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New Film Gives an Iranian Perspective on the Battle Against ISIS in Syria

The movie comes from Iranian screenwriter and film director Ebrahim Hatamikia. Two award winning Iranian actors, Hadi Hejazifar and Babak Hamidian, play father and son pilots trying to rescue civilians besieged and attacked by ISIS forces in eastern Syria.

May 11th, 2018

By Rick Sterling

New Film Gives an Iranian Perspective on the Battle Against ISIS in Syria

The “West” is competing against the “East” on the Syrian battle-field, in conflicting news and analysis, and now also in the cultural and film arena. A new full length action movie, titled “Damascus Time”, gives an Iranian perspective on the battle against ISIS in Syria. The movie comes from Iranian screenwriter and film director Ebrahim

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Rick Sterling is a journalist and member of the Syria Solidarity Movement based in the San Fransico Bay area. He can be reached at [email protected]

Syrian Rebels Target Busy Market In Eastern Ghouta Rocket Attack

Initial reports indicate that at least 38 civilians, including women and children, are dead following a deadly rocket attack on a busy marketplace by Syrian Rebels in Eastern Ghouta.

March 21st, 2018

By ZeroHedge.com

Syrian Rebels Target Busy Market In Eastern Ghouta Rocket Attack

On Tuesday evening, anti-government fighters in the embattled East Ghouta suburb of Damascus launched a major attack, firing several missiles and artillery shells into a crowded shopping district of government-held Jaramana area, resulting in a civilian massacre. The Guardian has described the attack as "one of the deadliest

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UN Feigns Outrage Over Ghouta While Terrorist Rockets Rain Down on Damascus

Eva Bartlett breaks down the dizzying array of information surrounding the mounting humanitarian crisis in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta. With accusations abound, parsing the reality on the ground is becoming more challenging by the day.

February 26th, 2018

By Eva Bartlett @EvaKBartlett

UN Feigns Outrage Over Ghouta While Terrorist Rockets Rain Down on Damascus

GHOUTA, SYRIA -- On February 20, from Amman, Jordan, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Geert Cappelaere, issued a statement of “outrage” titled: “The war on children in Syria: Reports of mass casualties among children in Eastern Ghouta and

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Eva Bartlett

Eva Bartlett is a Canadian independent journalist and activist. She has spent years on the ground covering conflict zones in the Middle East, especially in Syria and occupied Palestine, where she lived for nearly four years. She is a recipient of the 2017 International Journalism Award for International Reporting, granted by the Mexican Journalists’ Press Club (founded in 1951), was the first recipient of the Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism, and was short-listed in 2017 for the Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism. See her extended bio on her blog In Gaza. She tweets at @EvaKBartlett

Israel’s Ongoing Bombing of Syria Threatens Dangerous Escalation

Israel has hit Syrian territory over 100 times since the conflict began in 2011.

January 12th, 2018

By Darius Shahtahmasebi @TVsLeaking

Israel’s Ongoing Bombing of Syria Threatens Dangerous Escalation

The Syrian Army is alleging that Israeli jets struck positions dozens of times within Syria early Tuesday morning in the al-Qutayfa area east

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Darius Shahtahmasebi

Darius Shahtahmasebi is a New Zealand-based legal and political analyst who focuses on US foreign policy in the Middle East, Asia and Pacific region. He is fully qualified as a lawyer in two international jurisdictions.

Putin: Russia Has Learned More ‘False Flag’ Chemical Attacks In Syria Are Coming

Putin shocked reporters when he said that Russia has received intelligence from “trusted sources” that more attacks using chemical weapons are being prepared.

April 11th, 2017

By ZeroHedge.com

Putin: Russia Has Learned More ‘False Flag’ Chemical Attacks In Syria Are Coming

With Rex Tillerson on his way to Russia, moments ago Russian president Vladimir Putin shocked reporters when he said that Russia has received intelligence from "trusted sources" that more attacks using chemical weapons are being prepared on the Damascus region, meant to pin the blame on the Assad government.

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Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard Visits Damascus On Unannounced Syria Trip

Gabbard’s office confirmed that the congresswoman met with several government leaders while in Damascus.

January 19th, 2017

By Jason Ditz

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard Visits Damascus On Unannounced Syria Trip

(REPORT) --- Long opposed to US attempts to impose regime change in Syria, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D – HI) has made a trip to Syria this week, an unannounced visit

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US Intel Officials Made Secret Trip to Damascus for Talks With Assad Advisor

Such talks are unprecedented. The two countries haven’t had such direct dealings since near the start of the conflict in 2011.