Middle East & North Africa

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.
Libya is among the World's largest oil economies with approximately 3.5% of global oil reserves, more than twice those of the US.
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.
Iraq is in the eye of the storm. Washington's "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran and Tehran's response put heavy pressure on the Iraqi government, a partner for both. The US expects Baghdad to resist Iran, and Iran expects Baghdad to resist the US. An almost impossible position.
“Moderate Terrorists”. Deconstructing the NATO Narrative on Syria. “Leftists” Keep the Myth Alive By Eva Bartlett, October 12, 2015
Israeli Intelligence Using Fake Facebook Accounts to Spy on Protesters By IMEMC, October 12, 2015
Tensions Escalate in Israel and Palestine. The Killing of 7 Palestinians, 400 Wounded. By Simona Sikimic, October 12, 2015
Why the U.S. Owns the Rise of Islamic State and the Syria Disaster By Gareth Porter, October 12, 2015
America’s Aim is Destruction. Russia, Iran Give International Assistance to Syria By Sara Flounders, October 12, 2015
Alarmed European Jews Want Netanyahu Replaced with a Leader for Peace By Anthony Bellchambers, October 12, 2015
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Cameron’s Attack on ‘Terrorist-Sympathising’ Corbyn Resembles a Mccarthyist Witch-Hunt By Harry Leslie Smith, October 11, 2015
A Decisive Shift In The Power Balance Has Occurred. “Russia no Longer Tolerates Washington’s Vicious, Stupid and Failed Policies” By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, October 11, 2015
US to Give Arms, Air Support to Islamist Militias in Syria By Bill Van Auken, October 11, 2015
Two US led Coalition F16 Aircrafts Violate Syrian Airspace, Target Electric Power Plants in Aleppo By SANA, October 11, 2015
Putin’s “Endgame” in Syria By Mike Whitney, October 11, 2015
In the Wake of Debacle, Washington Signals a “Policy Shift” in Syria. Why The Change in Tactics? By Prof. Ismael Hossein-Zadeh, October 11, 2015
Netanyahu’s War on Palestine. Premeditated State Terror By Stephen Lendman, October 11, 2015
The Mujahedeen e-Khalq (MEK): The US Prepares to Back a New Terrorist Army in Iran, Prelude to a Wider War? By Tony Cartalucci, October 11, 2015
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“Overthrow of Assad No Longer Enforceable”. Obama Advisors Recommend US Military Withdrawal From Syria By Sputnik, October 10, 2015
Blast Shakes Ankara Just in Time to Justify NATO Incursion into Syria By Tony Cartalucci, October 10, 2015
Netanyahu’s End Game: Annexation of East Jerusalem? By Anthony Bellchambers, October 10, 2015
Russian Air Force Destroys 29 ISIS Camps in Syria in 24 Hours By RT, October 10, 2015
The Beast Revealed: US Celebrates Iranian General’s Death at ISIS Hands By Tony Cartalucci, October 10, 2015
“Putinism” in American History: Lincoln, Roosevelt, and the Fight Against ISIS By Caleb T. Maupin, October 10, 2015
Russia Is Number One (#1) in the World Now; U.S. Still Fights to Win Long-Term By Eric Zuesse, October 10, 2015
Should Tony Blair Stand Trial for War Crimes? By Paul Steele, October 10, 2015
“Dear President Putin”: Open Letter Regarding Russia’s Launching of Air Strikes against the ISIS By Dear Putin, October 10, 2015
The CIA Just Declassified the “WMD Document” of the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) That Supposedly Justified the Iraq Invasion By Jason Leopold, October 10, 2015
The Latest Nobel Committee “Peace Prize” Award Hypocrisy By Stephen Lendman, October 10, 2015
Obama Abandons Scheme to Train Nonexistent Syrian “Moderates” By Stephen Lendman, October 10, 2015
“The New Middle East”: Russian Style. The Resistance Arc is Reborn By Andrew Korybko, October 10, 2015
Video: Israelis Shoot Motionless Arab Woman By Jonathan Cook, October 10, 2015
Fleeing Europe and North America. Stop Millions Of Western Immigrants! By Andre Vltchek, October 10, 2015
Canadian and US Subterfuge in Syria and Iran: Conversations with Binoy Kampmark and Mahdi Nazemroaya Global Research News Hour Episode 116 (includes transcript) By Michael Welch, Dr. Binoy Kampmark, and Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, October 10, 2015
The Oil Coup By Mike Whitney, October 09, 2015
Killing Fields: Are Israeli Forces Preparing For Another Genocidal Massacre of Palestinians? By 21st Century Wire, October 09, 2015
Media Reports ISIS Nuclear Plot That Never Actually Involved ISIS By Adam Johnson, October 09, 2015
Netanyahu Emulates Provocation by Sharon in Inciting another Intifada: Where is the International Outrage? By Anthony Bellchambers, October 09, 2015
The UN General Assembly: Latin Americans Don’t Call for Nuremberg Prosecution of Western Leaders, Gaddafi Did in 2009 By Jay Janson, October 09, 2015
Why the U.S. Owns the Rise of the Islamic State and the Syria Disaster By Gareth Porter, October 09, 2015
Over 1,000 ISIS and Al Nusra Militants Surrender To Syrian Army In Last 24 Hours By Fars News Agency, October 09, 2015
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The Mystery of ISIS’ Toyota Army Solved By Tony Cartalucci, October 09, 2015
