May 26, 2014, Press TV Intelligence officials from several countries are reportedly scheduled to meet in the city of Antakya in Turkey to discuss plans aimed at stopping the progress of the Syrian army in its battle against the militants in Syria. The meeting between intelligence officials from the US, …
Read More »Syrian rebels describe U.S.-backed training in Qatar in new documentary
May 26, 2014, McClatchy [VISIT ORIGINAL SOURCE TO VIEW 2 BRIEF VIDEO CLIPS FROM THE DOC] With reports indicating that forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad are gaining ground in that country’s brutal civil war, moderate Syrian rebels have told a visiting journalist that the United States is arranging …
Read More »British jihadists are the most bloodthirsty in Syria says rebel commander as they are blamed for beheadings and crucifixions
May 26, 2014, Daily Mail Two out three people fighting for an extreme Sunni group are foreign Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) known for beheadings and crucifixions Group considered so extreme it has even been condemned by Al Qaeda British jihadists make up the largest foreign contingent of …
Read More »Thousands of Syrian police who joined the rebels are on U.S. payroll
Jul 25, 2014, World Tribune The United States has been paying thousands of Syrian police officers who deserted the regime of President Bashar Assad. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama has approved tens of millions of dollars to pay the salaries of police officers who joined the rebels. …
Read More »Syria: Free and Fair Elections Despite Western Sabotage
May 23, NSNBC Syria is living in a fair and democratic atmosphere ahead of the presidential elections, said presidential candidate Dr. Hassan al-Nouri, adding that the current government succeeded at holding foreign influence at bay. Prominent Syrians denounce the double standards of Germany, France, among other, who prevent Syrian expatriates …
Read More »Harakat Hazm: America’s new favorite jihadist group
May 22, 2014, al Akhbar Harakat Hazm [the Steadfast Movement] boldly revealed itself on the Syrian arena after they published video clips showing they now had US-made TOW anti-tank missiles in their possession. The media has portrayed the group as a “secular moderate faction deserving support.” However, Al-Akhbar reveals that …
Read More »Russia, China veto UN resolution to refer Syria to ICC
May 22, 2014, Press TV Russia and China have once again vetoed a Western-backed resolution at the UN Security Council to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court. Moscow and Beijing used their veto power on Thursday for the fourth time to abort a resolution against Syria. The document drafted by …
Read More »Liberating Syria…One Archeological site at a Time
May 23, 2014, Counter Punch Visiting archeological sites in Syria over the past several months I seem to keep crossing some of the paths traveled by the field archeologist and later Colonel in the British Army T.E. Lawrence. There are plenty of still visible ‘Lawrence of Arabia’s’ footprints around Damascus …
Read More »Russia and China veto French draft resolution calling for Syria ICC referral
May 22, Sana News Syria’s permanent representative to the UN, Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari, stressed that the draft resolution submitted today to the UN Security Council is a politicized and discriminatory text that is aimed at distracting the presidential elections in Syria and fueling the crisis. Al-Jaafari pointed out that submitting …
Read More »West Funds Insurgencies
May, 21, 2014, Information Clearing House Thursday, May 15 marked Nakba Day, Yawm an-Nakba, “Day of Catastrophe”, the onset of the displacement of up to 800,000 Palestinians, at the time 67% of the population, followed by the destruction of over 500 villages since the establishment of the State of Israel …
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