June 24, 2018, Almasdar News – Zen Adra DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:30 P.M.) – The US-led coalition has reportedly airlifted two senior ISIS commanders from a small village in northeast Syria near the Iraqi borders in coordination with its Kurdish allies controlling the area. According to local sources, two helicopters of …

June 24, 2018, The Guardian The US has warned Syrian rebels in the south-west of the country they should not expect military support to help them resist a major government offensive. The message from Washington comes as Russian jets struck an opposition-held town on Sunday in the first air cover …

June 16, 2018, Alliance For Global Justice Camilo Mejia is an Iraq veteran and war resister born in Nicaragua. He is the son of Carlos Mejia Godoy who wrote many of the great Sandinista Revolutionary songs but has been a member of the opposition to the Sandinista government for many …

June 15, 2018, RT Question More The United States will resume funding for the controversial, militant-linked White Helmets, a month after the group had its financial support frozen. The State Department also lauded the group for saving “100,000 lives” in Syria. President Donald Trump has authorized the US State Department, …

June 14, 2018, Telesur TV – Camilo E. Mejia An open letter to Amnesty International, by former Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience Camilo E. Mejia, on the violence gripping his native Nicaragua. Through this letter I express my unequivocal condemnation of Amnesty International with regards to the destabilizing role it has …

June 4, 2018, American Herald Tribute – David Morrison The prohibition on the use of force by one state against another is one of the most fundamental principles of international law. It is set out in Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, which states: “All Members shall refrain in their …

June 4, 2018, Al-Masdar News – Leith Aboufadel BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – Over 70 Syrian tribes issued a joint statement on Saturday that announced the formation of a new combined force that would fight the US-backed militias and foreign troops in northern Syria. The tribesmen from the Al-Hasakah, Aleppo, …

June 4, 2018, Common Dreams A bipartisan amendment introduced by Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) and cosponsored by Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Walter Jones (R-NC) passed the U.S. House as part of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 WASHINGTON – On …

June 4, 2018 Jonathan Cook Fathi Harb should have had something to live for, not least the imminent arrival of a new baby. But last week the 21-year-old extinguished his life in an inferno of flames in central Gaza. It is believed to be the first example of a public …

June 4, 2018, 12st Century Wire – Steven Sahiounie Too often we see reports in the western mainstream media about Syria which are distorted and hardly resemble the reality on the ground. What’s worse however, is when misleading stories are used to extract money from unwitting western audiences. The Guardian published a …