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.
Buying Back the “Iron Dome” from Israel By Philip Giraldi, March 13, 2019
Algerian President Drops Bid for Fifth Term, Suspends New Election By Stephen Lendman, March 13, 2019
Rubio’s “Full Gangster” Comments Hinder U.S.-Saudi Relations By Tim Daiss, March 12, 2019
Syria Ready for War to Regain Oil-Rich Golan Heights? By Kurt Nimmo, March 12, 2019
Whose Interests Are Served by the US Occupation of East Syria: America’s or Israel’s? By Mike Whitney, March 12, 2019
The US Must Grow Up and Respect Iran’s Independence By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, March 11, 2019
Video: Syrian Army Hunts Down ISIS Cells in Desert By South Front, March 11, 2019
US Negotiations: Masters of Defeats By Prof. James Petras, March 11, 2019
The UN Fails to Name and Shame Firms Aiding Israel’s Illegal Settlements By Jonathan Cook, March 11, 2019
Talking About Israel. The Relationship with Israel is Poison for the United States By Philip Giraldi, March 11, 2019
How to Enjoy Dinner Knowing Fellow Americans Have Caused 85,000 Yemeni Kids to Starve to Death? By Jay Janson, March 11, 2019
Faces of Gazan Children Killed by Israeli Soldiers Appear in Tel Aviv By Haim Schwarczenberg, March 11, 2019
A Peek into the Horrific Findings of the UN Report on Israel’s Massacre of Gaza Protesters By Robert Inlakesh, March 10, 2019
Syria Preparing Its Missiles for the Next Battle with Israel By Elijah J. Magnier, March 09, 2019
Assad’s Tehran Visit Signals Iran’s Victory in Syria By Tony Cartalucci, March 09, 2019
Video: Israeli Navy Ready to Block Iranian Oil Transit, US-backed Forces Starve Refugees in Syria By South Front, March 09, 2019
US Shifts Weapons from Iraq to Syria By Jack Detsch, March 08, 2019
Is the Trump Administration “Owned by the State of Israel”. Ted Cruz: Accessory to Israeli Grand Larceny By Kurt Nimmo, March 08, 2019
Video: Syrian Army Delivers Massive Strike on Terrorist Infrastructure in Idlib Province By South Front, March 08, 2019
Idlib – Reportage from the Last Terrorist Stronghold in Syria By Andre Vltchek, March 08, 2019
Syria
Trump’s Plan to Stay in Syria Leaves Erdogan No Good Options By Mike Whitney, March 07, 2019
“Syria is Truly a Country of Love and Peace”. War Reporter Carla Ortiz: A Hero of Our Times By Carla Ortiz, Richard Galustian, and Basma Qaddour, March 06, 2019
BP’s Iraq Operations Praised by British Ambassador Prior to Fatal Basra Civil Unrest By Sophie Yeo, March 06, 2019
Revealed: British Army Deployed “Interrogators” to Abu Ghraib Despite Abuse Concerns By Ian Cobain and Clara Usiskin, March 06, 2019
Video: Israel Delivers More Strikes on Syria By South Front, March 06, 2019
Benjamin Netanyahu’s Other Charges: Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza By Chiara Cruciati, March 06, 2019
Trump Breaks Another Promise: Troops Will Remain in Syria By Kurt Nimmo, March 06, 2019
War on Syria
Removing “Arab” from the Syrian Arab Republic Would “Balkanize” the Country By Andrew Korybko, March 05, 2019
The Plot to Attack Iran: How the CIA and the Deep State Have Conspired to Vilify Iran By Jim Miles, March 05, 2019
Video: Al Qaeda Strikes Back. Major Escalation in Syria’s Northern Hama By South Front, March 05, 2019
Human Rights Orgs: End Canadian Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, March 05, 2019
Corbyn Calls for UK to Freeze Arms Sales to Israel after UN Report By Ma’an news, March 04, 2019
OPCW Syria Report Cripples Western “Chemical Weapons” Narrative By Tony Cartalucci, March 04, 2019
Democrats and Republicans Move to Silence Rep. Omar’s Criticism of Israel By Kurt Nimmo, March 03, 2019
“Israeli Forces Wound 83 Civilians, Including 23 Children, Woman, 3 Paramedics, and Journalist, in Gaza” By IMEMC, March 02, 2019
UK Government Collusion with Israel By Hans Stehling, March 02, 2019
Largest Palestinian Displacement Project Since 1967 Underway in West Bank, Galilee By Julia Kassem, March 02, 2019
Video: US Forces Steal Tons of Gold Captured by ISIS in Syria, Iraq By South Front, March 02, 2019
Netanyahu to be Indicted for Bribery, Fraud, and Breach of Trust By Stephen Lendman, March 01, 2019
Is Israel Just a European-Style Democracy but in the Middle East? By Hans Stehling, March 01, 2019
Returning Syrian Refugees Were Fleeing US Proxy War, Not “Assad” By Tony Cartalucci, March 01, 2019
