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.
Video: U.S. Opens Corridor for ISIS Terrorists. Pro-Turkish Militants Form Coalition to Fight ‘Terrorists’ By South Front, May 13, 2017
Will Trump Agree to the Pentagon’s Permanent War in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria? By Gareth Porter, May 13, 2017
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US Nears $100 Billion Arms Deal with Saudi Arabia Ahead of Trump’s Trip By Jane Mcintosh, May 13, 2017
Syria – “The Regime Will Be There” – U.S. Concedes Raqqa … And The Syrian East? By Moon of Alabama, May 13, 2017
In Solidarity with #Palestinian Political Prisoners detained by Israel: South African Government Ministers, Media Personalities and Activists Commit to 24 Hour Fast By BDS South Africa, May 12, 2017
Was the April 4 Syria Chemical Weapons Khan Sheikhoun Incident Fake? Not Real? By Stephen Lendman, May 12, 2017
Netanyahu’s War on Press Freedom By Stephen Lendman, May 12, 2017
The Astana Process: A Possible Solution to An Impossible Situation in Syria By Patrick Henningsen, May 11, 2017
No, the “New” CNN Video of the Chemical Incident Does Not Prove that the Syrian Government Did It By Washington's Blog and Dr. Theodore Postol, May 11, 2017
Video: Syrian Army Renews Operations Against ISIS in Eastern Aleppo By South Front, May 11, 2017
The Silent Slaughter of the US Air War By Nicolas J. S. Davies, May 11, 2017
Lebanon: Hedonism and War By Andre Vltchek, May 11, 2017
Syria’s De-Escalation Zones Explained By Brandon Turbeville, May 11, 2017
The War on Syria: Justice Dangles From A Tree By Christopher Black, May 11, 2017
U.S. New “Plan B” for Syria: Military Escalation By Anna Jaunger, May 11, 2017
The Disunity Of Israel’s Opposition Parties Is Serving The Occupation By Prof. Alon Ben-Meir, May 11, 2017
Video: Trump Administration Approves New Plan to Arm Kurdish Forces in Syria By South Front, May 11, 2017
US Military Has Entered Southern Syria to Train “Moderate” Rebels By Leith Fadel, May 10, 2017
Dark Truths Protected Beneath Progressive Facades. NATO and its Allies are the Terrorists in Syria By Mark Taliano, May 10, 2017
US Airstrike against Syria: More to the September 2016 ‘Mistake’ Than Originally Thought By James ONeill, May 10, 2017
Al-Qaeda Leader Praises Syria White Helmets as “Hidden Soldiers of the Revolution” By Brandon Turbeville, May 10, 2017
Washington Approves Arming Kurdish Forces in Syria, … against Turkey, its NATO Ally By Press TV, May 10, 2017
Video: US Backed Operation “Against ISIS Terrorists” in Mosul Approaching Its Final Phase By South Front, May 09, 2017
Is the US Preparing A Ground Invasion of Syria? Drones Spot Hundreds of US, Jordanian Armored Vehicles at Border By Chris Tomson, May 09, 2017
Palestinian Prisoners Enter 21st Day of Hunger Strike By Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, May 09, 2017
US Says We Fly Where We Want in Syria By EN News Front, May 09, 2017
Video: Fighting ISIS-Daesh in Desert Syria By South Front, May 09, 2017
Hundreds of Migrants Drown in Mediterranean By Bill Van Auken, May 09, 2017
Palestinians to the Woodshed? Trump Pressures Palestinians to Comply… By Philip Giraldi, May 09, 2017
Syria: The New Government Plans for Moving East By Moon of Alabama, May 09, 2017
Who Is Destroying Syria? By Philip Giraldi, May 09, 2017
Netanyahu Government Debates Evicting United Nations from Jerusalem in Wake of Scathing UNESCO Resolution By RT News, May 08, 2017
Confirmed by OPCW: Terrorists Used Illegal Chemical Weapons in Aleppo–Organisation Refuses to Investigate Alleged False Flag Attack in Idlib By Adam Garrie, May 08, 2017
Syria and the Project to Balkanize the Middle East By Jonathan Cook, May 08, 2017
United States Says ‘Yes’ to Nuclear Weapons Tests, ‘No’ to a Nuke Ban Treat By John LaForge, May 08, 2017
The US Without NATO Could Mean No Wars and Terrorism in the World By Sami Karimi, May 08, 2017
Pentagon Intends Continued Aerial Operations in Syria De-Escalation Zones By Stephen Lendman, May 07, 2017
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Theocratic Ambitions: What Implications for Cyprus By Andreas C Chrysafis, May 07, 2017
The New York Times’ Prejudice against Imprisoned Palestinian Leader Marwan Barghouti By Jeremy R. Hammond, May 07, 2017
Israel’s New Cultural War of Aggression By Prof. Richard Falk, May 07, 2017
Safe Zones in Syria: Astana’s Key to Political Settlement? By Sophie Mangal, May 06, 2017
Free Speech in Canada Suppressed and Negated By Mark Taliano, May 06, 2017
