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.
VIDEO: Killing of Gaddafi and NATO’s Money-Driven Wars of Conquest By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, October 21, 2011
Decline of the West: Blood-lust in the streets of Libya suffices for justice By Patrick Henningsen, October 21, 2011
The Military Roadmap. America’s “Next Libyas”: Iran, Nigeria, Venezuela, Syria, Yemen By Global Research, October 21, 2011
Unconfirmed and Contradictory Report: NATO Air Strike Killed Gaddafi: NTC By Global Research, October 20, 2011
Libya’s National Transitional Council First To Recognize Syrian Equivalent By Global Research, October 20, 2011
Seven years Ago: Margaret Hassan: Victim of “Operation Iraqi Liberation” By Felicity Arbuthnot, October 19, 2011
U.S. Hawks Behind Iraq War Rally for Strikes Against Iran By Jim Lobe, October 18, 2011
History Repeating Itself: U.S. Hawks Hover Over Iran By ­William Echols, October 18, 2011
Media Manipulation: Are Conflict Photos Staged? By Anthony Cuthbertson, October 18, 2011
The forgotten Cases of Bahrain Political and Human Rights Activists By Global Research, October 18, 2011
Libya NTC Rebels in Retreat in Sirte. Renewed NATO Bombing By Global Research, October 17, 2011
VIDEO: NATO Crimes and Mainstream Media Lies in Libya Exposed By Yvonne Di Vito, October 17, 2011
U.S. Officials Peddle False Intel to Support Terror Plot Claims By Gareth Porter, October 17, 2011
Petraeus’s CIA Fuels Iran Murder Plot By Ray McGovern, October 15, 2011
NATO WAR CRIMES The Wanton Destruction Of Sirte. Extraordinary Pictures Show Libyan City Shelled to Smithereens By Global Research, October 15, 2011
Libya: NATO Supported Rebel Forces in Retreat By Global Research, October 15, 2011
NATO Supported Islamic Militants Attack Muslim Shrines in Libya By Global Research, October 15, 2011
Intense Fighting in Tripoli: Demoralized NATO Supported Rebel Fighters. Anti-NATO protesters took to the streets By Tony Cartalucci, October 15, 2011
VIDEO: Abolish NATO! 10th Anniversary Afghanistan War Rally By Rick Rozoff, October 14, 2011
The Occupy Iran Fast and Furious Plot By Pepe Escobar, October 14, 2011
Sources: US Gives Israel Green Light For Iran Strike By Paul Joseph Watson, October 14, 2011
Fake Revolutions: The Civil Society Revolution Consulting Business By Tony Cartalucci, October 13, 2011
Occupy Wall Street and “The American Autumn”: Is It a “Colored Revolution”? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, October 13, 2011
Libya, Syria and NATO’s R2P; The Morality Play of Britain’s “Progressive Media” By Media Lens, October 13, 2011
Unanswered questions over the alleged Iranian assassination plot By Julian Borger, October 12, 2011
VIDEO: “I am not moving”: Confronting America’s Hypocrisy By Corey Ogilvie, October 12, 2011
Alleged Plot to Assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to US: Iran Summons Swiss Envoy By Press TV, October 12, 2011
Iran under US propaganda attack By Boris Volkhonsky, October 12, 2011
Israel and Libya: Preparing Africa for the “Clash of Civilizations” By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, October 11, 2011
VIDEO: Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya: Worthy Victims and Unworthy Victims By John Pilger, October 11, 2011
Cairo massacre ruined the last illusions about Arab Spring. By Vladimir Gladkov, October 11, 2011
Next Stop is Pakistan By Wayne Madsen, October 10, 2011
VIDEO: The Geo-Political Strategy Behind America’s Invasion of Afghanistan By Karen Kwiatkowski, October 09, 2011
NATO’s War in Libya: Protecting to Kill, Killing to Protect… By Rahnuma Ahmed, October 09, 2011
NATO’S WAR ON LIBYA, SELECTED ARTICLES By Global Research and Global Research, October 08, 2011
Russian Envoy: U.S.-NATO Build Proxy Armies In Afghanistan And Libya, Establish Permanent Presence By Global Research, October 08, 2011
VIDEO: 10 Years of War in Afghanistan: A Crime Against Humanity By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, October 07, 2011
VIDEO: On the 10th Anniversary of NATO’s Occupation of Afghanistan By Malalai Joya, October 07, 2011
NATO Responsible for Crimes against Humanity in Libya By Global Research, October 07, 2011
Rasmussen: NATO Ready To Build Libyan Proxy Armed Forces By Global Research, October 06, 2011
