Syria

U.S. Forces Kill Thirteen in Raid on ISIS Leader, Bourgeois Media Cheers Them On
A high profile raid on ISIS militants in Northwest Syria is the latest in a series of actions designed to bolster the failed “war on terror” as well as President Biden’s plummeting poll numbers. The U.S. media is playing along just as it always does.
Left Voice
February 4, 2022So Much for the “Lesser Evil”: Biden Bombs Syria
In his first military action since inauguration, Joe Biden launched a series of airstrikes against Syria, signaling a renewed imperialist offensive in the region. With the power of the united working class, we must demand an end to imperialist aggression and sanctions in Syria, Iran, and the Middle East.
Sam Carliner
February 26, 2021U.S. Sanctions and Economic Turmoil Spark More Protests in Syria
Syria is in an unprecedented state of economic turmoil after years of a devastating civil war. Now with a new set of U.S. sanctions and with limited support from allied powers and Lebanese capital, the regime is backed into a corner. In response to the crisis, widespread protests against the regime and a rapidly deteriorating economic situation have emerged.
Maryam Alaniz
June 19, 2020Stop Bombing Syria!
Nothing good can come of this bombing or any other imperialist military intervention.
Left Voice
April 14, 2018Stop the War on Afrin!
The Turkish Armed Forces -supported by Free Syrian Army groups- have started an air and land offensive on the predominantly Kurdish town of Afrin in Northern Syria, from multiple fronts at the same time.
Başlangıç Dergisi
February 2, 2018Bombing Them to Save Them: The Imperialist Logic of War
President Trump gave the order to open a new front in the Syrian war Thursday evening. The US Navy launched 59 Tomahawk missiles hitting the ground at Al Shayrat airfield in Syria, site from where the chemical weapons were allegedly launched.
Juan C
April 7, 2017The Carnage of Aleppo
Aleppo is a tragedy. Over a quarter million people have died in the confrontation between the rebels and the forces of the Syrian government. It would be unfair, however, to view them as being on the same level.
Juan C
December 23, 2016Three Hypotheses on the Assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey
The assassination of Andrei Karlov, Russian Ambassador to Turkey, occurred against the backdrop of the civil war in Syria. In particular, it takes place amidst the dramatic turn of events following the seizure of Aleppo by Assad’s despotic regime, with the support of both Russia and Iran.
Claudia Cinatti
December 20, 2016Hillary Clinton’s New Cold War
With Donald Trump’s campaign in shambles, Hillary Clinton is racing toward the Presidency. But her rhetoric contains a danger of deepening hostility toward Russia and dangerous saber-rattling over the Middle East.
Wayne Deluca
October 12, 2016The Geopolitics of the Civil War in Syria
The shifting alliances and the overlapping of multiple ethnic, religious, geopolitical and social conflicts that characterize the civil war in Syria seem to defy the basic premise of any war-- the distinction between “friend or foe”. This article provides a brief overview of the opposing parties.
Claudia Cinatti
September 14, 2016