Syria Support Movement solidarity with the Syrian people
Apr 6, 2015, SANA Members of the opposition figures participating in the second round of inter-Syrian talks held meetings on Monday at the Russian Foreign Ministry’s guest palace in Moscow. The Syrian Arab Republic delegation, headed by Syria’s Permanent Representative at the UN Bashar al-Jaafari, arrived in Moscow. The delegation …
Read More »Russia hosts meeting aimed at ending Syrian conflict
Apr 6, 2015, Press TV Russia is hosting peace talks aimed at working out a solution to more than 4 years of conflict in Syria. The Syrian government and members of opposition, including the National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change, are taking part in the discussions in Moscow. Syria’s UN …
Read More »Wall Street Journal: Israel Caught Red-handed Aiding al-Qaeda in Syria
Apr 4, 2015, 21st Century Wire What US and European media have been slow to figure out (or ignore), is how Israel is up to its neck in fueling the long dirty war next door in Syria. Let’s be clear – once again Israel has been caught red-handed providing aid …
Read More »Clashes rage on between ISIL, Palestinians in Yarmouk
Apr 5, 2015, Press TV VIDEO AT PRESS TV LINK Intense clashes continue between Palestinian armed factions and the ISIL Takfiri terrorists who have taken over most of the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk near the Syrian capital, Damascus. The ISIL militants stormed the camp on April 1, apparently in …
Read More »Fighting between Palestinians near Damascus
Apr 3, 2015, Voltairenet On Wednesday April 1, 2015 at Yarmouk Palestinian camp in the outskirts of Damascus, a ceremony was held, organized by the Syrian Ministry of Reconciliation. However, the camp was attacked by elements from the nearby village of Hajar al-Aswad, allied with some ex-militants of Hamas who …
Read More »UN report: More than 25,000 foreigners fight with terrorists
Apr 1, 2015, AP The number of fighters leaving home to join al-Qaida and the Islamic State group in Iraq, Syria and other countries has spiked to more than 25,000 from over 100 nations, according to a new U.N. report. The panel of experts monitoring U.N. sanctions against al-Qaida said …
Read More »Coalition to Stop the War protests outside Hamilton federal building
Mar 30, 2015, CHCH As the Harper government plans to pass a motion in Parliament tonight to extend its bombing mission on terrorist targets in Iraq and expand the mission into Syria, a group of demonstrators say the action is illegal. Members of the Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War …
Read More »Humanitarians for War in Syria (Part Two): About Those Chlorine Gas Attacks in Syria
Apr 3-5, 2015, Counter Punch by RICK STERLING With allegations of chlorine gas attacks in Syria on March 16, some humanitarian groups have called for a “No Fly Zone” over part of Syria. I believe this is reckless and dangerous and will explain why. Part 1 of this article was …
Read More »In Yemen, and Middle East, U.S. Needs to Learn When to Quit
Apr 1, 2015, NY Times Six years before the Arab Spring, a group of rural highlanders in Yemen called the Houthis rose up against an autocratic government and its foreign patrons to demand their rights. Fast forward to 2015, and the Houthis are still fighting to redress their domestic grievances, …
Read More »Saudi channel publishes photo ‘from Yemen’… but really from first Gulf war
Mar 31, 2015, France24 The Saudi TV channel Al Arabiya has come under fire for publishing a fake photo online. On Monday, it posted the following photo to its official Twitter account. The description, in Arabic, reads: “Al Arabiya exclusive: Saudi Arabia’s Operation Decisive Storm destroys a Houthi military convoy …
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