The United States spent billions over years arming and training militants in Syria, many linked to Al-Qaeda and ISIS. Current US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan admitted back in 2012 that “AQ [Al-Qaeda] is on our side in Syria”. In December 2024, armed extremists overthrew the Syrian government and seized …

Everyone knows there are many extremely poor countries in the world, but people rarely talk about why. These nations are sometimes collectively called the Third World (being neither the Western First World or the Soviet-aligned Second World); the more recent euphemism is usually the “developing world.” Whatever the name, these …

After years of struggle on various fronts to overthrow Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the leaders of opposition factions have arrived at the People’s Palace in Damascus in a pivotal event described as “historic.” The meeting saw participants move past old disputes and agree to dissolve all factions and merge them under …