Middle East & North Africa

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

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.
Will Damascus Fall? Mike Whitney By Mike Whitney, December 10, 2024
The Sectarian Risk: Turkey’s Syrian Mission By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, December 10, 2024
The Dismantling of Syria’s Brand of Socialism and the Agenda of Privatisation By Philippa Jane Winkler, December 10, 2024
Chilling Warnings for Syria: When Foreign Interventions Go Bad By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, December 10, 2024
Netanyahu Says Israeli Forces Secured Buffer Zone in Golan Heights After Syria’s Assad Toppled By Jack Phillips, December 10, 2024
Are They Really Fighting Terrorists? U.S. Occupation Forces in Syria Receive New Weapons for a Future Conflict with Syrian and Russian Forces By Timothy Alexander Guzman, December 10, 2024
Syria: Can Turkey be Trusted? By Drago Bosnic, December 09, 2024
The Pentagon’s “Salvador Option”: The Deployment of Death Squads in Iraq and Syria By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, December 09, 2024
Video: Will Israel “Do the Dirty Work for Us”? Towards Military Escalation? “Theater Iran Near Term (TIRANNT)”? The War on Iran is No Longer On Hold? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, December 09, 2024
The Real Story of Zbigniew Brzezinski That the Media Isn’t Telling. “Where Modern Terrorism Originated” By Darius Shahtahmasebi, December 09, 2024
Video: “Crimes Against Syria” Produced by Mark Taliano By Mark Taliano, December 09, 2024
Thirteen Years Ago: The US-NATO-Israel Sponsored Al Qaeda Insurgency in Syria By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, December 08, 2024
For Bibi, the Road to Tehran Goes Through Damascus. Mike Whitney By Mike Whitney, December 08, 2024
Undeclared US-NATO-Israel War of Aggression against Syria: “Al Qaeda Terrorism” to Wage a Coup d’Etat against an Elected Secular Government By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, December 08, 2024
Video: Pentagon “War Games”. Ruebek and Churya Attack America By Drago Bosnic and Prof Michel Chossudovsky, December 08, 2024
Zbigniew Brzezinski: How to Justify a “Defensive War” against Iran? Transcript of Testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee By Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski and Prof Michel Chossudovsky, December 08, 2024
Margaret Hassan: A Personal Tale. Felicity Arbuthnot By Felicity Arbuthnot, December 07, 2024
West Aims to Weaken Russia Using New Fighting in Syria and Protests in Georgia By Patrick Poppel, December 05, 2024
A World in Turmoil: Examining Destruction, Geopolitics, and the Path to Peace By Prof. Ruel F. Pepa, December 05, 2024
“Palestine – My Palestine” By Susan Abulhawa and Peter Koenig, December 04, 2024
Truce in Lebanon: Can Diplomacy Rise from the Ruins? By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, December 04, 2024
Israeli War Crimes Against Palestine: Witness Testimonies. Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal By Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Commission (KLWCC), December 04, 2024
The Syrian Civil War: New Phases, Old Lies By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, December 03, 2024
The Kind of Ceasefire Where One Side Keeps Firing By Caitlin Johnstone, December 03, 2024
Netanyahu’s Diabolical Undeclared War Objectives in Gaza By Jamal Kanj, December 03, 2024
Video: Crimes Against Syria By Mark Taliano, December 03, 2024
Syria’s Long History of U.S. Interference and Meddling Dating to the Late 1940s By Shane Quinn, December 03, 2024
Al-Qaeda and Affiliated Terrorists Occupy About 60% of Aleppo, Syria By Basma Qaddour, December 02, 2024
When Is a Ceasefire Not a Ceasefire? By Philip Giraldi, December 02, 2024
Video: A Nuclear Bunker Buster Bomb Against Iran Would Initiate World War III, On the Drawing Board of the Pentagon By Union of Concerned Scientists and Prof Michel Chossudovsky, December 01, 2024
The Demise of Mesopotamia: The Geopolitics of Water. The Desertification of Iraq By Prof Souad N. Al-Azzawi, December 01, 2024
Iraq War: How the U.S. Contaminated Iraq with Depleted Uranium By Prof Souad N. Al-Azzawi, December 01, 2024
FIFA Is Whitewashing and Sportswashing Israeli Genocide and Sporticide. Football Stadiums Into Concentration Camps By Nizar Visram, November 29, 2024
What About the Ceasefire in Lebanon? By Marc Vandepitte and Lode Vanoost, November 29, 2024
Joint US-Israeli Airstrike on Syria Kills Over 80 By Steven Sahiounie, November 28, 2024
Ceasefire Between Israel and Hezbollah, But Which Side Won? By Steven Sahiounie, November 28, 2024
Iraq: Are There Any Tears Left? Felicity Arbuthnot By Felicity Arbuthnot, November 28, 2024
Iran: The Road to Armageddon? Felicity Arbuthnot By Felicity Arbuthnot, November 27, 2024
Arrest Warrants from The Hague: The ICC, Netanyahu and Gallant By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, November 26, 2024
Thanksgiving Reflections. Richard C. Cook By Richard C. Cook, November 25, 2024
Conspiracy Theory
