led air war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) — and bomb targets in Syria ... into Syria, where the majority of ISIS-held territory is. But some “coalition partners”, including ... received last week from the United States for the RAAF to join the air campaign in Syria came more from ...

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