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.
The U.S. and France Are Bombing Africa By Global Research, March 20, 2011
BREAKING NEWS: Libyan Sources Report Italians Captured. Additional Coalition Jets Downed By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, March 20, 2011
Libya: White House moves towards war, seeking regime change or partition By Brian Becker, March 20, 2011
NATO Seeks Multinational Camouflage, Mulls Ground Operations By Global Research, March 19, 2011
Libya: Fourth Target Of Western Military Attacks In 12 Years By Robert Bridge, March 19, 2011
Breaking News: Libyan Hospitals Attacked. Libyan Sources: Three French Jets Downed By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, March 19, 2011
World Leaders Agree on Using Military Force in Libya By Global Research, March 19, 2011
Military action launched against Libyan forces By Andrew Woodcock, Geoff Meade, and Liam Creedon, March 19, 2011
The American Dilemma in Libya: To Bomb, Invade, Partition, Or All of the Above By Glen Ford, March 19, 2011
Russia Opposes Military Intervention in Libya By Global Research, March 18, 2011
UN Security Council Resolution on Libya: No Fly Zone and Other Measures By Global Research, March 18, 2011
All Out War on Libya, Surge in the Price of Crude Oil… By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, March 18, 2011
Military action against Gaddafi ‘within hours’ of UN vote By Ewen MacAskill and Nicholas Watt, March 17, 2011
Bahrain: U.S. Backs Saudi Military Intervention, Conflict With Iran By Rick Rozoff, March 16, 2011
Our hearts are torn apart between two human-made disasters: One in Japan, the Other in Libya By Dr. Kiyul Chung, March 16, 2011
Slaughter in Bahrain By Finian Cunningham, March 16, 2011
Civil Society and Palestine: The Growing Power of the Ordinary By Ramzy Baroud, March 16, 2011
Thousands of Saudi troops cross into Bahrain after weekend of violence By Finian Cunningham, March 15, 2011
The Return of Pan-Arabism Amidst Upheaval: An end to Balkanization? By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, March 14, 2011
Protests Continue Against “Threat of Counter-Revolution” in Egypt By Global Research, March 14, 2011
Arab League Backs No-Fly Zone in Libya By Ann Talbot and Barry Grey, March 14, 2011
Libya welcomes African Union panel, slams Arab League By Global Research, March 14, 2011
Saudi military prepares to enter Bahrain By Ben Quinn, March 14, 2011
The Devastating Consequences of Israeli Weapons Testing By Richard Lightbown, March 13, 2011
“Operation Libya” – Recognizing the Opposition Government Constitutes a Pretext for Military Intervention By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, March 13, 2011
NATO Prepares for War on Libya By Global Research, March 12, 2011
VIDEO: Saudi Protests Highlight US Hypocrisy By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, March 12, 2011
Bahrain: Hundreds injured as pro-democracy protesters claim police use nerve gas By Finian Cunningham, March 12, 2011
A Palestinian Wrong Way to Peace By Nicola Nasser, March 12, 2011
Libya in the Cross-Hairs of a “Humanitarian War”: A “No-Fly Zone” is Equivalent to an Act of War By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, March 11, 2011
France recognises Libyan Opposition Leadership: Sarkozy Recommends bombing Gaddafi Heaquarters By Patrick O'Connor, March 11, 2011
No Media Coverage: Stranded migrant workers protest in Saudi Arabia By Joseph Santolan, March 11, 2011
Dangerous Crossroads: The West is ready to invade Libya By Balayeva Yelena, March 11, 2011
The Financial Consequences of the Middle East Protest Movement? By Bob Chapman, March 11, 2011
Russia warns the West against interference: Medvedev suggests that revolts in the Arab world were instigated by outside forces By Vladimir Radyuhin, March 10, 2011
Bahrain: Ex-Prisoners Denounce Britain’s ‘Torture Apparatus’ By Finian Cunningham, March 10, 2011
Egypt: Peering into the revolution’s crystal ball By Eric Walberg, March 10, 2011
Netanyahu’s illusory peace plan: Israel cornered on every front By Jonathan Cook, March 09, 2011
