Kassioun Editorial 1267: A New Round and the American Retreat Will Deepen
Both “Israel” and the US began a new round of aggression against Iran on Saturday, 28 February 2026, about eight months after the end of the first round of aggression, which has come to be known as the “12-Day War”. As was the case the first time, t…
Kassioun Editorial 1266: Trump, You Were the One Who Put Him There?
In a new statement marked by unparalleled brazenness and arrogance, during a press conference at the White House last Friday, February 20, Trump said about Syria’s interim president: “I’m essentially the one who put him there!”
Kassioun Editorial 1265: The American Waves the Stick, and the Solution is Internal and Syrian
Over the past few days, a number of significant US moves concerning the Syrian situation have taken place. These moves are naturally linked to Syria’s internal dynamics, but even more so to the broader, rapidly evolving regional developments—includi…
Kassioun Editorial 1264: Besiege Your Siege… Encircle the Ring
Our region as a whole is living in a state of anticipation over the possibility of a new American–“Israeli” war against Iran, because such a war would inevitably affect all the countries and peoples of the region, whatever its outcomes might be.
Kassioun Editorial 1263: Electric Darkness and Social Injustice
Syrians are gradually emerging from the state of shock caused by the new electricity bills, and are beginning to express—through various and escalating forms—their intense dissatisfaction and rejection of the astronomical increase in electricity pri…
Kassioun Editorial 1262: The New Electricity Bills Unite Syrians
The new electricity bills have reached Syrian households, igniting what little patience people had left. Silent complaints have turned into open anger at the logic of unjust collection from the pockets of ordinary people—some of whom stated plainly…
Kassioun Editorial 1261: No Solution Except by Moving Beyond the “Leading Party” Mentality
Decree No. 13, issued last Friday, 16 January 2026, concerning the Kurdish issue in Syria—in parallel with practical agreements on the ground between the government and the SDF—has created a positive atmosphere in a country starving for an end to bl…
Kassioun Editorial 1260: “Illicit Enrichment” and Transitional Justice
The agreement signed by Mohammad Hamsho last Wednesday, 7 January 2026, with the “National Committee for Combating Illicit Enrichment” sparked widespread—and justified—anger among the Syrian public. The agreement appeared to justify and legitimize “…
Kassioun Editorial 1259: What the Venezuelan Incident Means
On the surface, what happened in Venezuela appears to be a victory for the US—the strong, dominant power that strikes wherever and whenever it wishes and imposes its will by various means, including iron and fire, military coups, and criminality. At…
Kassioun Editorial 1258: “Thieves! Thieves!”
On February 17, 2011, in Damascus’s al-Hariqa market—before any foreign interventions, before any influx of money or weapons, and as a natural, spontaneous result of the accumulated oppression, injustice, and anger—crowds of Syrians chanted in the f…
