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Tuesday, 01 August

14:01

Syria: A Tale of Plunder and Resurrection "ConflictWatch Feed Rojava"

The war on Syria has vanished from the collective West ethos. Yet its far from finished. Multitudes across the Global Majority may feel the deepest empathy towards Syrians while acknowledging not much can be done while the Western Minority refuses to leave the stage.

In parallel, there are slim chances the New Development Bank (NDB) the BRICS bank will start showering Damascus with loans for Syrias reconstruction. At least not yet, despite all the pledges by Russians and Chinese to help.

Under the lame excuse of degrading the position for ISIS, the US State Department de facto admits that the Empires illegal occupation of a third of Syria the part rich in oil and minerals currently being stolen/smuggled will persist, indefinitely.

Cue to virtually non-stop oil looting in northeastern Hasakah province, as in processions of dozens of oil tankers crossing to northern Iraq via the al-Waleed or al-Mahmoudiya border crossing, usually escorted by US-backed Kurdish separatist militias.

As if any reminding was needed, the Global Majority is fully aware ISIS is essentially an American black op, a spin-off of al-Qaeda in Iraq, born in camps at the Iraq-Kuwaiti border. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is hardly a democratic US proxy, predictably assembled as a coalition of ethnic militias, mostly run by Kurds but also incorporating a few Arab tribesmen, Turkmen, and Salafi-jihadi Chechens.

As if the non-stop looting of oil was not enough, the Pentagon keeps dispatching truckloads of ammo and logistical equipment to Hasakah.

Convoys run back and forth to illegal US military bases in the Hasakah countryside, with particular relevance to a base at the al-Jibsah oilfields near the town of al-Shaddadi.

Recently, 39 US military tankers crossed the illegal al-Mahmoudiya border towards Iraqi Kurdistan loaded with stolen Syrian oil.

Despite these crude facts, Russia remains excessively diplomatic on the issue. Mikhail Bogdanov, Putins special representative for the Middle East and Africa, recently told al-Arabiya, Washington uses the pretext of combating terrorism to be present east of the Euphrates in economically important areas, where crude oil and strategic natural reserves are abundant.

He highlighted US troops deployed at al-Tanf in southern Syria and American support fo...

06:36

Syria: a tale of plunder and resurrection "ConflictWatch Feed Isis"

While the wholesale theft of Syria's natural resources continues under the watch of illegal US troops, the Russian project of resurrecting ISIS-destroyed Palmyra stands as a stark reminder that ruins can rise again - if Syria's friends help pave the way. The war on Syria has vanished from the collective West ethos. Yet it's far from finished. Multitudes across the Global Majority may feel the deepest empathy towards Syrians while acknowledging not much can be done while the Western Minority refuses to leave the stage. In parallel, there are slim chances the New Development Bank (NDB) - the BRICS bank - will start showering Damascus with loans for Syria's reconstruction. At least not yet, despite all the pledges by Russians and Chinese to help. Under the lame excuse of "degrading the position for ISIS," the US State Department de facto admits that the Empire's illegal occupation of a third of Syria - the part rich in oil and minerals currently being stolen/smuggled - will persist,...

Monday, 31 July

16:14

Why were the rebel logistics in 2012 and 2013 so bizarre? "ConflictWatch Feed Syria"

It seems like the battles for Aleppo and Damascus in summer 2012 began even as the rebels were still contesting the very towns that they themselves came from?

In May 2013, rebels from Aleppo were sent as reinforcements to Qusayr, seemingly bypassing hundreds of regime checkpoints?

During the battle of Damascus, hundreds of fighters came from Idlib, once again seemingly bypassing several hundred regime checkpoints?

Rebels launched a surprise offensive inside Hama city in March 2013 despite it being cut off from the rebel held countryside which was many miles away?

May 2013 in the immediate lead up to the Baniyas massacre, there was some kind of battle between rebels and soldiers in the town, with rebels apparently having a presence right on the very SAA controlled coastal plain?

How's any of this even possible?

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Sunday, 30 July

06:34

Military Situation In Syria On July 29, 2023 (Map Update) "ConflictWatch Feed Rojava"

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On July 29, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in Idlib region in the past 24 hours;
On July 27, terrorist explosion in the Sayyida Zaynab area of Damascus killed six civilians. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack;
On July 28, Turkish drones attacked a vehicle near Qamishli city. Four SDF members were killed.

05:38

US mulling multi-front offensive in Syria in collaboration with Takfiri terrorists "ConflictWatch Feed Iraq"

By Robert Inlakesh | Press TV | July 29, 2023

The US military is readying approximately 2,500 service members for deployment in the West Asian region, as its proxy forces in Syrias northeast and al-Tanf areas seek potential alliances with Takfiri terrorists in the northwestern Idlib province.

With tensions boiling between the Syrian government-aligned forces and the US occupation troops in the war-ravaged Arab country, it might be a sign of more violence on the way, observers believe.

According to a report published in New York local media in mid-July, some 2,500 10th Mountain Division soldiers were being sent off to combat in Iraq and Syria.

