Middle East & North Africa

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.
Iraq is in the eye of the storm. Washington's "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran and Tehran's response put heavy pressure on the Iraqi government, a partner for both. The US expects Baghdad to resist Iran, and Iran expects Baghdad to resist the US. An almost impossible position.
Operating Outside the Rule of Law: Washington Pressures International Criminal Court By Philip Giraldi, June 04, 2020
US Police Forces Are Trained by Israel: The Knee-On-Neck Tactic that Was Used on George Floyd Is the Same Tactic that Has Been Used on the Palestinians By Timothy Alexander Guzman, June 04, 2020
Seeking Truth and Finding Oil By Greg Guma, June 03, 2020
Video: Battle for Tripoli Airport 2.0 By South Front, June 03, 2020
Palestine: Surrendering or Preparing for a Third Intifada? By Elijah J. Magnier, June 02, 2020
Government Mischief in an Age of Coronavirus By Philip Giraldi, June 02, 2020
Video: Who’s Funding the Protest Movement? Who’s Behind it? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, June 02, 2020
Video: Syrian Air Force Received Batch of MIG-29 Jets From Russia By South Front, June 02, 2020
Mueller Investigated Former Lebanese Phalangist, Trump Advisor, for Ties to Egyptian Dictator By Richard Silverstein, June 01, 2020
Palestine: Even During a Pandemic, Israeli Soldiers Shoot Holes in Water Tanks at Kafr Qadum By B'Tselem, June 01, 2020
Libyan War Escalates as Regional Powers Attempt to Gain Stronger Influence By Paul Antonopoulos, June 01, 2020
US Tankers in Persian Gulf Will Not be Safe If Iranian Oil Shipments Seized: Political Analyst By Ed Corrigan and Tasnim News Agency, June 01, 2020
Racist Killing and Impunity By Craig Murray, June 01, 2020
Israel’s Netanyahu Says the Quiet Part Out Loud: Palestinians to be “Subjects,” Not Citizens in Apartheid Annexation By Prof. Juan Cole, June 01, 2020
Russia Denies US Accusations Concerning Aircraft to Libya By Steven Sahiounie, May 31, 2020
Video: Turkish Proxies Once Again Turned Afrin City Into Battle Zone By South Front, May 31, 2020
The U.S. War Machine Needs Oil: A War with Iran Is More Likely Then a War with China By Timothy Alexander Guzman, May 31, 2020
Who Are the Secret Puppet-Masters Behind Trump’s War on Iran? By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, May 30, 2020
Video: Turkish Army Suffers Casualties in Southern Idlib By South Front, May 29, 2020
Video: Russian Warplanes in Libya By South Front, May 28, 2020
Congress Is Poised to Pass Far-reaching Israeli Wish List By Josh Ruebner, May 28, 2020
Netanyahu’s Trial Closely Resembles Trump’s Impeachment By Michael Jansen, May 28, 2020
A graffiti of Naji al-Ali's Handala on the West Bank separation wall
Countering the Judaization of the Rest of Palestine By Rima Najjar, May 28, 2020
Trump Regime Escalates War by Other Means on Iran and China By Stephen Lendman, May 28, 2020
Israel Reveals Date of Planned West Bank Annexation By Almasdar News, May 27, 2020
Washington’s Tall Tale of Iranian-Al Qaeda Alliance By Gareth Porter, May 27, 2020
Iran and Venezuela: Standing Tall Against Imperial USA By Stephen Lendman, May 27, 2020
Erdogan Warns that Turkey ‘Will Not Allow’ Israel to Annex West Bank By The New Arab, May 27, 2020
The Persian Rug Weaver Strikes in the US Backyard Through Venezuela By Elijah J. Magnier, May 26, 2020
Zionists Have Feelings Too By Philip Giraldi, May 26, 2020
A Cold War Is Heating Up this Summer By Steven Sahiounie, May 26, 2020
Video: Turkey Dives Into Libyan Conflict By South Front, May 26, 2020
First of Five Iranian Tankers Docks in Venezuela Without Incident By Stephen Lendman, May 25, 2020
VIPS Memo: To the President—Avoid Hostilities Over Iranian Fuel Shipment to Venezuela By Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, May 25, 2020
The Illegal Burning of Syrian Wheat Fields by US Forces, on the Orders of Donald Trump By Dr. Bassam Barakat, Tom Duggan, and Nana Lancaster, May 25, 2020
US Senate Quietly Approves $38 Billion for Israel Amid Historic Economic Downturn By Alison Weir, May 25, 2020
Israel’s Intent to Annex Part of West Bank May Spark New Wide-scale Middle East Crisis Amidst Global Pandemic By Paul Antonopoulos, May 24, 2020
First of 5 Iranian Tankers Enters Venezuelan Waters By Stephen Lendman, May 24, 2020
