Following recent media attention on Kobane, Zafar Bangash discusses the interactions of governments and Kurdish populations, particularly with regard to Syria and Turkey. He also comments on the forces that emboldened ISIL. LISTEN HERE SEE ALSO: Crescent Online

Doug and Brendan discuss an upcoming anti-war demonstration in Toronto on October 25. LISTEN HERE   Protest info: SATURDAY Oct. 25 2:30 PM, US CONSULATE, Toronto http://www.hamiltoncoalitiontostopthewar.ca/Events.htm Petition:  Withdraw from the US-led coalition for war in Iraq and Syria! SIGN HERE

Demonstrate against Canadian participation in the 3rd Iraq war  SATURDAY Oct. 25 2:30 PM, US CONSULATE, Toronto The Canadian Peace Alliance and the Collectif Échec à la guerre are calling for a weekend of protest actions, on 25-26 October, against Canadian participation in the third Iraq war. These protests will …

Hamilton Coalition To Stop The War SIGN PETITION 1) The recent divisive vote to deploy warplanes, reconnaissance aircraft, support personnel, and special forces on a combat mission to Iraq – carried only by the Conservative government’s slim majority in Parliament – was a bad decision. It will make things worse, …

On August 4, 2013 the Radical Islamic group known as Free Syrian Army (FSA) entered Ballouta, a small village near Latakia, Syria. These terrorists had their headquarters at Selma, which was within hiking distance. This area is quite close to the Turkish border and since the border is open to …

Oct 22, 2014, Nizar Abboud  

Sep 12, 2014, Mint Press News US President Barack Obama surprised his visitors, the delegation of Eastern Christians patriarchs, on Thursday when he told them that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “protected the Christians in Syria.” Obama met with the delegation in the White House for 35 minutes, during which the …

Oct 14, 2014, New Eastern Outlook Because it didn’t stop ISIS terrorists in Iraq or Libya. Try Washington instead. US corporate-financier funded policy think tanks have been taking turns in recent weeks floating the narrative that the next logical step to stopping so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS) terrorists in Syria is removing …

Oct 17, 2014, RT [VIDEO AT RT.COM] Islamic State fighters have been driven out of Kobani, the Kurdish town that straddles the Syrian-Turkish border, after weeks of heavy fighting, according to Kurdish sources speaking to RT. A Kurdish commander said that ISIS retreated overnight – withdrawing by 2 km east …

World Beyond War: Congress, Return to Session Immediately and Vote to End the U.S. War in Syria and Iraq. To: The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate We the undersigned citizens of the United States do hereby petition the Congress of the United States to return into session immediately and …