It is not exactly clear how many soldiers from the light-infantry division will be dispatched for operations in the two West Asian countries.

However, the number of forces being sent rings true with a report from the Turkish newspaper, Yeni Safak, that claimed Washington was preparing to send 2,500 troops to northeast Syria.

The US currently maintains, at least publicly, that it has around 900 active-duty service members deployed to Syria, a number which is speculated to be much higher.

If the US is indeed sending additional forces to the region, it could indicate that its objectives have slightly changed in the northeast of the country.

At this time, the Americans occupy roughly a third of Syrian territory and do so without any congressional approval, through its occupation which it uses the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to maintain it holds hostage the most fertile agricultural lands and roughly 90 percent of Syrias natural gas from the Damascus government.

Over the past years, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies based in the Deir Ezzor province, have grown tired of continued US troop presence inside their territory.

On March 23, the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced retaliatory strikes against targets in Deir Ezzor, following a UAV strike against its forces in al-Hasakah.

Earlier today, a US contractor was killed and five US service members and one additional US contractor were wounded after a one-way unmanned aerial vehicle struck a maint...

Saturday, 29 July

12:38

Will rally on Saturday in defense of Quran, all oppressed: Nasrallah "ConflictWatch Feed Syria"

July 29, 2023 Source: Agencies By Al Mayadeen English Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah underlines that the resistance part does not seek to garner power in Lebanon, but rather to protect the peoples interests. The perpetrators of the bombing in the Sayedah Zeinab area in Damascus are terrorist extremists with a clear objective, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan []

06:13

Multiple fatalities in Damascus mosque bombing "ConflictWatch Feed Syria"

At least six people have been killed and another 23 wounded in a motorcycle bombing near the Sayeda Zeinab mosque, in a southern suburb of the Syrian capital, the Interior Ministry has said. A motorbike carrying explosives detonated on a crowded street in the Damascus countryside on Thursday evening, according to Syrian officials, who later shared photos of the aftermath on social media. One resident cited by Reuters said he heard a blast at around 5:30 pm local time, after which security forces quickly sealed off the area. The Interior Ministry said multiple agencies responded to the "terrorist explosion," including officers with Syria's Criminal Security Directorate. Another local told AFP that the explosion took place "near a security building" meters from the Sayeda Zeinab mosque, adding that they "heard a huge blast and people began to run."

Friday, 28 July

01:48

Syria: Bomb blast outside Damascus shrine wounds several people "ConflictWatch Feed Syria"

Syria: Bomb blast outside Damascus shrine wounds several people

Bomb planted in a taxi exploded outside the Sayeda Zeinab shrine south of the Syrian capital, state media reported

MEE staff Thu, 07/27/2023 - 16:48

Syrian Shia Muslims pray outside the shrine of Sayyida Zeinab in Damascus on 28 June 2016 (AFP)

A car bomb exploded near a prominent shrine in Damascus on Thursday, killing several people and wounding others, according to Syrian state media.

The bomb was planted in a taxi and exploded outside the Sayeda Zeinab shrine south of Damascus.

As many as six people may have died, Syrian state television reported. The number of people wounded remains unclear.

Scores of pilgrims have gathered at the shrine in recent days as part of mourning rituals by Shia Muslims for the Ashura religious commemoration.

Earlier this week, two people were wounded after a blast outside the same shrine.

Thursday, 27 July

04:44

Military Situation In Syria On July 26, 2023 (Map Update) "ConflictWatch Feed Rojava"

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On July 26, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours;
On July 26, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Tal Tamar;
On July 26, Alexander Lavrentiev Russias Presidential Envoy for Syria met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus;
On July 25, HTS arrested 13 people from the village of Batabo on charges of being members of armed cells affiliated with hostile parties;
On July 25, the US Air Forces condemned in a statement the unprofessional behavior of a Russian fighter jet harassing a US drone two days earlier over Syria.

22:49

Arabic press review: Syrian pound loses third of its value in two months "ConflictWatch Feed Syria"

Arabic press review: Syrian pound loses third of its value in two months

Meanwhile, a Moroccan is on trial in Germany over espionage charges and Egyptian NGOs decry worst decade for human rights in the county

Mohammad Ayesh Wed, 07/26/2023 - 13:49

A merchant counts Syrian pound notes, bearing a portrait of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, at the Bzourieh market in the centre of the Syrian capital Damascus on 11 September 2019 (AFP)

A merchant counts Syrian pound notes, bearing a portrait of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, at the Bzourieh market in the centre of Damascus on 11 September 2019 (AFP)

Syrian pound in decline

The Syrian pound has lost about 30 percent of its value in two months, the London-based Al-Araby Al-Jadeed newspaper reported on Saturday.

The lira stood at over 12,000 pounds against the US dollar on 21 July, the lowest exchange rate on record, according to the newspaper.

The lira value has been in free fall for two months, since it passed 9,000 lira to the US dollar on 11 May.

The price of gold also jumped to its highest level against the pound, with the price of 21-karat one gram costing 595,000 lira.

Syrian traders said the price of essential goods has increased by up to 40 percent amid the currency woes.

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