Open Dialogue Research Journal
The former leader of the fundamentalist-Sunni ISIS and al-Qaeda forces in Syria, al-Jolani (renamed al-Sharaa) has now suffered his first military defeat at the hands of the fundamentalist-Jewish Israeli Government, which is determined to keep parts of Syria and will now be free to take more of it. This defeat […]
Part I U.S. Expectations and Conditions The White House’s conditional approach reflects strategic aims: encouraging the Syrian government to undertake reforms, normalize relations, and reduce its reliance on Iran and Russia. Several specific conditions were emphasized: – Normalization with Israel: During a surprise meeting on May 14, Trump urged al-Sharaa […]
It has been six months since Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a radical Islamist group led by Abu Mohammad al-Julani – now known as Ahmed al-Sharaa – seized control over parts of Syria. This significant development reshaped the landscape of the Syrian conflict, which has been ongoing since 2011 and has […]
On 26 February 2025, Fox News headlined “Trump posts AI video of Gaza as luxury resort”, which showed clips from a promotional video that Trump had had done to show how he would like Gaza to be after the Gazans are eliminated from there and replaced by a world-class tropical beach-resort […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EIE53EdIcQ&t=415s “Unmasking Syria’s War—Truth, Propaganda & Power Games” 6:55-16:40 6:55 I think it’s going to be, um, it’s going to be a long time before 7:01 Syria is fully back on its feet in in any way shape or form as it was before. 7:08 Um, I think what you’re […]
In one of the most unexpected geopolitical developments of 2025, the U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syria’s new leader, Ahmad Al-Sharaa, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The summit, held on May 14, marks a turning point in U.S. involvement in the Middle East — both in diplomatic orientation and strategic […]
The situation remains very combustible and could easily explode at the slightest spark. Russia and the US rarely agree on much, but their top diplomats just sounded the alarm about Syria, which should convince objective observers that there’s credence to their warnings. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that “The situation in the […]
Contrary to the propaganda of moral upstarts, terrorism pays. It proves rewarding. It establishes states and reconstitutes others. It encourages change, for ill or otherwise. The stance taken, righteously pitiful, on not negotiating with those who practise it, is as faulty as battling gravity. The case of Syria’s interim president, […]
Here is the youtube in which Chris Hedges interviewed on April 30th the journalist Richard Medhurst about Medhurst’s being punished-without-trial and threatened with up to five years of legal imprisonment of him under Section 12(1a) of the UK’s Terrorism Act 2000 because he had reported honestly about the wars in Syria, Lebanon, and […]
https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2025/04/syria-to-recognise-israel-by-end-2026/ “Syria to Recognise Israel By End 2026” By Craig Murray, 14 April 2025 A British diplomatic source tells me that “President” al-Jolani aka al-Sharaa has assured the UK that Syria will “normalise relations” with Israel, recognise the State of Israel and exchange ambassadors, by the end of 2026. This […]
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