Middle East & North Africa

Syria “Liberated” by its own Destroyers By Manlio Dinucci, December 14, 2024

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, today’s de facto ruler of Damascus, has an eloquent history: he began his jihadist militancy in al-Qaeda’s ranks as an associate of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the “caliph” who founded ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and …

When Terrorism becomes Counter-terrorism: The State Sponsors of Terrorism are “Going After the Terrorists” By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, May 15, 2022
A complex network of Al Qaeda affiliated terrorist organizations overseen by US and allied intelligence agencies has unfolded, extending across the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, Western China, South and South East Asia.
Ten Years Ago: “Operation Libya” and the Battle for Oil: Redrawing the Map of Africa By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, February 20, 2021
Libya is among the World's largest oil economies with approximately 3.5% of global oil reserves, more than twice those of the US.
America, An Empire on its Last Leg: To be Kicked Out from the Middle East? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, January 07, 2020
The Iraqi parliament suspended the corrupt 2014 agreement with the Obama administration which invited the US to lead a fake counterterrorism operation directed against the Islamic State (ISIS-Daesh), made up of mercenaries who are funded, trained and recruited by US-NATO, with the support of Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
50th Anniversary of Israel’s Infamous USS Liberty Attack By Stephen Lendman, June 03, 2017
Escalated US War on Syria Likely By Stephen Lendman, June 02, 2017
War Crimes Suit Filed in Switzerland against Former Israeli Minister By Simon Bradley, June 02, 2017
Israel’s Occupation Is Morally Indefensible By Prof. Alon Ben-Meir, June 02, 2017
“Mad Dog” Mattis Shows His Bite on Face the Nation By Ray McGovern, June 02, 2017
Video: Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) Prepare for Further Advances against ISIS By South Front, June 02, 2017
US Embassy in Israel Reportedly to Remain in Tel Aviv By Stephen Lendman, June 02, 2017
Islamic State in Asia: Saudi-Funding and Naive Policymakers Endanger Region By Joseph Thomas, June 01, 2017
Israel Has No Legal Right to Offer Land Tenders in West Bank By PNN, June 01, 2017
The Military-Industrial Complex is in Love with Trump By Steven MacMillan, June 01, 2017
The New York Times Video Analysis of the Events in Khan Sheikhoun April 4 2017 Attack: NONE of the Cited Forensic Evidence Supports the Claims By Dr. Theodore Postol, June 01, 2017
War and Terrorism: What’s Behind the Massive Kabul Blast? “ISIS Claimed Responsibility” By Stephen Lendman, June 01, 2017
The “Liberation” of Mosul: Another Fallujah, Dresden – or Hiroshima? By Felicity Arbuthnot, June 01, 2017
Keeping Secrets: Theresa May, Manchester and the Corporate Media By Alison Banville, June 01, 2017
Former ICC Official Says Israel Will Be Convicted of War Crimes By Middle East Monitor, June 01, 2017
Video: Tensions Grow as ISIS Collapses in Syria and Iraq By South Front, June 01, 2017
British Intelligence Received Prior Warnings that Manchester Bomber Was Plotting Attacks By Laura Tiernan, June 01, 2017
NATO Launches Its Own Operation in the Middle East By Peter Korzun, June 01, 2017
World Watches as Yemen Descends into Total Collapse By Middle East Eye, May 31, 2017
Terror in Britain: What Did the Prime Minister Know? By John Pilger, May 31, 2017
What Is Trump’s Middle East Doctrine and How China, Russia and Iran Are Dealing with It By Federico Pieraccini, May 31, 2017
Prime Minister Trudeau does not Conflate Anti-Zionism and Anti-Semitism By Prof. Yakov M. Rabkin, May 31, 2017
How Israeli Moves in Jerusalem Are Scotching Trump’s ‘Ultimate Deal’ By Jonathan Cook, May 30, 2017
Britain’s General Election 2017 – Peace Policies and Foreign Follies By Political Concern, May 30, 2017
Iran and the 9/11 Attacks By Eric Zuesse, May 30, 2017
Video: Syrian Army Tiger Forces Prevail against ISIS in Aleppo By South Front, May 30, 2017
U.S. Wants Control Over Anbar and Beyond – Iraq and Syria Will Prevent It By Moon of Alabama, May 30, 2017
Prior Knowledge of Attack: Truth Revealed: British Intelligence Received Warnings of Manchester Bomber Attack from US By Laura Tiernan, May 30, 2017
US Military Aggression against Syria: US Drops Leaflets in Tanf to Warn Syrian Military Not to Advance, Orders Retreat By Brandon Turbeville, May 30, 2017
US Coalition Attack on Syrian Military Forces Near Al-Tanf and the “Summit” in Riyadh By Syria Solidarity Movement, May 30, 2017
Russia Calls House Bill Aimed at North Korea an “Act of War.” Will the Senate Block H.R. 1644? By Gar Smith, May 30, 2017
Breaking: Situation Escalates at Syrian-Iraqi Border. Towards a Dangerous Standoff between U.S Special Forces and Syria’s Arab Army? By South Front, May 30, 2017
Easternization – Asia’s Rise and America’s Decline – From Obama to Trump and Beyond By Jim Miles, May 29, 2017
Trump’s Foreign SDF Mercenaries Deal with ISIS Thwarted by Russian Air Force By Miri Wood, May 29, 2017
“Creative Chaos” and the War Against Humanity. US-NATO Supports ISIS By Mark Taliano, May 29, 2017
