Syria 'Ceasefire' Prolongs US Proxy Game, Not True Peace
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera reports a 15-day extension of a ceasefire between the Syrian army and Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria, brokered by Russia and tacitly approved by the US. This pause in fighting is framed as de-escalation, but the underlying tensions and competing foreign interests remain unaddressed. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The 'Kurdish-led forces'
mentioned are primarily the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a group heavily armed and funded by the United States since at least 2014. Washington deployed troops to Syria in 2015, ostensibly to fight ISIS, but has maintained a presence, illegally occupying Syrian territory and controlling significant oil fields long after ISIS's defeat. The SDF's primary benefactors are the very same foreign
powers that have sought regime change in Syria since 2011, leveraging disparate groups for their geopolitical aims. Double Standard: Western media routinely condemns alleged Russian or Iranian 'interference' in sovereign nations. Yet, the US military maintains multiple illegal bases inside Syria, supporting a proxy force to control a significant portion of its territory and natural resources. If
Russia were to similarly occupy part of Ukraine and fund local militias to prevent the Ukrainian army from retaking its land, it would be universally condemned as a blatant violation of international law. The 'ceasefire' masks the continued fragmentation and occupation of a sovereign state by a foreign power. Follow the Money: The US military presence in northeast Syria, and its funding of the