America’s War for Global Domination. The Roadmap of Conquest By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, May 06, 2017
De-escalation Zone Memorandum – Decisive Step Towards Peace in Syria? By Firas Samuri, May 06, 2017
De-Escalation Security Zones in Syria: Hold the Cheers. US Intent on Continued Support of the “Moderate” Terrorists By Stephen Lendman, May 05, 2017
US Media and Iran’s MEK Terrorists Who Cried Wolf By Caleb Maupin, May 05, 2017
Video: Syria’s De-Escalation “Security Zones”. To be Followed by Large Scale Operation against ISIS-Daesh By South Front, May 05, 2017
Pope Francis in Egypt: “Famine of Love”. The Military is Everywhere. Is The Pope Blind… By Andre Vltchek, May 05, 2017
A Victory for Theresa May Will See Britain Dragged Further Towards War with Russia By Colin Todhunter, May 05, 2017
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Elusive Conflict Resolution in Syria By Stephen Lendman, May 04, 2017
Video: Expanded Russian Military Presence in Syria. Russian Advisers Embedded in Syrian Army Units By South Front, May 04, 2017
Is North Korea a Diversion for a US-Jordan Invasion of Syria? By Mike Whitney, May 04, 2017
Syrian Crisis: Western Military Intervention Compromised After White Helmets ‘Sarin’ Scam By Shawn Helton, May 04, 2017
Breaking: Clashes and Fighting between Rival “Jihadist” Terror Groups in Syria By South Front, May 04, 2017
Chemical Fabrications: East Ghouta and Syria’s Missing Children By Prof. Tim Anderson, May 04, 2017
“Voices from Syria”: Important E-book by Mark Taliano By Mark Taliano, May 03, 2017
Israel’s Outrage Du Jour: Denying Palestinian Boy Terror Victim’s Rights After He Survived Incineration of His Family By Richard Silverstein, May 03, 2017
Breaking. Russia Setting Up Military Installations in Northeastern Syria, in YPG-Held Area By South Front, May 03, 2017
Pentagon Once Again Hides the Real Number of Civilian Casualties in Syria and Iraq By Anna Jaunger, May 03, 2017
The US Supplies Weapons to Al Qaeda in Syria, via Bulgaria? By Sophie Mangal, May 03, 2017
The US Created Al Qaeda: The Illusion of America “Cooperating” with Russia in “Combating Terrorism” By Stephen Lendman, May 03, 2017
Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Illegitimate Private Debt in the Global South By Eric Toussaint, May 03, 2017
‘Sociopath’: Trump Cabinet Secretary Calls US Bombing of Syria ‘After-Dinner Entertainment’ By Jon Queally, May 03, 2017
Yemen: War Crimes, Mass Starvation and Genocide. What You Aren’t Being Told About US Involvement in Yemen By Darius Shahtahmasebi, May 03, 2017
Bigoted Americans, Far More Supportive of War Against Syria By Eric Zuesse, May 03, 2017
NATO Terrorism in Syria By Mark Taliano, May 02, 2017
Selected Articles: US-NATO Attacks against Syria Geared Towards “Regime Change” By Global Research News, May 02, 2017
Escalation of Tensions in Syria: One Month after the Chemical Attack in Khan Sheikhoun By Michael Welch, Ray McGovern, Patrick Henningsen, and Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, May 02, 2017
Abbas Fears the Prisoners’ Hunger Strike; 6500 Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails By Jonathan Cook, May 02, 2017
Video: Syrian Government Troops Launch New Offensive against ISIS Terrorists in Eastern Homs By South Front, May 02, 2017
Flawed Chemical Analysis in the French Intelligence Report Alleging a Syrian Government Sarin Nerve Agent Attack in Khan Sheikhoun By Dr. Theodore Postol, May 01, 2017
How Obama and Erdogan Moved ISIS from Iraq to Syria, to Weaken Assad By Eric Zuesse, May 01, 2017
US Support for Saudi Aggression on Yemen Reinforced under Trump By Prof. Richard Falk and Tasnim News Agency, May 01, 2017
Who’s Arming Radical Militants in Syria and Iraq? By Martin Berger, May 01, 2017
America Mingles with Al Qaeda in Syria: Washington Wants Russia Not to Target al-Qaeda “Terror Groups” By Daniel McAdams, May 01, 2017
More Media ‘Spin’ on the Syria-Sarin Case By Robert Parry, May 01, 2017
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US Deploys Troops and Armored Vehicles “Inside Syria”, Close to Turkish Border By Press TV, May 01, 2017
Video: US Armored Vehicles Arrive in Northern Syria. Is It An Invasion? By Press TV, May 01, 2017
All 100 Senators Sign Letter Against U.N. Actions to Bring Israel to Account By If Americans Knew, May 01, 2017
Petrodollar Faces Growing Threat From the East. Payments in Gold Across Asia By Andrew Brennan, May 01, 2017