U.S. to Lure ISIS Terrorists Out of Raqqa and Eliminate Them By Anna Jaunger, May 29, 2017
Manchester’s Dead: Victims of British “Regime Change” Operations in the Middle East By Robert Stevens, May 29, 2017
Manchester Bomber, Salman Abedi, Linked to Libyan ISIS – “Libyan Dawn”, Hillary’s “Libyan Rebels” By Sundance, May 29, 2017
Manchester’s Known Wolf: Watched by MI5 with Ties to NATO-Backed Terror in Libya – What Does It All Mean? By Shawn Helton, May 29, 2017
Syria: The West Only Hates Assad Because Their TV Told Them To By Caitlin Johnstone, May 29, 2017
“Exporting Revolution” and Regime Change: Zbigniew Brzezinski on Trial at the UN General Assembly By Caleb T. Maupin, May 29, 2017
Video: Hassan Nasrallah on Donald Trump’s Visit to Saudi Arabia and the Riyadh Declaration. “It Wasn’t a Summit” By Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, May 29, 2017
Tracing the History of The Partitioning of Iraq By Rayyan Dabbous, May 29, 2017
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Syria’s Assad Just Explained How America Really Works By Brandon Turbeville, Bashar al Assad, and Telesur, May 28, 2017
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Syria War: U.S. Dooms ISIS Fighters Leaving Raqqa to Death By Sophie Mangal, May 27, 2017
Ramadan: Fasting for Palestinian Justice and Dignity By Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, May 27, 2017
Manchester Bombing: The Uncomfortable Truth. Abedi is Not an “Unprotected Lone Wolf”… By Robert Stevens, May 27, 2017
The Manchester-Libya Connection and the Question That Needs to Be Asked By Neil Clark, May 27, 2017
Trump’s Visit to Israel: Prospects for Peace and Justice in the Middle East By Michael Welch, Richard Silverstein, and Prof. Richard Falk, May 27, 2017
Breaking: ISIS Defense Lines Destroyed by Syrian Army and Russian Air Force By South Front, May 27, 2017
Contradictory Statements of NATO on Joining the International Coalition against the Islamic State By Sophie Mangal, May 27, 2017
US-Led “Counter-Terrorism” Operation in Mosul. Weapons for ISIS, Indiscriminate Air Strikes Directed against Civilians By Anna Jaunger, May 27, 2017
Video: In Front of Trump, Egypt’s President Al-Sisi Exposes the State Supporters of Terrorism By Syriana Analysis, May 27, 2017
Civilians Killed by US Largely Ignored as Endless “Global War on Terrorism” Continues By Jon Queally, May 26, 2017
Manchester Attack as MI6 Blowback? By Evan Jones, May 26, 2017
Video: ISIS Terrorists on the Run in East Aleppo By South Front, May 26, 2017
US and Israeli-Made Weapons in Hands of ISIS Terrorists. Discovered by Syrian Government Forces By Samer Hussein, May 26, 2017
Fascism, Neoliberalism, Endless Wars: Where in Fact Is Fascism? By Milos Kovic, May 26, 2017
America’s “Unspoken War” against Africa: US Special Forces Now Carry Out 100 Missions ‘At Any Given Time In Africa’ By Joseph Fitsanakis, May 26, 2017
The British Establishment Is Putting Our Lives at Risk: Our State’s Key Ally Is a Major Public Threat By Mark Curtis, May 26, 2017
Trump’s ‘Historic’ Visit to the Middle East: Much Ado About Nothing By Prof. Alon Ben-Meir, May 26, 2017
Trump’s Muslim Ban 2.0, “Dripping with Intolerance,” Ruled Unconstitutional By Deirdre Fulton, May 26, 2017
Manchester Terror Attack Proves that the War on Terror Is Failing: Ten Ways to Reduce Terrorism By Washington's Blog, May 25, 2017
Video: Syrian Government Forces Advance on Multiple Fronts against the Islamic State (ISIS) By South Front, May 25, 2017
African Union Must Advance Program to Reverse the Political and Economic Crises By Abayomi Azikiwe, May 25, 2017
Manchester Alleged Suicide Bomber Linked to Libya Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), Known to British Security & Intelligence. LIFG was Supported by NATO against Gadaffi By Tony Cartalucci, May 24, 2017
Qatar’s Approach to Refugees and Security in the Middle East, Supplying Weapons to Jihadists in Syria By Sophie Mangal, May 24, 2017
Africa at the Crossroads: Crisis of the Post-colonial State, from Egypt and Nigeria to Somalia and South Africa By Abayomi Azikiwe, May 24, 2017
Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Raytheon are the Big Winners in Saudi Arabia’s Massive Military Buildup By Dave Majumdar, May 24, 2017
Video: Syrian Army Expels US-Backed Militants From Syrian Desert By South Front, May 24, 2017
Independent Journalists Reveal America’s Sinister War in Syria By Tony Cartalucci, May 24, 2017
Twenty-Seven Hours: Donald Trump in Israel By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, May 24, 2017
Trump Bows Deeply to Globalists, Surrenders to Puppet Masters By Larry Chin, May 23, 2017
Video: ISIS Terrorists Rapidly Losing Ground in Eastern Aleppo By South Front, May 23, 2017
The Riyadh Declaration of Escalated Regional Wars, A Statement of Mass Deception By Stephen Lendman, May 23, 2017
Hypocritical Speech: Trump’s Saudi Soliloquy By Richard Silverstein, May 23, 2017
Donald of Arabia: A Disgusting Spectacle By Justin Raimondo, May 23, 2017
Palestine: 50 Years of Occupation By PNN, May 23, 2017
What’s in a Name? U.S. Takes Syria’s Al-Qaeda Off Terror Watchlists By Whitney Webb, May 23, 2017
Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike as Trump Visits Israel By Prof. Marjorie Cohn, May 23, 2017