Syria’s National Transitional Council Mirrors Libyan Prototype By Global Research, October 06, 2011
Hate Speech Finds a Mainstream Platform By Mouin Rabbani, October 06, 2011
America’s Conquest of Africa: The Roles of France and Israel By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya and Julien Teil, October 06, 2011
Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria By Global Research, October 05, 2011
Libya and Syria: Western-led military operations By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, October 05, 2011
Why Palestine Already Is a State By Joe Lauria, October 04, 2011
NATO Assault on Sirte Inflicts More Libyan Civilian Casualties By Patrick O'Connor, October 04, 2011
“Saving Lives in Libya”: Tens of Thousands of Bombs and Missiles. 9240 Strike Sorties… By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, October 04, 2011
Support from the Tribes of Sahara. Thousands of Tuaregs Join Libyan Resistance Forces. By Alliby Hassan, October 01, 2011
VIDEO: Tallying the Death Toll of NATO’s Vicious War on Libyan Civilians By Sara Flounders, October 01, 2011
Rising Tensions: Russia Rejects UN Security Council Resolution on Syria By Global Research, September 30, 2011
Turkey-Israel Relations and the Middle East Geopolitical Chessboard. By Eric Walberg, September 30, 2011
UN Mission in Libya: An Attempt to Legitimize NATO Aggression By Alexander Mezyaev, September 29, 2011
Libya: Mass killing and humanitarian disaster in NATO siege of Sirte By Bill Van Auken, September 29, 2011
Barack Obama at the United Nations: A Wonderful speech, a beautiful speech… By Uri Avnery, September 29, 2011
Libya and the Big Lie: Using Human Rights Organizations to Launch Wars By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, September 29, 2011
VIDEO: Palestine: US Veto Threat Not in Interest of Americans By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, September 28, 2011
Failure in Libya By Justin Raimondo, September 28, 2011
Terrorist Op-Ed: Libya’s Al Qaeda Rebel Commander Writes Column for Britain’s Progressive Media By Tony Cartalucci, September 28, 2011
VIDEO: NATO Massacre of Libyan Civilians in Sirte By Global Research, September 28, 2011
Mainstream media: Civilians accuse NATO of massacre in Sirte raids By Global Research, September 27, 2011
Libya Invasion Planned by NATO Since 2007 with the Support of MI6 By Global Research, September 27, 2011
Likud-Republican Alliance – WWIII Scenario? Launching a First Strike on Iran By Solomon Davidson, September 27, 2011
International Military Support for Libya results in TNC withdrawals By Dr. Christof Lehmann, September 26, 2011
Palestine Self-Determination: UN Bid Heralds Death of Palestine’s Old Guard By Jonathan Cook, September 26, 2011
Russia, China and Iran are considering a Joint Missile Shield directed against the US and NATO By Global Research, September 25, 2011
NATO’s War on Libya is Directed against China: AFRICOM and the Threat to China’s National Energy Security By F. William Engdahl, September 25, 2011
People’s Protest in Africa Against NATO Aggression in Libya By Global Research, September 24, 2011
Bahrain: New Evidence of Framed-up Death Sentences Against Pro-Democracy Activists By Finian Cunningham, September 23, 2011
Towards a Lengthy War Scenario? NATO To Stay In Libya For A Long Time By Igor Siletsky, September 23, 2011
NATO extends its aggression on Libya to the end of the year By Global Research, September 22, 2011
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Brokers Release of US Hikers from Iran By Eva Golinger, September 22, 2011
Obama at the United Nations: The Arrogant Voice of Imperialism By Bill Van Auken, September 22, 2011
Saudi Arabia helps crush the democratic uprising in Bahrain By Asad Ismi, September 21, 2011
VIDEO: Harvest of Hypocrisy? UK Opium Poppy Farming Kept Hush-Hush By Global Research, September 21, 2011
Resistance in Libya: Imperialism will be buried in Africa By Gerald A. Perreira, September 21, 2011
VIDEO: People of Tripoli: “We don’t want this revolution!” By Maria Finoshina, September 21, 2011
VIDEO: What is the True Cost of the Afghanistan War? By Tony Benn, September 21, 2011
Libya: Loyalist Fighters Continue Resistance In Capital By Global Research, September 21, 2011
Moral Bankruptcy: will U.S. veto Palestine? By Jim Miles, September 20, 2011