The following report is republished from Al-Masdar News: Photo: Al-Masdar screenshot from Ruptly video Ankara 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 …
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 …
Read More »Syrian air defenses intercept ‘hostile targets’ over Damascus
Photo: SANA News Agency The 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 …
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 »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 Russia It is clear the US is pushing the battle line to our door … We can completely regard the US …
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 …
Read More »White Helmets Members, Experts Killed In Huge Blast At Chemical Workshop In Northwestern Syria
The following story is republished from Muraselon: The Syrian Reporters. A sum of 11 members of the pro-militants White Helmets Organization and non-Syrians experts were killed after a huge explosion at the terrorists’ chemical workshop in Idlib province near the border with Turkey, a Russian media outlet reported on Saturday. …
Read More »Syria’s Christian city: Seven years under fire at the Idlib frontline
The following article, by Tom Westcott, is republished from Middle East Eye. It was originally published on September 16, 2018. MHARDEH, Syria – Each night, the streets of the Christian town of Mhardeh teem with life. Young people in trendy attire drink beer and smoke Shisha pipes, shyly eyeing up attractive …
Read More »Khoury-Machool: Letter to BBC Proms slams promotion of fake Syrian flag
The following letter was sent by Dr Makram Khoury-Machool to David Pickard of the BBC Proms, slamming the channel’s promotion of the fake Syrian flag: Dr Makram Khoury-Machool Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 Mr David Pickard Director BBC Proms URGENT By email: david.pickard@bbc.co.uk 31.07.2018 Dear Mr Pickard, Re: An illegal flag by …
Read More »Daraa Map Update: Rebels encircled as Army secures borders
July 09 2018, Almasdar News – Zen Adra DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:40 P.M.) – The Syrian forces have scored massive advances in Daraa province; fully besieging militants in the provincial capital and securing the borders with Jordan. Following the recapture of Air Defense Base west of Daraa city, the Syrian Army …
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