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.
“Sweden’s Government Skips Answering Questions on Its Aid to the Allies of al-Qaeda in Syria” By Patrik Paulov and Basma Qaddour, December 18, 2019
Genocide, Sanctions and Incirlik: Erdoğan Will Not Kick Out NATO from Its Bases Despite Threats By Paul Antonopoulos, December 18, 2019
Video: Douma ‘Chemical Attack’ Narrative Collapses, Russia Trains New Militia in Hasakah By South Front, December 17, 2019
Video: Syria’s President Assad Discusses Syria’s Reconstruction, China’s “Belt and Road” and US Aggression By Bashar al Assad, Phoenix Television, and Miri Wood, December 17, 2019
UK Tories Intend Anti-BDS Legislation By Stephen Lendman, December 17, 2019
Turkey Threatens Retaliation Against Proposed US Sanctions By Stephen Lendman, December 17, 2019
Ltamenah Village: Syrian Military Finds Massive Weapons Left Behind by NATO Terrorists By Miri Wood, December 16, 2019
US Sends More Troops to Syria Oil Fields By Middle East Monitor, December 16, 2019
Afghanistan Papers Proves U.S. Invasion Was Built on Lies, Deceit and Confusion By Paul Antonopoulos, December 16, 2019
On Rogues and Rogue States By Fred Reed, December 16, 2019
New WikiLeaks Bombshell: 20 Inspectors Dissent from Syria Chemical Attack Narrative. Leaked Documents and Emails of OPCW By Zero Hedge, December 16, 2019
Turkey’s Libyan Gamble Is a Shrewd Geostrategic Move By Andrew Korybko, December 16, 2019
US/NATO Staged “False Flag”: More Evidence of OPCW Doctored Douma Chemical Weapons Attack, Syria Documents By Stephen Lendman, December 16, 2019
UN Renews Agency Helping Palestinian Refugees in Defiance of US By Telesur, December 16, 2019
Europe Was the Main Player in Destroying Syria and Creating the Refugee Crisis By Steven Sahiounie, December 15, 2019
White Helmets, James Lemesurier, and the Humanitarian Regime Change Network By Michael Welch, Cory Morningstar, and Vanessa Beeley, December 15, 2019
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“The Good Terrorists”: How U.S. Airstrikes Helped Prop Al-Qaeda in Syria’s Idlib? By Nauman Sadiq, December 14, 2019
Turkey Boosts Military Presence in Northeast Syria. Al Qaeda Fighters “Protected” by Turkish Forces? By South Front, December 13, 2019
Pentagon chiefs say US troops to stay in Syria for years By Bill Van Auken, December 13, 2019
Trump Wants Criticism of Israel Equated with Anti-Semitism By Stephen Lendman, December 13, 2019
Award-Winning Journalist Vanessa Beeley Faces “Deplatforming” at Six Canadian Venues By Michael Welch, December 12, 2019
Video: Militants Push Syrian Army Back in Southern Idlib By South Front, December 12, 2019
Sudanese Transitional Government Faces Profound Challenges By Abayomi Azikiwe, December 12, 2019
Libya Is Likely to Become a Proxy Battlefront Between Greece and Turkey By Paul Antonopoulos, December 12, 2019
The Warfare State Lied About Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. They Will Lie Again. By Tho Bishop, December 12, 2019
Sudan’s Withdrawal from Yemen Is Part of Its Alignment with the U.S. By Paul Antonopoulos, December 11, 2019
A Second Nakba in the Making By James J. Zogby, December 11, 2019
White Helmets Founder Was Allegedly Assassinated, Turkish Report By Nauman Sadiq, December 11, 2019
Video: Russian Troops Entered Raqqah City in Northern Syria for First Time Ever By South Front, December 11, 2019
In Wag the Dog Move, Indicted Israeli PM Netanyahu Moves to Annex 25% of Palestinian West Bank By Prof. Juan Cole, December 11, 2019
Video: President al-Assad: Europe Was the Main Player in Creating Chaos in Syria By Bashar al Assad, RAI News 24., and SANA, December 11, 2019
The US’ New Stance on ‘Israeli’ Settlements Doesn’t Change Anything at All By Andrew Korybko, December 11, 2019
Human Rights and Belt and Road (BRI): China’s Strategic Xinjiang Economic Corridor By Shane Quinn, December 10, 2019
U.S. Efforts to Force Iran Out of European Energy Markets Has Failed By Paul Antonopoulos, December 10, 2019
A New Page in Iran’s Political Landscape: The 2021 Presidential Elections By Karim Sharara, December 10, 2019
Russia–Israel Rapprochement for “Coordination” on Syria? By Peter Koenig, December 10, 2019
Video: Syria Army Increasing Its Presence Along Turkish Border By South Front, December 10, 2019
“The Victory of Syria over Global Terrorism Will Benefit Humanity”: Vanessa Beeley on Syria War By Vanessa Beeley and Mark Taliano, December 10, 2019
