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.
NATO’s Iraq Training Mission: New HQ in Green Zone By Global Research, October 14, 2009
Gaza War Crimes: Israeli Government Contradicts its Own “Self-Defense” Argument By James Marc Leas, October 14, 2009
Is Canada More pro-Israel than the U.S.? By Yves Engler, October 13, 2009
U.S. ‘Personality Assassination’ of a Palestinian Ally By Nicola Nasser, October 10, 2009
Germany Sells, Delivers Two More Dolphin Subs to Israel By Global Research, October 03, 2009
Azerbaijan and Iraq, first countries to supply gas to Nabucco pipeline By Global Research, October 03, 2009
Developing its Advanced Weapons Arsenal: Israel Takes Delivery of 2 German-Built U212 Subs By Agence France-Presse, September 30, 2009
Israel’s Ofra Settlement on Unauthorized Palestinian Land By Stephen Lendman, September 28, 2009
Iraq: What elections? By Abdul Ilah Albayaty, September 27, 2009
Obama Stuck between Wars on Iraq, Afghanistan By Nicola Nasser, September 26, 2009
Justice This Time Around: Will Goldstone’s Report Deliver? By Ramzy Baroud, September 24, 2009
How Israel Targets and Suppresses Opposition to Its Annexation Wall By Stephen Lendman, September 23, 2009
Goldstone Commission Gaza Conflict Findings and Reactions By Stephen Lendman, September 21, 2009
Afghan Counterinsurgency: Largest CIA Station In History By Global Research, September 21, 2009
UN urges Israel to allow nuclear inspection By Global Research, September 18, 2009
The Iraqi who threw his Shoe at George W. Bush: “My Flower” to Bush, the Occupier By Mutadhar al-Zaidi, September 18, 2009
U.S. missile defense system to likely be deployed in Israel By Global Research, September 17, 2009
Iraq: Massive Fraud and Corruption in Higher Education By Dirk Adriaensens, September 15, 2009
U.S. Expands Global Missile Shield Into Middle East, Balkans By Rick Rozoff, September 11, 2009
Problems Defending Palestinians in Israeli Courts By Stephen Lendman, September 11, 2009
Escalation of the Afghan War? US-NATO Target Russia, China and Iran By Rick Rozoff, September 10, 2009
A Fresh Approach in Afghanistan: An End to War? By Ramzy Baroud, September 10, 2009
German Troops in Afghanistan By Global Research, September 10, 2009
Militarising Space: The Fallujah fallacy By Eric Walberg, September 09, 2009
Troops ransack Afghan hospital: Swedish charity By Global Research, September 08, 2009
The Free Gaza Movement By Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, September 08, 2009
NATO Airstrikes: Stench of Death Hangs over Afghan Riverbank By Ameen Salarzai, September 08, 2009
Giving Democracy the Finger – the failure of the Afghan elections By Lesley Docksey, September 08, 2009
Afghanistan: Coalition Forces attack Hospital By Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA), September 07, 2009
150 civilians dead in air raid: Villagers By Abdul Matin Sarfaraz, September 07, 2009
Russia ‘delivers SAMs to Syria’ By Global Research, September 05, 2009
Gates opens door to possible Afghan troop increase By Adam Entous, September 05, 2009
US Audacity of Hope Falters: Settlement Freeze No Longer Required By Ramzy Baroud, September 02, 2009
A UN Special Focus on Gaza Under Siege By Stephen Lendman, September 02, 2009
Russia: Isolating Iran no solution to nuclear issue By Global Research, September 01, 2009
Israel Turns Up The Heat To Evict Bedouin From Desert Lands By Jonathan Cook, August 27, 2009
Iranian Sunni rebel confesses U.S. role in terror plots inside Iran By Global Research, August 26, 2009
“Liberation’s” Legal Limbo By Felicity Arbuthnot, August 26, 2009
Murdering Palestinians for their organs: “All facts on the ground prove Swedish report correct” By Saed Bannoura, August 23, 2009
