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FAIR serves up more lies on Syria
The poorly named Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (sic) continues to propagate the bogus conspiracy theory of a CIA effort to overthrow the Bashar Assad dictatorship.
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Turkey: Kurdish left resists ‘political genocide’
With much of Turkey's east under a state of emergency and pro-government mobs sacking offices of the left-opposition HDP, Kurdish leaders charge a campaign of "political genocide."
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Syrian rebels pledge to defeat Russian ‘occupation’
Amid signs of an escalating Russian intervention in Syria, the opposition government-in-exile issued a statement pledging to "defeat any foreign occupation."
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ISIS seizes last oil-field from Assad regime
ISIS fighters seized the last oil-field still under the control of the Assad regime after several days of fighting. The Jazal field has a production capacity of 2,500 barrels per day.
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Turkey: state terror in ‘anti-terrorist’ guise
The Turkish state is lining up international support for its "anti-terrorist" campaign against the PKK—as it carries out air-strikes and harsh repression on Kurdish villages.
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UN rights expert: ‘no end in sight’ for Syria conflict
Syrian civilians are facing war crimes and crimes against humanity with "no end in sight," the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the war finds in its latest report.
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Istanbul: proletarian districts declare ‘autonomy’
Working-class districts of Istanbul, following the lead of rebel Kurds in Turkey's east, are declaring "autonomy" from the state—amid ongoing street clashes with security forces.
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Turkey: Kurds mount resistance to war drive
In response to the new offensive by the Turkish government, Kurds in the country's east are declaring their own regional autonomy and throwing up roadblocks.
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Two years later, Syrians recall chemical massacre
The Syrian diaspora around the world held protests and vigils marking the second anniversary of the chemical attack at Ghouta—as Assad continues his campaign of aerial terror.
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NENW-NYC statement in support of Rojava Kurds
We in Neither East Nor West-NYC (NENW-NYC) support the struggle of the anti-authoritarian Kurdish and allied forces in Rojava. We view this as a continuation of our work in the 1980s and '90s, when we networked for mutual solidarity between… Read moreNENW-NYC statement in support of Rojava Kurds
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Erdogan-ISIS pincer against Kurds
The Turkish army is shelling and burning Kurdish villages in the country's east, while just across the Syrian border ISIS continues to harass Kurdish towns with suicide attacks.
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Egypt passes draconian anti-terror law
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi approved a counter-terrorism law assailed by rights groups as making permanent powers usually reserved for a state of emergency.