(2025-03-15). In Syria, 3 news crews shot at, assaulted while covering deadly clashes. Soran Rashid
(2025-03-15). 'Nightmares': Syrian journalist Tal al-Mallohi on surviving 15 years in Assad's jails. Luna Safwan 
(2025-03-15). Head of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria killed, Iraqi PM says. scmp.com Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai was killed by Iraqi intelligence members and US-led coalition forces, PM Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says.
(2025-03-15). Head of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria killed, Iraqi prime minister and Trump announce. haaretz.com 'One of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world': Trump said in a social media post Friday that the fugitive leader of ISIS in Iraq was killed in coordination with the Iraqi government and the Kurdish regional government…
(2025-03-15). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-03-15). Susan Watkins: Baselines. newleftreview.org Trump's second term has begun with a whirlwind of iconoclastic pronouncements and an opening to Moscow that has sent European rulers into ideological crisis. An American-policy aide-mémoire offers baseline metrics for the ruptures—and continuities—ahead.
(2025-03-15). France: The situation in France, the NFP and the tasks of revolutionaries. internationalviewpoint.org The situation in France is marked by the general crisis of capitalism and its place in the international balance of forces. It is currently in a very unstable equilibrium and, like many other countries, could tip over into the domination of the extreme right. | – | / |
(2025-03-15). Toward a Socialist Approach to Crisis. internationalviewpoint.org Ståle Holgersen is a Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Stockholm University and a member of the ecosocialist Zetkin Collective. His new book makes essential contributions to socialist strategy in our crisis times and, more broadly, to theorizing crisis. He develops a fresh understanding of the ecological crisis as one expression of capitalist crisis tendencies and persuasively argues against the left shibboleth that capitalist crises are good for radicals. "Crises are the enemy," writes Holgersen, in his characteristically clear, captivating voice. The book will advance thinking among socialists familia…
(2025-03-15). A questionable account by Varoufakis of the origins of the Greek crisis. cadtm.org
(2025-03-15). Concerns mounting over new energy crisis in EU as Russian gas transit via Ukraine ends. presstv.ir As the agreement allowing Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe expires on Tuesday, concerns are mounting over new energy crisis in EU.
(2025-03-14). Behind Israel's Plans to Occupy Large Swathes of Southern Syria. thealtworld.com Israel has openly announced its intention to illegally occupy large portions of southern Syria and is already building new military outposts and making life hell for locals.
(2025-03-14). Syria: Dangling Between the Past, Present and the Future. counterpunch.org 
Following the collapse of the Assad regime, I ended my article last December with the following paragraph: "The new government must represent all Syrians, regardless of religion or ethnicity, ensuring justice and equality for all, while upholding Syria's historic role at the forefront of resistance against Israel and its local agents." I etched those words
(2025-03-14). The Genesis of Sectarian Death Squads in Syria: The Fall of Assad to US Supported Extremists and the Massacre of Christians and Alawites. defenddemocracy.press I am no apologist for any government. I stand for transparency and common sense. In this article I detail the US policies, over many administrations, which have resulted in this manufactured disaster. Dennis Kucinich Mar 12, 2025 While many in Washington claim to defend Christianity and Western values, their policies have led to the systematic …
(2025-03-14). "Türkiye needs to open border and send delegation to Syria's coastal region" uwidata.com By Yunus Soner Recent atrocities in the Syrian coastal region of the provinces of Latakia and Tartous shook the world, when civilians in huge numbers were killed by armed groups connected to the de facto Syrian government. Local witnesses and media reported that killings occurred without discrimination, but the Alawi, a current inside Islam, were …
(2025-03-14). Can Syria's revolution bloom after Assad? therealnews.com 
Editor's note: This episode was recorded on March 4, 2025. | In Syria, Assad is gone, but the country's challenges remain. Over a decade of civil war and foreign intervention has devastated the country's economy and politics, but a fragile optimism still exists. Joseph Daher and Ramah Kudaimi join this second episode of Solidarity Without Exception for a discussion on Syria's long journey from the 2011 revolution to today, and what solidarity with the Syrian people should have looked like then, and could look like now. | Pre-Production: Ashley Smith | Audio Post-Production: Alina Nehlich | Music Credits:…
(2025-03-14). The "Terrible Fruit" of the Western Regime Change War on Syria. marktanliano.net The "terrible fruit" of Washington's Regime Change war in Syria is genocide. Activist, author and human rights lawyer Prof. Dan Kovalik estimates the numbers killed at between 7,000 to 10,000 people. The people targeted are largely religious minorities, Alawites and Christians, previously protected by the elected Assad government, . Mother Agnes de la Croix, …
(2025-03-14). If Successful, I Would Call It a Coup: A Retired Judge's Warning About Elon Musk's Abuse of Power. democracynow.org 
A pair of federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired federal workers at the departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior and Treasury. The White House vowed to fight what it called an "absurd and unconstitutional order." This comes as the White House and its allies have increasingly targeted judges who rule against the administration. Elon Musk has posted dozens of messages on his social platform X calling for the impeachment of judges who rule against the administration. We speak with retired federal Judge Nancy Gertner, who served…
(2025-03-14). Hamas 'willingness' to release American hostages traps Netanyahu in a dangerous dilemma. haaretz.com Israel's opposition to Hamas' proposal for releasing American hostages could spark a U.S. crisis and derail talks in Doha. Advancing the deal could imply discrimination between hostages by nationality, possibly reducing future U.S. involvement…
(2025-03-14). Prisons Overcrowding Crisis to Force Keir Starmer to Release Thousands More Prisoners Early. bylinetimes.com Keir Starmer's Government is set to be forced to release thousands more prisoners early over the next two years because of a continued legacy of overcrowded prisons, a report by MPs reveals today. | Internal Ministry of Justice figures handed to the Commons Public Accounts Committee show that prisons will be full again by early next year and short of 5,400 places by November 2027. | The number of prisoners who need to be released early will nearly be double the 3,100 prisoners released early last year, to considerable controversy. | Eligible prisoners serving more than five years were automatically released a…
(2025-03-14). After cashing in on tax break incentives, developer brings unaffordable housing to Ypsilanti. peoplesworld.org 
YPSILANTI, Mich.—With an affordable housing crisis looming over the country, a California-based developer seems eager to exploit the situation in the Michigan city of Ypsilanti and gain generous tax breaks in the process. Lincoln Avenue Capital claims to be building "affordable housing" in Ypsilanti, but affordability advocates say the company is actually forcing out longtime …