Monday, September 28, 2026

Tag: Aleppo

Hundreds of peace activists are marching from Berlin to Aleppo

"For us, we took it as our sign, which symbolizes for us the struggle for peace, democracy and freedom. A community … united against the killing.”

Aleppo’s sobering lessons

Those who engage Syria with limited will and limited means must set limited goals if they are to accomplish even a limited amount of good.

Suspected terror attacks in Europe, Turkey leave at least a dozen...

The attacks came less than a month after the US officially warned that the Islamic State would target European “festivals” and “outdoor markets” during the Holiday season.

A deadly day: Russian ambassador assassinated; 12 dead in Berlin truck...

Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, was assassinated Monday at an art exhibition in Ankara.

BREAKING: Russian ambassador to Turkey assassinated, Russian politicians claim NATO planned...

The attack comes just one day before Russia, Turkey, and Iran were due to hold talks over the ongoing conflict in Syria.

Aleppo Rebels were defeated because they alienated Syrians

Syria is much more diverse a country than it might seem from cold social statistics.

Syria’s Aleppo falling: Moscow is a player in the region again

Russia’s success in shaping the outcome of the Syrian struggle has made Moscow a player in the region again for the first time since the fall of the old Soviet Union.

War and double Standards

Understanding the Sieges of Aleppo and Mosul

In Syria, Rebels From East Aleppo Strike Hospital in Government-Held West...

You see headlines talking about the humanitarian disaster in the city, but it is hard to know what those headlines are talking about.

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States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
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Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy

The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
A press briefing at the White House. Photo: The White House

Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico

The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo: FEMA/Bill Koplitz, via Wikimedia Commons

The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...

If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
The Knesset, Israel's parliament building, in Jerusalem. Photo: Gary Todd, via Wikimedia Commons

Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?

New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.