COMMITTEE IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF SYRIA
The Syrian democratic opposition
in Idlib, Syria paying tribute to
George Floyd
in Idlib, Syria paying tribute to
George Floyd
Statement on Syria by the progressive US military veterans organization “About Face/Veterans Against the War” (formerly called “Iraq Veterans Against the War”)
“As we oppose the long history of U.S. intervention and destabilization in Syria and in the region, we also acknowledge and oppose the many actors causing death and devastation to the people of Syria. Bashar Al-Assad has responded brutally to a popular, non-violent uprising for democracy and freedom which emerged in 2011 and in the years since has descended into civil war. The government has used barrel bombing campaigns, tactics designed to create famine, “disappeared” lead dissidents and voices of opposition, and tortured. In addition to the U.S., foreign nations including Russia, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Qatar, and Turkey have utilized Syria as a battleground for their proxy wars, further entrenching the violence. We know that without self determination, including an end to all foreign intervention, the Syrian people can’t truly be free. “
IVAW Statement on Syria Strikes | Iraq Veterans Against the War