Syria
29 March 2018 · · Britain, Kurdish struggle, Syria, Turkey
Solidarity with Afrin
Socialist Resistance is proud to stand in solidarity with the Kurdish people in their struggle for self determination and against the repressive behaviour of all the reactionary regimes in t…
25 February 2018 · Middle East, Syria
Syria: the war is far from over
Gilbert Achcar met with Syrian Corner during Syria Awareness Week in February 2018 at SOAS. Achcar posits that the Syrian conflict is far from over and that for Bashar al-Assad to establish …
25 January 2018 · Kurdish struggle, Syria, Turkey
Solidarity with Afrin, al-Ghouta, Idlib against all military attacks
We republish here a statement from the Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists on the military attacks taking place against the popular movements in Syria. We also refer readers to this statem…
7 April 2017 · Syria, USA · 3 comments
Syria: Trump’s military adventurism under way
Phil Hearse on Trump’s attack on Syria The Assad government’s April 4 chemical weapon attack on the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun, which killed more than 100 people, once again demonstra…
3 January 2017 · · Syria · 1 comment
We must understand Syria as a popular struggle despite its complications
Joseph Daher reports: The popular uprising in Syria approaches its sixth year, but the debate among the networks, associations, political parties, and individuals that make up the political …
20 December 2016 · Syria · 1 comment
Aleppo: Assad’s barbarism
Fred Leplat writes about the barbarism unleashed by Assad on the people of eastern Aleppo. Bashar al-Assad is in the last stages of the military annihilation of eastern Aleppo. It is no libe…
20 October 2016 · Syria
Gilbert Achcar: Syria - what prospects for peace?
A packed meeting organised by Socialist Resistance in London on Tuesday 18 October heard Gilbert Achcar analyse the situation in Syria and Mohamed Najjar, of Syria Peace and Justice, talk ab…
5 October 2016 · · Syria · 1 comment
Syria – calling for an end to intervention is not nearly enough
The ceasefire in Syria concluded on September 9, 2016 between the US and Russia came to an end on September 19 at 7pm. It was a total failure politically, military and in humanitarian terms,…
20 September 2016 · · Syria
The Syrian Truce and Obama’s Exit Strategy
Gilbert Achcar argues that without an agreement for Assad to step down and allow a transition toward a pluralist government, no cease-fire stands a chance. The Syrian Truce and Obama’s Exit …