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March 7, 2016 0

Syria: Phantom "Rebels" Return from the Dead

By News Desk

Links Syria: Phantom "Rebels" Return from the Dead March 7, 2016 ( Tony Cartalucci – NEO ) – The French colonial green, white, and black banner of Syria adapted by the West’s proxy "Free Syrian Army" (FSA) had long been forgotten in the sea of black banners held aloft by Washington and Riyadh’s more extreme ploy to gain leverage upon and more direct access to the battlefield. However, as Syrian forces backed by its regional allies and Russian airpower overwhelm these forces while building alliances with other factions, including the Kurds, the West’s entire regime change enterprise faces ignominious collapse.

February 14, 2016 0

Turkey is the Source, Not Solution to ISIS and the Syrian Crisis

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The images from Aleppo, Idlib and Syria’s border with Turkey can be described in one word: despair. The Guardian’s article, " Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees remain stranded at Turkish border ," claims: Tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing a Russian-backed government advance on Aleppo have remained stranded near the Turkish border over the weekend, with no sign that the authorities in Ankara will respond to mounting international pressure to allow in more refugees uprooted by the escalating war.

February 11, 2016 0

In Syria, If You Can’t Find Moderates, Dress Up Some Extremists

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The US State Department’s official statement listing al-Nusra as a foreign terrorist organization, titled, " Terrorist Designations of the al-Nusrah Front as an Alias for al-Qa’ida in Iraq ," states: Since November 2011, al-Nusrah Front has claimed nearly 600 attacks – ranging from more than 40 suicide attacks to small arms and improvised explosive device operations – in major city centers including Damascus, Aleppo, Hamah, Dara, Homs, Idlib, and Dayr al-Zawr. During these attacks numerous innocent Syrians have been killed.