The following report is republished from Al-Masdar News:Photo: US forces at Al-Tanf/FlickrMembers of several Syrian opposition armed units are ready to lay down their arms and surrender to the Syrian army once US troops and their allies leave the Al-Tanf base in southeastern Syria, the Surya Al-An news portal reporters on Tuesday.According …
Read More »Deployment of Turkish military reinforcements to Syrian border continues
The following report is republished from Al-Masdar News:Photo: Al-Masdar screenshot from Ruptly videoAnkara is bolstering its military presence at its Syrian border, as footage filmed on Tuesday in Kilis, shows trucks carrying military vehicles throughout the night.The deployment has come in the wake of US troops’ withdrawal from Syria in what seems to be …
Read More »Syrian government forces ‘enter’ Kurdish-controlled Manbij region
The following article is republished from Al Jazeera English: U.S. Soldiers pictured in Manbij region of Syria, February 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump announced that U.S. troops would be leaving Syria.Syrian government forces have entered the country’s northern border region of Manbij controlled by Kurdish fighters, local sources told Al Jazeera and Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency.Trucks carrying regime forces and equipment, two tanks, and other armoured vehicles have arrived in the village …
Read More »Syrian air defenses intercept ‘hostile targets’ over Damascus
Photo: SANA News AgencyThe following report is republished from RT: Missile defense systems have been activated against targets over Damascus, according to Syrian state agency. It added that incoming missiles came from Lebanese airspace, which reportedly was earlier violated by Israeli aircraft.The raid came in several waves and reportedly lasted for …
Read More »The Jimmy Dore Show: “Chomsky says the US should stay in Syria”
The Jimmy Dore Show responds to Noam Chomsky’s October comments supporting a continued U.S. military presence in Syria, highlighting that the widely publicized article predates Trump’s withdrawal announcement and emphasizing that the priority must be for the U.S. to exit Syria immediately:
Read More »The (Attempted) Silencing of Tim Anderson
Photo: Tim AndersonThe following article, by Jeremy Salt, was originally published at the American Herald Tribune: To me the Zionists, who want to go back to the Jewish state of AD 70 (destruction of Jerusalem by Titus) are just as offensive as the Nazis. With their nosing after blood, their ancient ‘cultural roots,’ …
Read More »Canada Takes A Hostage: Free Meng Wanzhou
The following article, by Christopher Black, was originally published at NEO (Near Eastern Outlook): Photo: Meng Wanzhou at the Russia Calling! Investment Forum. Photo: Office of the President of RussiaIt is clear the US is pushing the battle line to our door … We can completely regard the US arrest …
Read More »The Largest Conspiracy Theory Peddlers Are MSM And The US State Department
The following article, by Caitlin Johnstone, was originally published at the author’s website:Screen shot photo credit: Caitlin JohnstoneThe US State Department has issued a statement accusing the Syrian government of having carried out a false flag chemical weapons attack in northwestern Aleppo with the intent to blame it on the jihadist factions …
Read More »Seven Days of Failures for the American Empire
The following article, by Federico Pieraccini, was originally published at The Duran on December 10, 2018.Photo for illustration purposes. Credit: US Pacific Fleet/FlickrOn November 25, two artillery boats of the Gyurza-M class, the Berdiansk and Nikopol, one tugboat, the Yany Kapu, as well as 24 crew members of the Ukrainian Navy, including two SBU counterintelligence officers, …
Read More »UN Report Finds ISIS Given “Breathing Space” in US-Occupied Areas of Syria
The following article, by Whitney Webb, is reprinted from Mint Press News. A recent report from the UN Security Council’s Sanctions Monitoring Team has found that many of the places in Syria where the terror group Daesh (ISIS) continues to operate, recuperate and extract oil for profit are in areas of the …
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