UN Report Accuses Israel of High Crimes in Gaza By Stephen Lendman, March 01, 2019
If Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt Wants to Build Peace in Yemen, He Must Stop Arming Saudi Arabia By CAAT - Campaign Against Arms Trade, March 01, 2019
Video: US Sanctions on Venezuela Possibly Worse Than Iraq Sanctions before War By Mark Weisbrot and Gregory Wilpert, February 28, 2019
Video: Russia’s Kalashnikov Kamikaze Drone ‘KUB-BLA’ Already Battle-tested in Syria By South Front, February 28, 2019
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shields Israeli Systematic Mutilation Machine By Dr. Vacy Vlazna, February 28, 2019
U.S. Condemns Venezuela’s Government Yet Commits Human Rights Abuses Across the Middle East By Dr. Leon Tressell, February 28, 2019
Assad
Who are the “Brutal Dictators”? By Mark Taliano, February 28, 2019
US Army Transferring 50 Tons of Gold from ISIS-Daesh Held Areas in Syria and Iraq back to the US. Reports By Daily Sabah, February 27, 2019
Why Have Israel and UK Rushed to Sign a Trade Deal Ahead of Brexit? By Hans Stehling, February 27, 2019
Israel Burying Nuclear Waste in Syria’s Golan: UN By Press TV, February 27, 2019
Is Israel’s Tax Grab a Prelude to Further Hollowing Out the Palestinian Authority? By Jonathan Cook, February 27, 2019
Video: Why There Will be No Full US Troops Withdrawal from Syria By South Front, February 26, 2019
“Arab NATO” Isn’t NATO-like at All By Andrew Korybko, February 26, 2019
Attacking Iran. Fake News About a Terrorist Connection Could Serve as a Pretext for War By Philip Giraldi, February 26, 2019
France and Italy Are Involved in a Proxy War in Libya By Andrew Korybko, February 26, 2019
UK Aid to Yemen: The Best Thing May Can Do for Yemen Is to Stop Arming the Saudi Regime By CAAT - Campaign Against Arms Trade, February 26, 2019
US Will Retain Several Hundred Troops in Syria Despite Withdrawal By Nauman Sadiq, February 25, 2019
Europe Pays the Price of a US Decision: Where Will European ISIS Go? By Elijah J. Magnier, February 25, 2019
Condemnation of IDF Killings Is Never Anti-Semitic but Is Always an Essential Duty of the Global Media to Report By Hans Stehling, February 25, 2019
US Forces Will Stay in Syria: Negotiations with the Kurds Will be Complicated, as Syria Prepares for an Idlib Offensive By Elijah J. Magnier, February 25, 2019
Video: Trump’s Syria Deception By Abby Martin, February 24, 2019
German Government’s “Right to Resist” UK Pressure on Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia By CAAT - Campaign Against Arms Trade, February 23, 2019
US Defeat in Syria: The Wrong End of “Might Makes Right” By Tony Cartalucci, February 23, 2019
Video: ISIS Cells Eliminated by Syrian Forces, US Drones over Syria, Iraq By South Front, February 23, 2019
Iran’s Turning into India’s Proxy by Taunting and Threatening Pakistan? By Andrew Korybko, February 22, 2019
The Start of Homelessness in Cyprus By Andreas C Chrysafis, February 22, 2019
Terrorism and Insurgency: The Semantics of Political Legitimacy By Nauman Sadiq, February 22, 2019
Saudi Crown Prince MBS’ Asia Tour Is Much More than a Post-Khashoggi Photo-Op By Andrew Korybko, February 22, 2019
Video: Why is the S-300 Air Defense System in Syria Not Being Used Against Israeli Aircraft By South Front, February 22, 2019
Trump Regime Pursuing Nuclear Technology Sales to the Saudis By Stephen Lendman, February 21, 2019
Russia to Press for Putting “White Helmets” on Trial for Crimes in Syria By South Front, February 21, 2019
Russia’s Nuclear Energy Edge Got the US to “Cut Ethical Corners” with the Saudis By Andrew Korybko, February 20, 2019
Reshaping the Middle East: Why the West Should Stop Its Interventions By Elijah J. Magnier, February 20, 2019
Video: Staged Chemical Attack Videos and Other Trends in Modern Propaganda By South Front, February 20, 2019
Political Correctness Demands Diversity in Everything but Thought By William Blum, February 20, 2019
Survey Reveals Many Jewish Canadians Critical of Israel By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, February 20, 2019
When It Comes to Middle East Policy, the UK Is Nothing but a Rogue State By Mark Curtis, February 19, 2019
Walter Jones and the Vote to End US War on Yemen By Rep. Ron Paul, February 19, 2019
Suicide Bombings in India and Iran By Great Game India, February 19, 2019