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 »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 …
Read More »US Sponsored ISIS Using Chemical Weapons on Iraqi Civilians (Captured on Video)
Mar 31, 2015, Global Research During a recent ‘On-Air’ news report on Sunday 29 March 2015 from Tikrit, Iraq, Press TV war correspondent Rahshan Saglam was providing a ‘LIVE’ update when an explosion occurred approximately 150 meters from her position. The camera technician was able to capture the plume of …
Read More »Canadian parliament approves military mission in Syria
Mar 31, 2015, Press TV Canada’s parliament has approved to expand the country’s current military mission in Iraq to target Takfiri ISIL terrorists in neighboring Syria. The motion, ratified by 142 to 129 votes on Monday night, also extended the Iraq mission – which was due to expire on April …
Read More »Flashback to March 29, 2011: Over 6 million people marched across Syria in support of President al-Assad
Mar 30, 2015, Global Research Huge demonstrations in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were held across Syria two weeks after the launch of the NATO-led covert war on Syria on March 16, 2011. It is worth bearing in mind that back then the overall population of Syria was around …
Read More »Britain to Send Troops to Train Syrian Opposition
Mar 26, 2015, Forces TV **see video at original link** Britain is to provide military training to moderate Syrian opposition groups fighting Islamic State forces, the Government has announced. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said the UK would send around 75 military trainers and headquarters staff to provide instruction in the …
Read More »Assad: Anti-ISIS coalition doesn’t want to get rid of Islamic State completely
Mar 27, 2015, RT.com The alliance of 60 countries declaring plans to finish off the Islamic State is not serious, Syrian President Bashar Assad told Russian media. Some of its members would prefer to retain the terrorist force to blackmail different countries, he said. The rate of airstrikes conducted by …
Read More »Syria: four years of humanitarian intervention
Tim Anderson’s slides on ‘Four years of Humanitarian Intervention in Syria’, from the 17 March 2015 seminar at the University of Sydney. Download the PDF: Syria: four years of humanitarian intervention “Humanitarian intervention is not really a legal doctrine, it is trying to put a good face on war, by …
Read More »UPDATE on the Syrian crisis, 17 March 2015, by Reme Sakr [VIDEO]
Mar 21, 2015, Hands Off Syria Seminar at the University of Sydney, on the fourth anniversary of the recent conflict in Syria.
Read More »YouTube Clips Of Syrian “Chemical Attacks” Are Back – Meet The Man Behind The Propaganda
Mar 19, 2015, Your News Wire The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights based in the UK tracks the conflict in Syria through a network of sources. But just who is this ‘Syrian Observatory for Human Rights’? Zero Hedge report: US foreign policy is becoming so easy and predictable, even Derek …
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