Video: Syrian Army Hunts Down ISIS Terrorists in Desert By South Front, May 24, 2020
Trump Claims to Have Venezuela ‘Surrounded’ as Iranian Tankers Approach By Lucas Koerner, May 22, 2020
US Militarizes the Caribbean Sea to Surround Venezuela By Lucas Leiroz de Almeida, May 22, 2020
Land Grab and Deportation: A Leading Israeli Lawyer’s Annexation Prediction By Michael Sfard and Meron Rapoport, May 22, 2020
Video: Turkey Supported GNA Confronts Libya’s LNA: Turkish Drones Destroy LNA Pantsir Systems By South Front, May 22, 2020
Canada Must Oppose Israel’s Annexation Plans By CJPME, May 22, 2020
Politics and Religion: Why Is Constantinople Reluctant to Resolve the Conflict Between the Antioch and Jerusalem Patriarchates? By Nadia Bazuk, May 21, 2020
For Women in Qatar, Lockdown Is Nothing New By News Desk, May 21, 2020
Canada Missing in Action on Israel’s Proposed Annexation of the West Bank By Michael Lynk, May 21, 2020
The ‘Clean Break’ Doctrine: A Modern-Day Sykes-Picot Waging War and Havoc in the Middle East By Cynthia Chung, May 21, 2020
Demanded by Israel’s Radical Right-wing and Settler Movement, Annexation Has Become Netanyahu’s Crutch By Michael Jansen, May 21, 2020
Leading Neocon Directs Pentagon Middle East Planning By Philip Giraldi, May 21, 2020
Outspoken Palestinians – Transformed Into Antisemites Simply Because They Call for Peace By Jonathan Cook, May 21, 2020
One State; Not a Jewish State! By Rima Najjar, May 21, 2020
Towards a Culture of World Peace By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, May 21, 2020
The US Is Using Wheat as a Weapon of War in Syria By Steven Sahiounie, May 20, 2020
The US’ “Medical Terrorism” Against Syria Threatens to Make World War C Much Deadlier By Andrew Korybko, May 20, 2020
Video: Caliphate in Miniature: Rift Between Turkey and Al-Qaeda in Idlib By South Front, May 20, 2020
Abbas Suspending Agreements with Israel? By Stephen Lendman, May 20, 2020
Video: Turkey’s ‘Neo-Ottoman’ Project Shifts Focus From Syria to Libya By South Front, May 20, 2020
Failures in Syria and Libya Fuel Coup Speculations Against Erdogan By Paul Antonopoulos, May 20, 2020
Washington’s Tell Tale of Iranian-Al Qaeda Alliance Based on Questionably Sourced Book ‘The Exile’ By Gareth Porter, May 20, 2020
Israel Strikes Syria to Keep the USA in the Levant 20 Years After the Unconditional Withdrawal From Lebanon – What Has Been Achieved? By Elijah J. Magnier, May 20, 2020
Israel and Iran Face Each Other in Cyberspace By Lucas Leiroz de Almeida, May 20, 2020
News Stories Avoid Naming Israel By Philip Giraldi, May 19, 2020
Video: ISIS Terrorists Attack Syrian Army Near Al-Sukhna By South Front, May 19, 2020
Zionists Should Return Entire Occupied Lands to Palestinians: Rabbi Weiss By Rabbie Dovid Weiss and Morteza Rahmani, May 19, 2020
Trump Bombs Syrian Wheat Fields While Fighting COVID ‘Enemy’ at Home By Miri Wood, May 18, 2020
Over 250 Artists, Writers Urge Israel to Stop Siege of Gaza By The Levant, May 18, 2020
Revealed: The Secret US-Iran Deal that Installed Kadhimi in Baghdad By David Hearst, May 18, 2020
Iran – Powerful and Determined By Andre Vltchek, May 18, 2020
Twenty Years After the Unconditional Israeli Withdrawal From Lebanon, What Has Been Achieved? By Elijah J. Magnier, May 18, 2020
Jews to Palestinian Whose Home They Occupy: What Do You Want? By Najwan Simri and Rima Najjar, May 17, 2020
Video: Syrian Army Suffers Casualties in Daraa. Militants Attack Russian-Turkish Patrol By South Front, May 17, 2020
Why U.S. Must Be Prosecuted for Its War Crimes Against Iraq By Eric Zuesse, May 17, 2020
Remembering Palestine on Nakba Day: Use the Hashtag COVID1948 By Philip Giraldi, May 17, 2020
ISIS Terrorists Confess that They Have Carried Out Many Operations in Coordination with US Occupation Forces in Al-Tanf Base By Basma Qaddour, May 17, 2020
Video: Three ISIS-Daesh Terrorists Confess to Perpetrating a Number of Operations in Cooperation with US By SANA, May 17, 2020
Trump Regime Aims to Block Legal Cooperation Between Iran and Venezuela By Stephen Lendman, May 17, 2020
Israel Perfecting Surveillance Tech By Philip Giraldi, May 15, 2020
“My Job Is to Make Syria a Quagmire for the Russians”: CIA Doctrine Made Official Policy By Zero Hedge, May 15, 2020
Oppose the Israeli Annexation of West Bank Settlements By Howie Hawkins, May 15, 2020