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 …
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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 …
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June 20, 2017, Strategic Culture Foundation – Finian Cunningham The shooting down of a Syrian fighter jet by US forces this week comes on the back of several aggressive actions by American military on the ground. Taken together the US actions mark an alarming escalation of intervention in the Syrian …
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June 20, 2017, RT Question More The US claims its downing of a Syrian jet to be self-defense. But imagine some country taking over part of Washington State, and denying the US Air Force from flying there, Syria Solidarity Movement member Rick Sterling explained to RT. Russia disagrees with Washington’s …
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June 19, 2017, TASS Russian News Agency Russia will regard any flights within the area of its air force group’s operation in Syria as legitimate targets MOSCOW, June 19. /TASS/. Moscow is terminating its communication channel with the United States under a memorandum for preventing incidents in Syria’s skies, as a …
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June 17 2017, MintPress News – Whitney Webb Russia has warned that the U.S.’ recent deployment of an artillery rocket system will be used to cut off Syrian government forces from their allies in Iraq. The U.S. has attacked government soldiers on several occasions in the past near the base …
Read More »June 19, 2017, Counter Punch – Mike Whitney “Washington’s strategic objectives in Iraq and Syria are not those of “fighting terrorism,” but rather consolidating US hegemony over the oil-rich Middle East and preparing for war against the principal obstacles to this objective, Iran and Russia. For US imperialism, undisputed control …
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June 20, 2017, RT Question More The US-led coalition has downed a government warplane in southern Syria, the Syrian army and coalition have announced in separate statements. The Syrian military added that the plane’s pilot is now missing. According to the Syrian statement, the plane was carrying out operations against Islamic …
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June 17, 2017, Al Masdar New – Chris Tomson AMASCUS, SYRIA (3:40 A.M.) – Al-Masdar News has obtained jaw-dropping footage from northern Syria suggesting the US-led coalition has allowed hundreds of ISIS vehicles to leave Raqqa city for areas controlled by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). Despite Kurdish and …
Read More »April 24, 2017, CounterPunch – Mike Whitney The Pentagon’s plan for seizing and occupying territory in east Syria is beginning to take shape. According to a Fox News exclusive: “The Islamic State has essentially moved its so-called capital in Syria… ISIS is now centered in Deir ez-Zur, roughly 90 miles …
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