Israel Tests Nuke-capable Missile System Aimed at Iran: Report By Press TV, December 09, 2019
Stage-Managing the Pensacola Naval Base Shooting: Mollycoddling the Face of Evil By Kurt Nimmo, December 09, 2019
What Have the US and Protesters in Lebanon Achieved over Iran and Its Allies? By Elijah J. Magnier, December 09, 2019
Israel’s War Minister Naftali Bennett Threatens Iran By Stephen Lendman, December 09, 2019
Target… Iran!? 74,000 U.S. Troops in the Middle East and Eurasia By Steve Brown, December 09, 2019
Kerry’s Endorsement of Biden Fits: Two Deceptive Supporters of the Iraq War By Norman Solomon, December 09, 2019
Syria Will Not Cooperate with the OPCW New Investigation Team By Arabi Souri, December 09, 2019
A Beautiful but Deceptive Documentary: “For Sama” By Rick Sterling, December 09, 2019
What Really Happened in Iran? Wave of Protests in 100 Cities By Pepe Escobar, December 09, 2019
Nuclear Armed and Dangerous Israel. Is Israel Preparing to Attack Iran? By Stephen Lendman, December 08, 2019
Video: Israeli Air Force Bombed ‘Iranian Targets’ Near Syria-Iraq Border By South Front, December 08, 2019
Towards “NATO-Exit”? Shift in the Structure of Military Coalitions. Turkey’s Alliance with Russia, China and Iran? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, December 07, 2019
Turkey’s Military Drones: An Export Product that’s Disrupting NATO By Dan Gettinger, December 07, 2019
70th NATO Anniversary Shows Alliance Is More Divided than Ever By Paul Antonopoulos, December 07, 2019
Denied Entry to Gaza for Breast Cancer Mission By Palestine Post 24, December 06, 2019
UN Officially Asks Israel to Leave The Golan Heights By Middle East Monitor, December 06, 2019
The Pentagon’s 36 Military Bases in Africa. America’s Growing Military Presence By Shane Quinn, December 06, 2019
Presidential Pardon for Netanyahu? By Stephen Lendman, December 06, 2019
Biased Media Coverage of Iranian Unrest and Protest Movement By Andrew Korybko, December 05, 2019
Trump Considers 14,000 Troop Deployment to Middle East to ‘Counter Iran’ By Jason Ditz, December 05, 2019
Erdogan Opened a Pandora’s Box in Libya that Will be Difficult to Close By Paul Antonopoulos, December 04, 2019
Iraq Protests: Who Holds the Initiative and Who Has the Power By Elijah J. Magnier, December 04, 2019
Swarm Drone Technology and Military Escalation. Will US Drones Push the Middle East Past the Point of No Return? By Jonathan Burden, December 04, 2019
Video: Russian Military Police Under Attack in Northern Syria By South Front, December 04, 2019
Russia-China Cooperation, The Power of Siberia Project, Strategic Gas Pipelines By Arabi Souri, December 04, 2019
Lebanon Protesters: Ensure a Unified ‘B-Team’ Runs Any New, Responsive Government By Dr. Barbara G. Ellis, December 03, 2019
Syria’s Post-War Reconstruction: 600 Establishments Resume Work at Aleppo Industrial City, Sheikh Najjar By Arabi Souri, December 03, 2019
Build Resistance Not Walls: A Reader for a World Without Walls By Jim Miles, December 03, 2019
Syria’s Pharmaceutical Industry Rebuilds Following the Defeat of US-NATO Sponsored Terrorists By Steven Sahiounie, December 03, 2019
Quo Vadis, Lebanon? By Andre Vltchek, December 03, 2019
Bilateral Trade Relations Between Iran and EU Suffer Under Harsh US Sanctions By Sarah Abed, December 03, 2019
Video: Syrian Army Repels Major Attack by Idlib Al Qaeda Affiliated Mercenaries By South Front, December 03, 2019
Syria Slams US Meddling in the Syrian Constitution Committee Talks By Arabi Souri, December 03, 2019
How Israel Became One of the World’s Worst Rogue States By Prof. Alain Gabon, December 02, 2019
The War against Syria: In the Name of the Father the Son, the Holy Spirit … and the Truth. By Mark Taliano, December 02, 2019
The Iraq Protest Movement: 373 Killed During November By Margaret Griffis, December 02, 2019
Six European Nations Join Worthless INSTEX’s Trade Mechanism with Iran By Stephen Lendman, December 01, 2019
Turkish Ethnic Cleansing in Northern Syria By Stephen Lendman, December 01, 2019
Iraqis Rise Up Against 16 Years of ‘Made in the USA’ Corruption By Nicolas J. S. Davies, December 01, 2019
Video: Syrian Military Bombs Oil Smuggling Infrastructure in Turkish-Occupied Areas By South Front, December 01, 2019
The Explosion in Lebanon Has Been Delayed: Until When? By Elijah J. Magnier, November 30, 2019
Christians In Syria: From Killed Armenian Priest in Syria to the Roots of Hatred and Genocide By Steven Sahiounie, November 29, 2019