In 2022 Ukrainian grain could be delivered to Middle East and North Africa,by allowing the ships entering the ports of Latakia and Tartus in Syria. At the end of 2024 rebels advanced from Damascus pushing toward Syria’s coastal provinces, including Latakia, Hama and Tartus, where Russian military bases were located. As Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’sContinue reading “Rebel coalitions, severe fighting in Latakia and Jableh”
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The question of the month December was: After Aleppo & Homs can rebels take over Damascus?
Last month there was a very fast development in Syria, which makes us very curious for the coming months. As Syrian rebel forces gained control over the crucial cities of Aleppo, Homs and Dara one of the biggest questions arised out of the situation if those rebels could be a total change in Syria. ItContinue reading “The question of the month December was: After Aleppo & Homs can rebels take over Damascus?”
The fall of Assad is a defeat for Russia — and no ‘win’ for the US
By Anatol Lieven. We should note that for every bad outcome for Moscow here, Washington faces an equally unstable path, too The fall of the Baath state in Syria is a serious defeat for Russia (and a disaster for Iran). It would however be a grave mistake to assume that this by necessity makes itContinue reading “The fall of Assad is a defeat for Russia — and no ‘win’ for the US”
Some View on the World 