January, 2021

• 14 January

  EU-China Investment Deal: “It Spits in the Face of Human Rights”

  “It is a massive strategic blunder at a time when President Biden will be seeking to put together an international partnership of liberal democracies to deal with the bullying loutish behavior and assault on our international rules by Chinese Communists.” — Former Hong Kong Governor Lord Patten, Daily Mail, January …

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• 14 January

  West Attempts To Exclude Syrian Regime From OPCW, Russia Resists

  The Syrian regime has pushed back against attempts to suspend the Syrian regime’s voting rights within the OPCW reports Sabah Daily. The Syrian regime, backed by close ally Russia, clashed with the United States and other nations Tuesday over a Western initiative to suspend the Syrian regime’s voting rights within …

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• 14 January

  Syrian National Army Commander Killed in Syria’s Tel Abyad

  Issa al-Nasser, of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, has been assassinated by unknown persons in Tel Abyad reports North Press. A commander in the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) was killed Wednesday night at his home in the city of Tel Abyad, north of Raqqa, by unknown persons.

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• 14 January

  Security Chaos in Afrin

  Hundreds of people in Afrin have been kidnapped by pro-Turkish factions amid security chaos amid serious violations reports Etihad Press. The city of Afrin, north of Aleppo, which is under the control of pro-Turkish factions, has been witnessing security chaos amid serious violations by the Ankara-backed factions.

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• 14 January

  Quds Force’s Deputy Discusses Iran’s Role and Relationship With Hezbollah

  The deputy commander of the Quds Force has insisted that Iran does not interfere in foreign countries and has also spoken of Iran’s close ties with Hezbollah writes Al-Masdar. The Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard revealed, “new information about the commanders and perpetrators of the assassination of the …

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• 14 January

  Truce Agreement Reached Between Regime, SDF in Qamishli

  The Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian regime have come to an agreement in Qamishli, allowing for the exchange of prisoners reports Baladi News.

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• 14 January

  Observations on the Return of ISIS in Syria

  The recent attack by the Islamic State, which left dozens of regime soldiers dead, has shown the strength of the Islamic State and reaffirmed the need to confront them militarily writes Syria TV. The Islamic State (ISIS) has returned in force to the Syrian scene through a series of operations …

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• 14 January

  Will Assad Regime Reveal Chemical Stockpile?

  The Assad regime has 90 days to reveal it chemical weapons stockpile or face fresh sanctions reports Baladi News. Human rights defender, Abdel Nasser Hoshan, said that the Assad regime is set to collide with international sanctions in 90 days, which are inevitable, no matter how much the regime tries …

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• 11 January

  Iran Is Already Raising the Stakes for Biden in the Middle East

  Just days into the new year, Iran announced that “a couple of hours ago,” it had started enriching uranium to 20 percent—a level that experts say would put it within a six-month sprint of converting its entire nuclear stockpile to bomb-grade material.

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• 11 January

  American Democracy Will Survive Trump’s Failed Insurrection

  If the events in Washington, D.C., yesterday demonstrate one thing, it is this: Words have power. Donald Trump used them to incite a mob, and that mob then attacked the U.S. Capitol building to disrupt the congressional certification of the presidential election results taking place there. That incitement by Trump—and …

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