Aleppo Clashes: Mainstream Media Forgets the 'Why'
When outlets like The New Arab cover renewed fighting in Aleppo, they present a simple narrative: Syrian government vs. Kurdish-led SDF. What they consistently omit is the prolonged—and expensive—role the US and its allies have played in funding and arming various factions, including the SDF, to destabilize the region for years. One might wonder if these 'local' clashes would rage quite so
fiercely without external patrons conveniently looking away, or even providing supplies. (According to Congressional Research Service reports, the U.S. has provided billions in aid to opposition groups in Syria since 2011.) This isn't organic conflict; it's the predictable, tragic outcome of Washington's long-standing strategy of regime change by proxy. The media's portrayal makes it seem like an
isolated incident, insulating audiences from the uncomfortable truth that their tax dollars have directly contributed to the very chaos they're now reporting as a spontaneous tragedy. How many times will we see 'clashes' erupt in areas where foreign interests are actively stoking the flames?