Syrian Army Declares 'Closed Military Zone' Near Aleppo, Echoes of US Intervention Past
ABC News reports the Syrian army's imposition of a 'closed military zone' near Aleppo, citing 'rising tensions with Kurds.' What the report delicately omits is the US strategy over the last decade to arm and fund various factions, including Kurdish groups, to destabilize the Syrian government. This isn't a spontaneous eruption of 'tensions'; it’s the predictable fallout of a protracted proxy war,
where external powers have consistently fueled internal divisions. One might remember when the US supplied arms to 'moderate rebels' that frequently ended up in the hands of al-Qaeda affiliates – a pattern often glossed over when reporting on 'local tensions.' So, the Syrian government is responding to a threat in its own territory – a threat substantially exacerbated by years of foreign
intervention. The media portrays this as just another regional flare-up, rather than an ongoing consequence of Western policy choices. How many more national armies must react to externally funded insurgencies before we call it what it is: blowback?