Violent Crackdown on Iraqi Opposition By Patrick Martin, March 09, 2011
Unreported War Crime: Israeli Jets Level University Buildings in Gaza By Global Research, March 08, 2011
Another NATO Intervention? Libya: Is This Kosovo All Over Again? By Diana Johnstone, March 08, 2011
Brit held with SAS in Libya was spy By Global Research, March 07, 2011
US and allies step up military and intelligence operations in Libya By Ann Talbot, March 07, 2011
The Collapse of the Old Oil Order. How the Petroleum Age Will End By Michael T. Klare, March 07, 2011
Insurrection and Military Intervention: The US-NATO Attempted Coup d’Etat in Libya? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, March 07, 2011
Civil war in Libya, intervention by the West already a reality By William Bowles, March 06, 2011
Qaddafi pushes rebels back. Obama names Libya intel panel By Global Research, March 05, 2011
Obama Orders U.S. Military To Prepare for Action Against Libya By Global Research, March 05, 2011
Western Powers Exploit Libyan Crisis To Step Up Intervention Plans By Mike Head, March 05, 2011
China Insists Libyan Sovereignty Must Be Respected By Global Research, March 05, 2011
Russia and Saudi Arabia warned against outside political or military intervention in Libya By Global Research, March 05, 2011
NATO’s Inevitable War: The Flood of Lies regarding Libya By Fidel Castro Ruz, March 04, 2011
US – NATO Threats to Libyan Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity By Antonio E. Paris, March 04, 2011
Mixed Messages: Arabs Challenge Israeli Hasbara By Ramzy Baroud, March 03, 2011
The Right to Development in the Arab World By Dr. Ali Kadri, March 03, 2011
VIDEO: Libya Operation: Foreign Oil Interests Prompt Invasion By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, March 03, 2011
Towards the Coasts of Libya: US, French and British Warships Enter the Mediterranean By Global Research, March 03, 2011
Preparing for “Operation Libya”: The Pentagon is “Repositioning” its Naval and Air Forces… By Manlio Dinucci, March 03, 2011
Egypt, Serbia, Georgia… The History of US Sponsored “Democratization” By Eric Walberg, March 03, 2011
“Liberation”: Beware the Ides of March By Felicity Arbuthnot, March 03, 2011
Petroleum and Empire in North Africa. NATO Invasion of Libya Underway By Keith Harmon Snow, March 02, 2011
Yemeni President Accuses US and Israel By Global Research, March 02, 2011
The World Cheers as the CIA Plunges Libya Into Chaos By David Rothscum, March 02, 2011
As U.S. warships near Libya, Danger of Imperialist Military Intervention Grows By Sara Flounders, March 02, 2011
Americans Must Say No to Economic and Military Intervention in Libya By UNACpeace.org, March 02, 2011
Imperialist Hands Off Libya! By Patrick Martin, March 02, 2011
The Tide of Media Disinformation: Who is Behind the Military Insurrection in Libya? By Marjaleena Repo, March 02, 2011
Chavez: US is preparing an invasion of Libya to seize control of its oil reserves. By Christopher Toothaker, March 01, 2011
US, UK, French forces land in Libya By Akhtar Jamal, February 28, 2011
Tunisia Prime Minister Resigns Amid Mass Demonstrations By Patrick Martin, February 28, 2011
As Libyan Rebels Close in on Gaddafi, US and Europe Ramp Up Intervention By Barry Grey, February 28, 2011
Libya in the Great Game By Manlio Dinucci, February 27, 2011
The Tide of Media Disinformation: First Egypt, next Venezuela? By Kiraz Janicke and Federico Fuentes, February 27, 2011
NATO Meets for Talks about Possible Military Intervention in Libya By Global Research, February 26, 2011
Israeli troops attack Protesters By Global Research, February 26, 2011
EU Weapons Exports to Libya By Global Research, February 26, 2011
Iran to remove nuclear fuel from its first nuclear power plant By Global Research, February 26, 2011
Putin urges EU not to interfere in Libya’s “Internal Affairs” By Global Research, February 26, 2011
IAEA reaffirms peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear energy program By Global Research, February 26, 2011
Saudi Arabia: First Signs of Uprising in World’s Top Oil Exporter By Finian Cunningham, February 26, 2011