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.
Head of CIA Tells Turks to Prepare for Attack on Iran By Kurt Nimmo, December 21, 2005
Arbitrary Arrests of Iraqi Scientists: The Release of ‘Dr Anthrax’. By Felicity Arbuthnot, December 21, 2005
The Anglo-American War of Terror: An Overview By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, December 21, 2005
Persian Fire By Chris Floyd, December 20, 2005
Thinking the Unthinkable: Saddam Trial, Arraignment or Apology? By Felicity Arbuthnot, December 19, 2005
A young Iraqi doctor testifies on the horror in Iraq By Inge Van de Merlen, December 19, 2005
War in Iraq a crime, say legal experts By Global Research, December 17, 2005
The Crimes of U.S. ‘Democracy’ By Ghali Hassan, December 16, 2005
Pre-Emptive Invasion and International Law By Garda Ghista, December 13, 2005
The Syrian Gambit Unravels By Justin Raimondo, December 12, 2005
Biopiracy and GMOs: The Fate of Iraq’s Agriculture By Ghali Hassan, December 12, 2005
Israel Readies Force to Strike on Nuclear Iran By Uzi Mahnaimi and Sarah Baxter, December 11, 2005
The Deliberate Destruction of Iraq By Imad Khadduri, December 11, 2005
Did Big Oil participate in planning the invasion of Iraq? By Thomas Eley, December 11, 2005
The Trial of Saddam Hussein By Prof. Juan Cole, December 11, 2005
Torture and the Lawless “New Paradigm” By Lisa Hajjar, December 10, 2005
The trial of Saddam Hussein: Anti-war movement must reject colonial ‘justice’ By Sara Flounders, December 10, 2005
Watching Human Rights Watch By Gabriele Zamparini, December 10, 2005
Where is the Iraq war headed next? By Seymour M. Hersh, December 10, 2005
Aegis Defence Services, Lt Col Tim Spicer and the murder of Peter McBride By Pat Finucane Human Rights Centre, December 04, 2005
British Mercenaries Shooting at Baghdad Motorists is Part of “the Rules of Engagement” By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, December 04, 2005
Russia to sell 29 air defense systems to Iran By Global Research, December 03, 2005
Iyad Allawi: ‘A man of the Shadows’ By Ghali Hassan, December 03, 2005
On the Road to Damascus By William Bowles, December 03, 2005
America’s Covert War in Iraq By Mike Whitney, December 03, 2005
What Staying on Course Really Means By Robert Dreyfuss, December 02, 2005
British mercenary firm exposed in civilian shooting incident in Iraq By Wayne Madsen, December 01, 2005
If you can’t shoot the messenger, lock him up By Siddharth Varadarajan, November 30, 2005
“Riding with the Bad Boys”: The Rise of Iraqi Death Squads By Mike Whitney, November 30, 2005
The mysterious case of white phosphorous By Gabriele Zamparini, November 30, 2005
Four members of Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) in Baghdad abducted & taken hostage. By Dahr Jamail, November 29, 2005
Iraq: A Criminal Process By Ghali Hassan, November 27, 2005
Iraq’s ‘Year Zero’ By Felicity Arbuthnot, November 26, 2005
Congressmen claim Iraqi pullout is coming By Global Research, November 26, 2005
Memo: Bush wanted Al Jazeera bombed By Global Research, November 24, 2005
Torture and Extrajudicial Killings in Iraq By Max Fuller, November 24, 2005
Double Standards in Assessing War Crimes By Global Research, November 22, 2005
Iranian nukes: When bullying is not enough, try disinformation By Siddharth Varadarajan, November 21, 2005
Crimes of War and Crimes Against Humanity By Monitoring Net of Human Rights in Iraq, November 20, 2005
The Face of War By Dahr Jamail, November 20, 2005
Al Qaeda — the Database By Pierre-Henri Bunel, November 20, 2005
The BBC’s Big White (Phosphorus) Lie By William Bowles, November 19, 2005
Shameless BBC: When Misinformation means War Crimes By Gabriele Zamparini, November 17, 2005
The CIA’S ‘secret’ prisons in Afghanistan By Sarah Meyer, November 16, 2005
Amman Bombings: More Suspicious Details By Kurt Nimmo, November 15, 2005
The Al-Zarqawi 11/9 Amman Bombings: More Holes in the Official Story By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, November 15, 2005
Iraqi Patsy Confesses on TV By Kurt Nimmo, November 15, 2005
Who profited from Amman bombings?- Israelis were evacuated hours before the attack By Global Research, November 15, 2005
The Road from Fallujah to Amman By Yamin Zakaria, November 15, 2005
Toxic Truths from the Iraqi Battlefront By Siddharth Varadarajan, November 15, 2005
Did Al-Zarqawi Really Bomb Amman? By Dr. Elias Akleh, November 15, 2005
What Kind of Incendiary Bombs were used against Civilians in Iraq By Sarah Meyer, November 14, 2005
Did Israel have Prior Knowledge of the Amman 11/9 Terror Attacks? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, November 13, 2005
Zarqawi Black Op Hits Amman By Kurt Nimmo, November 13, 2005
Russian experts see Israeli, US links in Jordan blasts, Lebanon murder By Global Research, November 13, 2005
Crying Wolf: Media Disinformation and Death Squads in Occupied Iraq By Max Fuller, November 10, 2005
US Uses Napalm in Iraq By Global Research, November 08, 2005
Fallujah – The Hidden Massacre By RAI News 24., November 08, 2005
Arafat’s Death Still a Mystery By Trish Schuh, November 06, 2005
The point of no return By Meir Javedanfar, November 03, 2005
Hotel Palestine: ‘Welcome home, welcome home …’ By Felicity Arbuthnot, November 03, 2005
Water Crisis in Gaza: How Occupation Affects Palestinians Access to Water By Sonia Nettnin, November 03, 2005
The Security Council Resolution on Syria is a pretext for the bombing and occupation of Syria By Niloufer Bhagwat, November 02, 2005
“Wiped off the Map”: Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s statement regarding Israel has caused a political storm By The Democrats Diary, October 30, 2005
Iraq: 2000 Lies By Yamin Zakaria, October 28, 2005
Who was Rafiq Hariri, and Who was behind his assassination? By Mohamed Hassan, October 25, 2005
Palestine: Mapping Out Catastrophe By Remi Kanazi, October 24, 2005
The Dangerously Incomplete Hariri Report By Robert Parry, October 23, 2005
British military investigator found hung in Basra By Julie Hyland, October 22, 2005
Psychological Warfare in Afghanistan By John Martinkus, October 21, 2005
The Show Trial of the Century By Ghali Hassan, October 20, 2005
US War Planes Target Iraqi Villages By Global Research, October 18, 2005
British Chief Police Investigator in Basra dies under mysterious circumstances By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, October 17, 2005
The Iraqi Constitution; a cynical cover for partition By Mike Whitney, October 15, 2005
Americans disguised in Arab Dress captured in the act of setting off a car bomb By Global Research, October 15, 2005
Iraq Referendum on Constitution: Illegal Legislation By Patriotic, National & Islamic Front:, October 14, 2005
The Gaza “Disengagement” By Remi Kanazi, October 14, 2005
‘War on Terror'” Revisted: The conquest of Southwest Asia By Pepe Escobar, October 14, 2005
Iran: Friend or Foe? By Ghali Hassan, October 10, 2005
The real insurgency, and the fake one By Xymphora, October 07, 2005