The Inviolable Connection Between the Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine By Peter Koenig, November 24, 2024
A Week From Hell: The United States Attacks Russia and Is Complicit in Israeli War Crimes By Philip Giraldi, November 22, 2024
Arrest Warrants Against Netanyahu and Gallant, the ICC Firmly Endorses Genocide Against Palestine By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, November 22, 2024
US Fumes at ICC Warrants for Israeli Leaders as World Welcomes ‘Step Toward Justice’ By The Cradle, November 22, 2024
False Flag Operation, The Lie becomes the Truth: “Israel is the Victim of Palestinian Aggression”. According to the ICC, “There Never Was A Genocide”. By Prof Michel Chossudovsky and International Criminal Court, November 21, 2024
The Effects of Israeli Barbarity By Craig Murray, November 21, 2024
Dr. Abed from Al Awda Hospital in Gaza: “We will continue to save what remains of our people.” By Dr. Fayez Abed and Lode Vanoost, November 20, 2024
The Real Israel By Caitlin Johnstone, November 20, 2024
Senate Leader-Elect Urges ICC to Drop Israel Arrest Warrants or Face Sanctions By Aldgra Fredly, November 20, 2024
“Israel wants to make America go to war with Iran on its behalf.” Interview with Tarik Cyril Amar By Tarik Cyril Amar and Steven Sahiounie, November 19, 2024
Western Media: Whitewashing Israeli Genocide and Manufacturing Consent By Jamal Kanj, November 19, 2024
Is Israel Using Soccer to Export Its Racist Political Model to Europe? By Mike Whitney, November 19, 2024
Trump Picks Pete Hegseth to Run the Pentagon: He is A “War Hawk”, Christian Zionist and “Third Temple Cultist” By Prof. James Hill and Adam Green, November 18, 2024
Is the Gaza-Israel Fighting “A False Flag”? They Let It Happen? Their Objective Is “to Wipe Gaza Off the Map”? By Philip Giraldi and Prof Michel Chossudovsky, November 18, 2024
Israel Wins the US Election. The New Cabinet Might be Worse Than the Old One. Philip Giraldi By Philip Giraldi, November 17, 2024
Natural Resources and Palestinian Sovereignty: Israel’s Further Isolation By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, November 17, 2024
Palestine Independence Day! Francis A. Boyle By Prof. Francis A. Boyle, November 17, 2024
The Engineered Destruction and Political Fragmentation of Iraq. “America’s Third War against Iraq” initiated by Obama By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, November 17, 2024
Canadians to Hold National Day of Action Against F-35 Exports to Israel Via the United States By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, November 15, 2024
Appeal to the Superpowers: Stop the Zionist-Israeli Genocide at Once! By Peter Koenig, November 14, 2024
Joint Extraordinary Summit Between the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League Calls for Embargo Against Israel By Abayomi Azikiwe, November 14, 2024
Entering the Ring of War Propaganda By Mark Taliano, November 14, 2024
Trump’s Partner for Peace in the Middle East By Steven Sahiounie, November 14, 2024
Bill Gates and the WHO Target 640,000 Palestinian Children By Dr. Mark Trozzi, November 13, 2024
Is Israel’s Annexation of the West Bank Underway? By Germán Gorraiz López, November 13, 2024
To be Pro-Israel Is to be Pro-War By Caitlin Johnstone, November 13, 2024
Will Trump End or Escalate Biden’s Wars? By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, November 13, 2024
Video: The Mystery of Israel. “Reveals Something So Evil” By David John Sorensen, November 13, 2024
Western Faces of Fascism. Zionist Holocaust, Western Supported Genocide By Mark Taliano, November 12, 2024
Expanding Middle East War. Planned US-Israeli Attack on Iran, The War on Energy, Strategic Waterways By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, November 12, 2024
Israeli Hooligans Storm Through Amsterdam Chanting “Fu** You Palestine”. Mike Whitney By Mike Whitney, November 11, 2024
Israel Keeps Finding New Ways to Play Victim While Committing Genocide By Caitlin Johnstone, November 11, 2024
A Massacre Within a Massacre: Israel Is Exterminating Palestinians in Northern Gaza and Killing Palestinian Journalists Reporting on It By Eva Bartlett, November 11, 2024
Is the Outgoing Biden Administration Preparing a “Coup de Main” Against Netanyahu? By Germán Gorraiz López, November 11, 2024
Yahya Al-Sinwar’s Will. “My will to you starts here, from that Palestinian child who threw the first stone at the occupier” By Yahya Al-Sinwar, November 09, 2024
U.S. Election 2024: Governments Change, The Agenda Stays the Same By Michael Welch, James Corbett, Dmitry Orlov, and Dr. Jack Rasmus, November 08, 2024
Non-Aligned Movement Condemns Israeli Airstrikes on Iran By Abayomi Azikiwe, November 08, 2024
Trump’s Triumph and the Firing of Yoav Gallant. “The Deep State Needs Donald Trump”. By Mike Whitney, November 08, 2024
Tell Canadian Parliament: Recognize Palestinian Statehood Now! By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, November 07, 2024
What Comes Next for the Palestinians? Trump Unlikely to Oppose Netanyahu’s Genocide By Philip Giraldi, November 07, 2024