SEP 18, 2023 Foreign intelligence agencies, including Israeli and US intel and their regional partners, have been instrumental in fueling recent anti-government protests in Suwayda, just as they did in 2011. William Van Wagenen On 17 August, anti-government protests erupted in Suwayda, a province in southern Syria with a Druze-majority population. These demonstrations were triggered by […]
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Israel Wants Conflict In Syria’s Suwayda To Re-Kindle Devastating War
September 17th, 2023 Awake Goy
On August 20, protests erupted in the Druze-majority Syrian city of Suwayda over a decision from the Damascus government to cut subsidies for basic items such as fuel. As strike action continues, along with popular non-violent protests, fears again emerge that the situation could quickly turn violent and that the Syrian war could once again […]
Demonstrators in As-Suwayda tear down Assad picture as protests escalate
September 9th, 2023 Awake Goy
Demonstrators in the city of As-Suwayda in southern Syria tore down a picture of Syrian regime President Bashar Al-Assad on Friday, with the escalation of anti-government protests that began three weeks ago, with crowds flocking from nearby villages to participate. Pictures and footage posted on social media by activists showed a group of men tearing […]