June 25, 2017, The Libertarian Institute – William Van Wagenen The Western narrative of the Syrian conflict, which began in the Spring of 2011, suggests that the Syrian people began to peacefully protest for an end to the Assad regime, which then responded with brutal oppression; killing, imprisoning and torturing …

June 24, 2017, The American Conservative – Gareth Porter Three-term Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, a member of both the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees, has proposed legislation that would prohibit any U.S. assistance to terrorist organizations in Syria as well as to any organization working directly with them. …

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June 23, 2017, 12st Century Wire – Vanessa Beeley Before the Grenfell Tower blaze had died down to a smouldering monument to the tragic death of possibly hundreds of, so far, unidentified victims, trapped in the molten edifice, Channel 4 produced a programme showcasing the Al Qaeda affiliated White Helmets, …

June 22, 2017, CounterPunch – Jim Kavanagh The United States is at war with Syria. Though few Americans wanted to face it, this has been the case implicitly since the Obama administration began building bases and sending Special Ops, really-not-there, American troops, and it has been the case explicitly since …

June 22, 2017, Consortiumnews – Robert Parry The U.S. mainstream media’s near universal demonization of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin – along with similar hatred directed toward Iran and Hezbollah – has put the world on a path toward World War III. Ironically, the best hope …

June 20, 2017, Reuters – Babak Dehghanpisheh Iran fired missiles on Sunday into eastern Syria, aiming at the bases of militant groups it holds responsible for attacks in Tehran which left 18 dead last week, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported. Iranian Revolutionary Guards launched the mid-range ground-to-ground missiles from western …

June 20, 2017, Tasnim New Agency TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said it has fired a number of mid-range ground-to-ground missiles at terrorist sites in Syria eastern region of Deir ez-Zor in response to the recent Daesh-claimed terror attacks in Tehran. The first videos of the …

June 20, 2017, The Daily Star Lebanon BEIRUT: The Syrian army said it would suspend combat operations in the southern city of Daraa for 48 hours from Saturday, as mediators announced two separate attempts to convene new peace talks next month. The Syrian army general command said a ceasefire at …

June 20, 2017, The Daily Star Lebanon MOSCOW: Russia said Saturday that airstrikes carried out this month had killed about 180 ISIS fighters in Syria, including two field commanders. “As a result of June 6 and 8 aerial strikes on targets belonging to IS fighters, ISIS field commanders Abu Omar …