The following article is republished from Al-Masdar News, November 11, 2020: BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a security operation in eastern Daraa on Wednesday, coinciding with the resurgence of militant activity in the southern part of the country. According to recent reports from southern, …
Read More »Syria regains more of its sovereign territory in Idlib province
The following article, by Jason Ditz, was originally published on Antiwar.com, on November 10, 2020: Turkey has continued to withdraw forces from some of its smaller outposts in military bases in northern Syria, this time shuttering two outposts in Aleppo Province, and relocating the troops in the town of Darat Azzaz, a …
Read More »Syria’s International Conference on Return of Refugees. A Strategic Balancing Act
The following article, by Andrew Korybko, was originally published on Global Research, November 12, 2020: The kinetic phase of the Hybrid War of Terror on Syria has mostly drawn to a close, as evidenced by the milestone event of the country hosting an international conference on the return of refugees, …
Read More »Audio: Syria Sanctions: Intervention by other means
Unusual Sources interviews Stephen Gowans, author of Washington’s Long War on Syria. Although the Syrian government has succeeded in regaining much of its territory in opposition to a foreign-backed regime-change campaign, it faces a sustained campaign of crippling U.S. sanctions. Stephen Gowans points out that despite Syrian military successes against Contras and …
Read More »US lawmakers propose sale of bunker-busting bombs to Israel
These are not for use in Iran, as claimed in the article. The purpose is to destroy Hezbollah, whose not-so-secret weapon is an extensive system of hardened tunnels which previous attempts have failed to destroy. The following article is republished from The New Arab: US legislators are set to launch a …
Read More »Your charitable donations are reaching less than 10% of Syrians who need them
Syria is suffering like few other places on earth. Only a decade ago it was self-sufficient, with healthy exports, but that now seems a distant memory. The war is a main factor, of course, but vast wildfires also destroyed grain and other crops, as well as grazing areas. In addition, …
Read More »Remembering Serena Shim on the sixth anniversary of her death
On the sixth anniversary of her death, we remember journalist Serena Shim. Serena Shim worked for Press TV out of Tehran, Iran. She uncovered that the government of Turkey was supplying ISIS and Al Qaeda in Syria using the vehicles of “humanitarian” organizations. Shortly afterwards, she died under mysterious circumstances. …
Read More »We congratulate the free, sovereign and independent Bolivian people
The Association for Investment in Popular Action Committees and its sponsored organizations International Solidarity Movement – Northern California International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity Free Palestine Movement Syria Solidarity Movement Resumen Latinoamericana Serena Shim Award NakbaTour One State Assembly extend their congratulations to the Bolivian people upon their free …
Read More »Former OPCW Chief Says His Office Was Bugged While USA Pushed Iraq War
The following article by Caitlin Johnstone is republished from the author’s blog: In an important new interview with The Grayzone‘s Aaron Maté, the first Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has revealed new insights into the way the US exerted control over the Organisation in the lead-up to …
Read More »Two Massive New Leaks Show Dirty Underbelly of Empire
The following article, by Lee Camp, is republished from Consortium News: Most Americans don’t know reality. They know their personal reality, but unfortunately their reality is thoroughly detached from real pure, uncut reality. For example, do they know that police across the country work with corporations to criminalize journalism? Do …
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