Syria
Syria—the tragedy of defeated revolution
13 December 2016Syrian Dictator Bashar al-Assad’s forces have seized the whole of the city of Aleppo. This was no liberation.
The west is no help to Syria
29 November 2016Forces supporting Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad had taken control of up to a third of east Aleppo at the start of this week. The area has been under siege since 2014 and the situation for people there is dire.
After Aleppo, Mosul is the next city to be razed by imperialism
18 October 2016The United States and Russia backed brutal assaults on major cities this week. Both are designed to boost their control in a strategically and economically crucial part of the world—regardless of the cost in civilian lives.
Could our rulers ease Syria’s torment? Only by pulling out and leaving it alone
18 October 2016The Syrian war is an obscenity, a brutal meat-grinder that consumes mainly the innocent. It goes on only because it is in the interest of rival imperialist powers and their local clients and allies.
More bombing won’t end the killing in Syria
04 October 2016Hundreds of people have been killed and whole residential districts destroyed in Aleppo, Syria, in the last two weeks.
The big powers' UN squabble reveals their phoney tears for syria
27 September 2016The US, Britain and Russia squabbled at the United Nations on Monday about who was to blame for the latest atrocities in Syria.
Refugee deaths are the bitter fruit of European Union and British repression
27 September 2016Hundreds of migrants drowned off the coast of Egypt yesterday, Wednesday. It was the bitter fruit of European Union (EU) naval operation in Libya that includes British ships.
British bombs helped end ceasefire in syria
20 September 2016The shaky ceasefire in Syria has collapsed after just a week. British forces played their role in continuing the suffering of people in Syria.
US and Russia to pause for Eid—then start bombing rebel groups in Syria again
13 September 2016Top US and Russian officials have announced a new ceasefire deal in Syria.
Turkish and Syrian socialists issue joint statement against intervention
31 August 2016Revolutionaries demand that Turkey immediately cease military operations in Syria, stop its enmity against the Kurds, and open its borders to refugees.
International news round-up
30 August 2016Turkish tanks, backed by US air strikes, swept into northern Syria last weekend and attacked Kurdish YPG forces. Meanwhile in India tens of millions of workers were due to hold a nationwide general strike on Friday of this week.
Bomb slaughters Kurds as the Turkish state clamps down
23 August 2016Kurdish people in Turkey are under assault by Isis and the Turkish state in the aftermath of the failed coup, argues Charlie Kimber
Syria Speaks is an art book so subversive it can get you arrested
16 August 2016Reading about art and culture from the frontline of Syria’s revolution was enough to get Faizah Shaheen, a Muslim woman from Leeds, held under the Terrorism Act last month.
The siege in Syria is broken but bombs still pound Aleppo
09 August 2016Syrian opposition forces in Aleppo were fighting to recapture the north western city as Socialist Worker went to press.
Don’t miss chance to see Barry Lyndon in cinemas
02 August 2016Stanley Kubrick’s film Barry Lyndon is often described as an underrated classic.
Airstrikes have killed hundreds of Syrians
26 July 2016Western bombs killed hundreds of Syrian civilians last week—and looming major offensives could see many more deaths.
Syrian refugees speak out - 'We are continuing the tradition of the Syrian revolution'
31 May 2016Syrian refugees face repression and danger but they are fighting back. Two refugees told Socialist Worker that facing up to the counter-revolution in Syria showed them how to resist
Turkish turnaround can’t last forever
17 May 2016I’ve been in Istanbul participating in the Marxism 2016 festival organised by the Revolutionary Socialist Workers Party (DSIP). Turkey's politics has undergone an astonishing reversal over the past year.
Cast Away - Refugees tell stories that shame Fortress Europe
10 May 2016Five refugees shared their stories with journalist Charlotte McDonald-Gibson for a new book to help challenge the brutal border policies of Fortress Europe. She spoke to Socialist Worker
Syria: Aleppo under fire as big powers jockey for position
02 May 2016Dozens of civilians have been killed and hundreds more injured by regime airstrikes on Aleppo in the past ten days. Dictator Bashar al-Assad’s exploding barrels signalled the end of the partial, and fragile, ceasefire that came into effect in March.
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