Category Archives: syrian army

Israel continues to attack Syria with impunity

Posted on June 6, 2024 by fatherdave

the Israeli government continues to stage violent assaults on Syria – and all such attacks go unreported in mainline Western media Continue reading →

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An Australian in Syria – Luke Waters reports for SBS World News

Posted on February 9, 2016 by fatherdave

I’m chuffed to see what my mate, Luke Waters, has produced here for SBS World News.  I was with Luke in Beirut back in April 2013. We were all prepared for the bus ride to Damascus when his employers pulled … Continue reading →

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ISIS shows its true colours in Yarmouk! They are the enemy of the Palestinian people.

Posted on April 8, 2015 by fatherdave

ISIS has shown its true colours! They are the enemies of the Palestinian people! Commentators around the world are appalled at the ISIS take-over of Yarmouk refugee camp, still home to around 18,000 Palestinians, and supposedly only a ’10-minute bus … Continue reading →

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The US fails to make the case against Assad

Posted on September 1, 2013 by fatherdave

This is an important article by Virginia Tilley, doing a serious, line by line, analysis of the US document that is being used to justify intervention in Syria.  Tilley is a political scientist of great renown. She is well known … Continue reading →

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The monastery of Mother Agnes of Homs is under attack!

Posted on July 8, 2013 by fatherdave

For those who write off Mother Agnes Mariam (pictured below in Beirut between myself and Mairead Maguire) as a pro-regime stooge, it’s worth noting that her monastery has been attacked by government forces. A total of 21 missiles have been … Continue reading →

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Why the Assad victory at al-Qusayr changed everything!

Posted on June 17, 2013 by fatherdave

It’s been almost a fortnight since Syrian government forces won a major victory at al-Qusayr. As Franklin Lamb’s analysis makes clear, the victory was a ‘game-changer’. Unfortunately for the Syrian people, it seems that this battle does not herald the … Continue reading →

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