The Impulsiveness of US Power By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, October 09, 2015
Large Scale Assault against ISIS by Syrian Armed Forces (SAA), Russian Warships Fired 26 Long Range Missiles against ISIS Positions By South Front, October 09, 2015
In One Week, Russian Airstrikes Destroyed Forty Percent of ISIL’s Infrastructure By Sputnik, October 08, 2015
Obama Approved Israeli West Bank Violence By Stephen Lendman, October 08, 2015
Syria and the Drumbeat of World War By Bill Van Auken, October 08, 2015
Alleged “Violations” of Turkish Air Space by Russian Warplanes. Fear and Loathing in Turkish Airspace By Ulson Gunnar, October 08, 2015
Russia’s First Week in Waging a “Real” War on Terror. 112 Targets Struck. ISIS Forces Retreating By Stephen Lendman, October 08, 2015
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ISIS Terrorists Driving Toyota Pickup Trucks, Where Do They Get Them From? By RT, October 08, 2015
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Timeline of Russia’s Anti-terror Operation in Syria By RT, October 08, 2015
“The New Middle East”: Russian Style By Andrew Korybko, October 08, 2015
The Double-Speak of American Civilian Humanitarianism By Luciana Bohne, October 08, 2015
Syrian Army Storms Positions of Al Nusra, ISIS and “Moderate Terrorists”. Air Cover Provided by Russian War Planes By South Front, October 08, 2015
Russian Drone Films ISIS Militants Hiding Weapons, Munitions near Syrian Mosques By RT News, October 07, 2015
The Dirty War on Syria: Barrel Bombs, Partisan Sources and War Propaganda By Prof. Tim Anderson, October 07, 2015
Syrian Government Forces Prepare Full-Scale Ground Offensive against US Sponsored Al Qaeda Positions By South Front, October 07, 2015
Russia’s Surgical Strikes in Syria: 80 Military Targets including Terrorist Command Posts, ISIS Training Camps, Ammunition Depots By Vladimir Kozin, October 07, 2015
Israeli Fascist Brutality By Stephen Lendman, October 07, 2015
After All We Did For Them in Fallujah! By Edward S. Herman, October 07, 2015
A Useful Prep-Sheet on Syria for Media Propagandists By Gary Leupp, October 06, 2015
ISIS Fighters Deserting After Russia Nails Them with 60 Sorties in 72 Hours. The US Couldn’t do This for a Full Year, WHY? By Russia Insider, October 06, 2015
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3,000 Terrorists Leave Syria Following Russian Airstrikes – Military Source By RT, October 06, 2015
How Syrians View Russia versus U.S. By Eric Zuesse, October 06, 2015
A Game of Dice With Russia: “Do You Realize What You Have Done?” By Luciana Bohne, October 06, 2015
Russia Precipitates the Abandonment of the SWIFT International Payments System among BRICS Countries By Ariel Noyola Rodríguez, October 06, 2015
Washington’s War Crime in Afghanistan By Bill Van Auken, October 06, 2015
Russia Disrupts Obama’s War Plans: US, NATO and Allies Plot “Plan B in Syria”. What Next? By Stephen Lendman, October 06, 2015
Human Rights Suffer as Prime Minister Cameron “Climbs Into Bed” with Netanyahu By Anthony Bellchambers, October 06, 2015
Kunduz Hospital Airstrike by US. Washington Admits they Did it. Gravest Violation of International Law. It Was Deliberate, It Wasn’t “Collateral Damage” By Medecins Sans Frontieres, October 06, 2015
David Slews the Giant Goliath with a Slingshot, Netanyahu Attempts to Rewrite the Bible Story by Declaring war on Palestinian “Terrorism by Stones”. By Jonathan Cook, October 06, 2015
Where Did Obama Really Go to School? And What Is Really Happening in Syria? By Dr. T. P. Wilkinson, October 06, 2015
Five World Leaders Challenge Western Imperialism through Diplomacy, Persuasion and Public Pressure By Prof. James Petras, October 05, 2015
So Who Is in Russia’s Crosshairs in Syria? US-NATO and Al Qaeda are Tightly Intertwined By Oriental Review, October 05, 2015
Russia Bombs Terrorists, USA Bombs Hospitals By Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey, October 05, 2015
Russia to Expand Syria Air Strikes against ISIS: Mission Creep or Strategy? By Dr. Christof Lehmann, October 05, 2015
Syria President al-Assad Interview: “New Anti-terrorism Coalition Must Succeed, Otherwise the Whole Region Will Be Destroyed” By Bashar al Assad, October 05, 2015
Russia Destroys Al Nusra Command and Control, Syrian Army Prepares Ground Attack against US Sponsored Al Qaeda Terrorists, FSA Militants Surrender By South Front, October 05, 2015
France: Seeking Old Mandate in Syria By Sarkis Tsaturyan, October 05, 2015
New York Times Moving into High Spin Denigrating Vladimir Putin on Syria By Peter Koenig, October 05, 2015
Russia versus America: A Lesson In The Abuse and Use of Power By Christopher Black, October 05, 2015
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Russian Air Force Hits 50 ISIS Targets in Syria over 3 Days, ‘Significantly’ Damaging Militants By RT, October 04, 2015
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UK Government Acts To Stop Councils Divesting From Israeli Occupation By Middle East Monitor, October 04, 2015
It is the US that has been Destabilizing the Middle East, Not Russia By Sputnik and Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, October 04, 2015