The Final Straw Radio

We Will Need Time: Two Libertarian Communist perspectives on events and possibility in Syria

"TFSR 01-01-25 | We Will Need Time: Two Libertarian Communist perspectives on events and possibility in Syria" featuring a photo of two people (one with a rifle slung over their shoulder) hugging and facing away from the camera and towards a bombed-out building with graffiti reading "We Will Return" in ArabicIn this episode, you’ll hear Cedric and Khuzama, two libertarian communists with connections to Syria and editor contributors to the blog interstices-fajawat.org , speaking about their observations of what’s been going on leading up to and through the ouster of Bashar Al-Assad, as well as complications among various factions on the ground and the view from the Syrian diaspora. The situation on the ground is changing fast, so check the show notes for this episode on our website for links to news sources that can be helpful in keeping up.

  • https://aljumhuriya.net/ar/article_types/english/
  • https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/ousted-assad-regime-leaves-behind-devastated-economy/3419159
  • https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/9/what-is-captagon-the-addictive-drug-mass-produced-in-syria

If you’re listening to the radio edition, you can find an additional 30 minutes of content in the podcast version at our website or the various streaming services linked at TFSR.WTF . And if you care to hear a perspective from an anarchist combatant affiliated with Tekosina Anarsist, which works with the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria affiliated with the SDF and Rojava Revolution, you can find our episode from December 22nd and the transcribed zine already online at our website.

Playlist

Artist Song Album Label
Jamie xx Girl In Colour Young Turks Recordings