Syria: Aleppo is Burning and Western Media is Silent

29th April 2016 By Eva Bartlett InGaza.Wordpress “Aleppo/Daraa: The death toll from terrorist attacks with rocket shells launched by Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists on al-Zahraa town and residential areas in Aleppo city rose to 16 killed and 86 injured.” ~ SANA Two days ago, a friend in Aleppo messaged me: “Aleppo is burning. Numerous shells.” He…

Live from Damascus: The Syrian Election Results

18th April 2016 Ken Stone 21st Century Wire “Syria’s ruling Ba’ath Party and its allies have won the majority of the votes in the recent parliamentary elections in the country, official results show.  The Syrian electoral commission announced late Saturday that the National Unity coalition, comprising the ruling party and its allies, had won 200 of…

WATER RETURNS TO ALEPPO CITY.

5th March 2016 Update from Aleppo: “Water started to return to Aleppo city yesterday, after around 2 months of lack of water supply to the city. It was a deal between the Syrian government and Da’esh, where each side was controlling the flow of water to the other side. Da’esh in al-Bab village can’t have…

Live from Geneva: UN Hypocrisy While WFP Drops Food for ISIS

Vanessa Beeley 21st Century Wire OpEd “The UN World Food Program (WFP) aids for the restricted Syrian civilians in Deir Ezzor city have landed mostly in ISIS controlled territories, a source in the city’s administration said Thursday.” A report in ALALAM states that WFP food drops have landed predominantly in ISIS held territory, despite UN claims…