by Amy Goodman | Mar 4, 2026 | Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Khamenei, Benjamin Netanyahu, Dahiya Doctrine, Forever Wars, Interview, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kurds, Middle East, Nuclear Weapons, Trump Administration, Turkey, War
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is now in its fifth day. Following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Israel has made it clear that it intends to target any official successors. Observers also warn that Israel could soon deploy its “Dahiya doctrine,” a military strategy it first developed in Lebanon that involves carpet-bombing densely populated residential areas. Despite U.S.
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by Shane Burley | Feb 11, 2026 | ceasefire, Democratic Confederalism, HTS, ISIS, Kurdistan, Kurds, News Analysis, Organizing, revolution, Rojava, Syria, Turkey
The autonomous area commonly known as Rojava, sitting in Northeastern Syrian Kurdistan, is facing an existential struggle. The Syrian administration in Damascus has initiated a military assault on the region in an effort to undermine its autonomy and bring it under central control. The assault has been led by state forces and allied factions of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)…
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