The European countries made their prompt decisions amid uncertainty that looms over Syria while it is apparently walking into the unknown.

The Syrian economy—destroyed by over a decade of war, unilateral sanctions imposed by the US and its allies, and the recent devastating earthquake—is suffering from the loss of revenues from oil, which it alleges is being looted from the country by the occupation forces

The strikes were carried out after a drone attack on a US base in Syria’s Hasakah killed one US contractor and injured six others. US forces have been illegally deployed on Syria since 2015

Washington is increasingly left with no option but to stir up the Syrian pot again and create turmoil with a view to creating an alibi for the continued occupation of the country

Syria has suggested that “cross border humanitarian aid” to rebel-held areas is discriminatory and a violation of sovereignty, and is demanding that all foreign aid to the country should flow through the government

At least 15 people were killed in the attacks. According to Lebanese media, the attacks were carried out by Israel which has a history of attacking civilian targets inside Syria

The US Central Command claimed that the airstrikes targeted “Iran backed groups” that were allegedly involved in last week’s drone attack on its al-Tanf base in the region

In today’s episode, we bring you stories of the Iran nuclear deal, the hunger strike of Khalil Awawdeh, the surveillance of Julian Assange, and the attack on an illegal US base in Syria

The base in al-Tanf was built by the US during the war against ISIS in 2016 without the consent of the Syrian government. The US is accused of using the base to train anti-Assad forces and steal the country’s resources 

The Bashar al-Assad government in Syria has called the sanctions and the occupation crimes against humanity and a form of economic warfare 

The US forces aided by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) carried out an alleged anti-ISIS operation in Syria’s eastern Deir al-Zor province in the early hours of December 13. At least three civilians were killed in the operation and several others were kidnapped

Today we look at an upcoming senate report on the Brazilian government’s COVID-19 response, the trial of Egyptian officers in the murder of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni, and more