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People attend the funerals of Syrian Democratic Forces fighters killed recently fighting Turkish forces in the town of Hasakeh, north Syria
MASS displacement of civilians in northern Syria is creating a humanitarian crisis as jihadist forces were poised to cross the Turkish border with the “ceasefire” set to end tomorrow.
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warned that operations would restart within 35 hours “if Kurdish forces did not withdraw.”
“The safe zone will be controlled by the Turkish army. A period of 120 hours was allowed to withdraw YPG elements.”
History shows from Iraq to Libya, and now Iran, that regime-change fantasies rarely deliver stability — but they always deliver human and economic cost, says MARYAM ESLAMDOUST
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)
The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
