The Caesar Bill has become the subject of debate among progressive and democratic Syrian actors. But what are the key arguments surrounding the bill?
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Donald Trump and the Kurdish Question | Joseph Daher
On the statements of US President Donald Trump on the Kurdish question in Syria… “They’ve been fighting each other for centuries. Now the Kurdish people are fighting for their land””Essentialism continues from the peoples of the region who are only fighting because they are like this, born like this… and that for centuries… As a reminder, Obama tried to justify ...
Read More »No to Assad, No to all imperialism. Solidarity with the Syrian people! | Joseph Daher
"Faced with the crimes of the Assad regime that continue, on a daily basis ... we must show our solidarity with the Syrian people!"
Read More »What’s Happening in Raqqa, Idlib and in Syria | Joseph Daher
The resilience of what remains of the sectors of the popular democratic movement against the multiple enemies of freedom and dignity is admirable in this atmosphere of continuous war, the end priority remains to lessen the suffering of the civilian population.
Read More »Solidarity with the LGBTIQ community in Egypt | Joseph Daher
The Sisi’s regime is without any doubt the most counter-revolutionary actor in Egypt. Down with al-Sisi’s authoritarian regime and all oppressors. Solidarity with the LGBTQI and against all forms of oppression.
Read More »Iraq Kurdish Independence Faces Threats from Outside and Contradictions from Within | Joseph Daher
We should bring our support to the most revolutionary and democratic sectors of Kurdistan autonomous region to build a progressive alternative.
Read More »Beating ISIS in Mosul Won’t Heal Deep Iraq Divisions
*** Fighting ISIS is a coalition stretching from U.S. soldiers to Kurdish militias *** Iraq government is dominated by Shia sectarians *** No alternatives to unfair Iraqi government are on the horizon *** ISIS will fall, but another version will arise if injustices remain The offensive to retake Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, has been going on since mid-October. It ...
Read More »Trembling with indignation at every injustice | Joseph Daher and Ilir Ahmeti
Our political compass should not be magnetized continuously by international capitals like Washington or Moscow, or in the case of the Middle East by the regional capitals of Damascus, Riyadh, Ankara, Tehran and Doha, but guided by the indignation and the resistance of the peoples in struggle.
Read More »Syria – Calling for an End to the Interventions is Not Nearly Enough
By Joseph Daher The ceasefire in Syria concluded on September 9, 2016 between the US and Russia came to an end on September 19 at 7pm and ended by a total failure, whether politically, military or in humanitarian term. For some sections of the “left” and sections of the anti war movement in the USA and UK, the failure ...
Read More »Turkey, Opposing the Coup, Surviving Erdogan | Joseph Daher
Again there is the need to build a united independent democratic, socialist and secular alternative that supports the self-determination of the Kurdish people, which is independent both of the army and the AKP.
Read More »The ‘War’ against Daech: a military strategy doomed to political failure | Joseph Daher
Western regimes will not change their strategies regarding the region, our duty as international solidarity movement is to oppose these policies and to support democratic and non sectarian popular movements ....
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