Cooperation to help improve livelihood of Syrian people after turmoil
Xi, Assad announce China-Syria strategic partnership
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Assad’s visit parallels in some ways that of Russian President Vladimir Putin last year for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
AP trying to draw parallels between Russia-Ukraine and China-Taiwan.
For the first time in a decade, Ukraine has surpassed Syria as the country with the highest number of casualties from cluster bombs. That’s according to a report from the Cluster Munition Coalition weapons watchdog. Nathan Southern from the University of St. Andrews has more on this report.
Report: Cluster bomb deaths in Ukraine pass Syria casualties
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Cluster munitions killed at least 37 Yemenis in August: Watchdog
Timeline: Use of controversial cluster bombs in past conflicts
Al Jazeera falsely claims that Russia used cluster munitions in Crimea! Nowhere, in the linked report, does HRW mention Crimea!
As noted in this posting, a detailed review of the Douma-OPCW chemical weapons controversy was recently completed and distributed to all 193 member states of the OPCW as well as key UN officials.
Interview about the now publicly released Berlin Group 21 Review of the OPCW-Douma controversy
While on the campaign trail, President Joe Biden spoke with some “Syrian American activists” who favor increased sanctions on the country as well as regime change in Damascus, during a private fundraiser in Maryland last month. According to neoconservative columnist Josh Rogin – one of Bill Kristol’s protégés – Biden told these regime change advocates that, among other things, Assad must go. Rogin says these activists “took advantage of their audience with Biden… to implore him to do more to oppose” Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Biden Says Assad Must Go
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The Pentagon has released footage showing a Russian fighter jet flying near an American drone above Syria, as Moscow and Washington continue to trade accusations over unsafe aerial operations.
US Accuses Russia of ‘Harassing Our Drones’ Over Syria
The days of U.S. dictating to the Arab world, and U.S.-engineered wars for regime change in the Middle East are over, Steven Sahiounie writes.
U.S. Sanctions Are Drowning Syrians
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The media suggest that the US chose Al-Jazira area to construct its military bases due to its large oil and gas fields.
US eyes new military base in Iraq’s oil-rich region
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US-led coalition against Islamic State building new base in northern Syria
The top Republican and Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee released a statement on Monday slamming Syria’s readmission into the Arab League and urging President Biden to use sanctions to prevent further normalization.
House Hawks Urge Biden to Use Sanctions to Prevent Syria Normalization
Former US Marine killed in Ukraine
Andrews worked for an activist group known as the Resistance Committee, according to their social media statements. They said he was killed assisting the evacuation of civilians from the city. Andrews left Cleveland, Ohio in November and joined the Foreign Legion in Ukraine, a group of foreign fighters helping the Ukrainian military. His contract ended in March, Mrs. Andrews said, and he decided to stay on.
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The foreign ministers of Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia met in Amman Monday
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