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NATO powers stepped up threats against Russia yesterday as the anti-terrorist offensive in Syria gained momentum.
Syrian army General Ali Ayoub said Russian jets were supporting troops fighting terrorists in Hama and Idlib provinces.
“Today, the Syrian Arab armed forces began a wide-ranging attack with the aim of eliminating the terrorist groups and liberating the areas and towns that suffered from their scourge and crimes,” he said.
VIJAY PRASHAD details how US support for Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa allowed him to break the resistance of the autonomous Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
VIJAY PRASHAD looks at the web of militias and drug-trafficking gangs that emerged in the Sweida region through the Syrian civil war, and how they relate to recent clashes and Israel’s intervention
