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The civil war in Syria: A case study in propaganda

January 28, 2017
| The story we are told about the civil war in Syria is that it's a fight for freedom and democracy against a brutal dictator. Journalist Rick Sterling says this narrative is based on lies and fraud.
Length: 17:27 minutes (15.98 MB)
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UN report says sanctions against Syria make aid work impossible

October 18, 2016
| Sanctions are crippling the efforts of aid workers in Syria as the country faces a humanitarian catastrophe, according to a recent UN report leaked to Rania Khalek of the Electronic Intifada.
Length: 12:47 minutes (11.71 MB)
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Revolution or war? Syria's struggles from the ground up

Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War

by Robin Yassin-Kassab, Leila Al-Shami
(Pluto Press,
2016;
$24.00)

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Syrian refugee crisis result of flawed regime change policy

September 20, 2015
| Twelve million people have been forced from their homes by the civil war in Syria. Hundreds of thousands have made the perilous trek to Europe. We speak with James Paul, author of Syria Unmasked.
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Canada's war against ISIS: Road to destruction, not peace

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Let me get this straight. Canada is flying bombing missions targeting ISIS positions in Syria in conjunction with a U.S.-led coalition that also includes Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar -- all three of whom have financed various extremist and jihadist Sunni groups.

Perhaps, the most well-endowed supporter, Saudi Arabia, has at one point or another bankrolled fighters aligned with both ISIS and Al Qaeda in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon as part of an anti-Shia alliance in the region to counter Iran.

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Liberals echo NDP position on Harper's war plan
By
Karl Nerenberg
| March 24, 2015

The Prime Minister has announced that Canada will renew its commitment to participate in military action against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also know as ISIS), for one year.

Canada's role, which began six month ago, is supposed to be limited to air strikes and training of Iraqi government and Kurdish forces, behind the actual battle lines.

Canadian troops are not mandated to participate in ground, offensive action. But it seems, in the field, there is no clear demarcation between active participation in combat and training. So far, one Canadian has been killed in action, by friendly fire from Kurdish forces.

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Harper prepares Canada for another war

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Following a cabinet meeting later this week, Stephen Harper will announce Canada taking an active combat role in the American-led coalition currently bombing the Islamic State (IS) group-held territory in Syria and Iraq. Until now, the Canadian military role has been limited to providing advisory personnel to Iraq Kurdish forces. In addition, Canada has been supplying humanitarian aid.

Harper is expected to announce that CF-18 fighters and refuelling aircraft will join the American bombing team.

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Revolutionary left movement in Syria

July 6, 2013
| Interview with Joseph Daher, representative of the Syrian Revolutionary Left Current, who introduced left-wing elements of the Syrian opposition.
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Ten myths about Assad and what's happening in Syria
By
Maher Arar
| November 26, 2012

A lot has been said about Syria since the popular uprising started in March 2011.

In what follows I present 10 myths that have been circulating around since the very beginning. Many of these myths are, unfortunately, still being reinforced by many Western journalists and left-leaning anti-imperialism activists.

1. The United States and its allies have been supplying arms to the Syrian armed opposition.

2. The fighting that has been taking place in Syria has an entirely sectarian nature and as such can be accurately described as a civil war.

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Syrian civil war now a regional conflict

October 16, 2012
| The conflict in Syria has spread to Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq. Conn Hallinan of Foreign Policy in Focus looks at who’s fighting inside and outside the country.
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