US Turns Blind Eye to Israel’s New Separation Policy By Jonathan Cook, August 19, 2009
What Actually Happened in Fatah’s Elections? By Esam El-Amin, August 17, 2009
War? Israeli ambassador to US: Obama’s end-of-the-year deadline to Iran has been moved up to September By Cem Ertur, August 17, 2009
Iran proposes measure against nuclear facility attacks By Global Research, August 13, 2009
Barak hints at another war with Lebanon By Global Research, August 07, 2009
In kingdom, Saudi prince’s coup ‘fails’ By Global Research, August 05, 2009
Hiding the State: Egypt, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority By Dina Jadallah, August 02, 2009
Iran FM: West accomplice in post-vote killings By Global Research, July 31, 2009
Exile: The Wandering Arab. By Felicity Arbuthnot, July 27, 2009
Iran: Whose side are you on? By William Bowles, July 27, 2009
Iran: Riding the “Green Wave” at the Campaign for Peace and Democracy and Beyond By Edward S. Herman and David Peterson, July 27, 2009
ISRAEL : Nuclear attack submarines through the Suez Canal with Egypt’s OK By Manlio Dinucci, July 20, 2009
Is Obama Continuing the Bush/Cheney Assassination Program? By Jeremy Scahill, July 15, 2009
US hawks want terrorists to take down Iran government By Global Research, July 14, 2009
Eager to Tap Iraq’s Vast Oil Reserves, Industry Execs Suggested Invasion By Jason Leopold, July 11, 2009
Military Escalation: From Afghanistan To the Caspian Sea and Central Asia By Rick Rozoff, July 10, 2009
Obama’s Rollback Strategy: Honduras, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan (and the Boomerang Effect) By Prof. James Petras, July 09, 2009
Media Disinformation: “Saudis give nod to Israeli raid on Iran” By F. William Engdahl, July 09, 2009
Israel Air Force preparing for Iranian strike By Global Research, July 07, 2009
Canada uses G8 summit to touch Iran By Global Research, July 07, 2009
No sign Iran seeks nuclear arms: new IAEA head By Global Research, July 06, 2009
Saudis would turn blind eye to Israeli jets en route to Iran: report By Global Research, July 06, 2009
As Israel gears up for war, US divide appears By Global Research, July 05, 2009
The Mousavi campaign in Iran and the lessons of past “color revolutions” By Niall Green, July 05, 2009
Iraq: A failed imperialist venture By Haroon Siddiqui, July 04, 2009
U.S. Uses False Taliban Aid Charge to Pressure Iran By Gareth Porter, July 04, 2009
Iran elections: Much ado about nothing? By William Blum, July 04, 2009
Hamas’ Political Impasse: Between Principal and Necessity By Ramzy Baroud, July 03, 2009
Demonising Iran conveniently hides uncomfortable truths for the West By Robin Yassin-Kassab, July 03, 2009
Troop Movements Are not a ‘Withdrawal’ By Dennis Kucinich, July 02, 2009
Iraqi government approves BP oil field offer By Global Research, July 01, 2009
The Truth Behind The Iraq “Sovereignty” Propaganda By Paul Joseph Watson, July 01, 2009
Pirates of the Mediterranean By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, July 01, 2009
Venezuela & Iran: Whither the revolutions? By Eric Walberg, July 01, 2009
Ahmadinejad orders probe into Neda’s ‘suspicious’ death By Global Research, June 30, 2009
Oil and the Iraq “withdrawal” By James Cogan, June 30, 2009
$2.775 billion in US aid supports Israeli nuclear weapons program By Grant F. Smith, June 30, 2009
Police, Basij ‘imposters’ arrested in Iran By Global Research, June 29, 2009
US ‘has agents working inside Iran’ By Global Research, June 28, 2009
Iran’s Presidential Elections, Islamic Populism and Liberation Theology By Prof. Akbar E. Torbat, June 28, 2009
From Mossadegh to Ahmadinejad: The CIA and the Iranian experiment By Thierry Meyssan, June 28, 2009