31 December 2015 • SNAG #14

IN SYRIA ……………

* Death of Zahran Alloush = major blow?
http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/12/31/syria-rebel-leaders-assassination-a-major-blow-to-us-agenda/

* Whitewashing of “moderate rebel” massacres
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/bloggers/Syria-Moderate-Rebel-Massacres-and-Everyday-Propaganda-20151216-0001.html

* “Syria Deeply” (funded by billionaires and the West) encourages prospective foreign fighters
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/syria-war-widows_5682a515e4b06fa688811fda?gqdm42t9

* Samir Kantar killed in Israeli attack in Damascus
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/12/real-story-killing-samir-kantar-151222062315355.html

* Seymour Hersh says US military opposes alliance with AQ, prefers Assad
http://www.democracynow.org/2015/12/22/seymour_hershs_latest_bombshell_us_military

* ISIS departs southern Damascus
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-suffers-embarrassing-defeat-in-southern-damascus-as-4000-terrorists-flee-hajar-al-aswad-and-al-qadam/

 

IN REGION ……………..

* Turkish teacher and union leader (plus 250 others) prosecuted for insulting the Sultan
http://www.todayszaman.com/national_education-union-branch-head-arrested-for-insulting-erdogan_408450.html

* Turkey still has not removed troops from Iraq (Dec 31, 2015)
http://www.todayszaman.com/latest-news_iraqi-pm-says-turkey-not-respecting-agreement-to-withdraw-troops_408391.html

* More revelations on Turkey’s role in Ghouta chemical attack
https://www.rt.com/op-edge/326111-ghouta-chemical-attack-turkey/

 

JUST FOR LAUGHS …………

* The ‘fried egg division’ controls what?????
https://twitter.com/search?q=leith%20fadel&src=typd

Here’s to a Happy New Year and END of the War on Syria in 2016!

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