(2023-03-04). House overwhelmingly approves resolution to maintain Syria sanctions after earthquake. thegrayzone.com Every member of the progressive Squad voted for the resolution. Only Republican Reps. Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene voted against it. This article was originally published by Antiwar.com. The House this week voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution to maintain sanctions on Syria following a devastating earthquake that has killed at least 5,900 people in the country, The Cradle reported on Wednesday. The resolution was introduced by Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) and received 51 cosponsors. It passed in a vote …
(2023-03-04). The global significance of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. wsws.org The earthquake that has had such a devastating impact in Turkey and Syria is a global and historic event, that will have political consequences.
(2023-03-04). Official death toll in Turkish-Syrian earthquake exceeds 53,000. wsws.org Erdoğan and Turkish authorities continue to deny their responsibility in this historic catastrophe, which has officially claimed over 45,000 lives in Turkey.
(2023-03-04). March 4 Demonstrations Against Sanctions. popularresistance.org In solidarity with the Syrian people, suffering the unjust and unilateral coercive economic measures taken by the US and its European allies, the End the Siege Campaign has been established in cooperation between different popular movements and activists in the Arab world, Europe, and North America. | The End The Siege Campaign launches its first international action this Saturday, March 4, 2023, in a series of synchronous protests in Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, Yemen, Tunisia, Canada, Morocco, Lebanon, UK, Slovakia, Ireland, and Germany. The event in Canada will take place at noon this Saturday in front of the US…
(2023-03-03). SDF Captured ISIS Financial Operative In Syria's Al-Hasakah. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Hawar News Agency. | On March 2, the United States-led coalition announced that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured a financial operative of ISIS during a recent operation in the northeastern Syria governorate of al-Hasakah. | In a statement, the coalition said that the unidentified operative was involved in providing "financial and lethal aid" for ISIS operations within the Middle Euphrates River Valley. | SDF comman…
(2023-03-03). Syrian Security Forces Thwart Terrorist Attack In Daraa City. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On March 3, Syrian security forces thwarted a terrorist attack in the southern city of Daraa without sustaining any losses. | Syrian state television reported that security forces uncovered two improvised explosive devices (IED) which were planted on the side of a road leading to al-Dahiyah neighborhood. The devices were detonated from a safe distance after the road was evacuated. | Just a day earlier, an IED exploded near…
(2023-03-03). U.S. Forces Are Searching For Drones, Anti-Aircraft Missiles In Syria's Al-Tanf (Photos). southfront.org 
Green Berets and their partner force, the Maghaweir al-Thowra (MaT), during a joint patrol mission near At-Tanf Garrison, Syria, April 29, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Howard) | The United States-led coalition is searching for drones and anti-aircraft missiles near its garrison in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf. | On March 1, the coalition's proxy in al-Tanf, the Syrian Free Army (SFA), released photos showi…
(2023-03-03). U.S.-led Coalition Reinforces Large Base In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
ERBIL, Iraq — An AH-64E Apache helicopter from the 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Saber, hovers prior to taking off to conduct a mission, July 11,2017, Erbil, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Stephen James) | On March 3, the United States-led coalition reinforced one of its largest bases in northeastern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The London-based monitoring group reported that a convoy, consisting of 30 trucks carrying logistics and…
(2023-03-03). SDF Captured ISIS Financial Operative In Syria's Al-Hasakah. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Hawar News Agency. | On March 2, the United States-led coalition announced that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured a financial operative of ISIS during a recent operation in the northeastern Syria governorate of al-Hasakah. | In a statement, the coalition said that the unidentified operative was involved in providing "financial and lethal aid" for ISIS operations within the Middle Euphrates River Valley. | SDF comman…
(2023-03-03). Syrian Security Forces Thwart Terrorist Attack In Daraa City. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On March 3, Syrian security forces thwarted a terrorist attack in the southern city of Daraa without sustaining any losses. | Syrian state television reported that security forces uncovered two improvised explosive devices (IED) which were planted on the side of a road leading to al-Dahiyah neighborhood. The devices were detonated from a safe distance after the road was evacuated. | Just a day earlier, an IED exploded near…
(2023-03-03). U.S. Forces Are Searching For Drones, Anti-Aircraft Missiles In Syria's Al-Tanf (Photos). southfront.org Green Berets and their partner force, the Maghaweir al-Thowra (MaT), during a joint patrol mission near At-Tanf Garrison, Syria, April 29, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Howard) | The United States-led coalition is searching for drones and anti-aircraft missiles near its garrison in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf. | On March 1, the coalition's proxy in al-Tanf, the Syrian Free Army (SFA), released photos showi…
(2023-03-03). U.S.-led Coalition Reinforces Large Base In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org ERBIL, Iraq — An AH-64E Apache helicopter from the 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Saber, hovers prior to taking off to conduct a mission, July 11,2017, Erbil, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Stephen James) | On March 3, the United States-led coalition reinforced one of its largest bases in northeastern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The London-based monitoring group reported that a convoy, consisting of 30 trucks carrying logistics and…
(2023-03-03). US Exceptionalism and the Wars in Syria and Ukraine. dissidentvoice.org Syria has been at war since 2011. The conflict is in a stalemate. US troops control nearly a third of the country. The US finances the operation and a secessionist army with oil and wheat they take from the area. It funds them and deprives the Syrian government from their own resources. In the northern …
(2023-03-03). From Syria To Russia To Afghanistan, Sanctions Just Don't Work. progressivehub.net PHYLLIS BENNIS | IN THESE TIMES…
(2023-03-03). US Ambassador to China: "We're the Leader" of the Indo-Pacific. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-03-03). On False Hope and Broken Promises: Behind the Scenes of the UN Statement on Palestine. scheerpost.com 
By Ramzy Baroud / CounterPunch Rarely does the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations make an official remark expressing happiness over any UN proceeding concerning the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Indeed, the Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour is "very happy that there was a very strong united message from the Security Council against the illegal, unilateral measure" undertaken …
(2023-03-03). The extreme sound of Polish heritage. notesfrompoland.com 
By Jan B?aszczak | Only one Polish band has ever had an album reach the top 50 of the US Billboard 200 chart. But if you asked most Poles who it was, they probably would not know. | The answer is Behemoth, who hail from a Polish extreme metal scene that has achieved great international success despite relatively little mainstream attention and has become one of the most significant ambassadors of Polish culture abroad despite, unlike many other cultural exports, receiving no support from public institutions. | Decades of success: | What is more, their success seems impervious to the changes taking place a…