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.
Report: “Israeli Soldiers Killed 312 Palestinians In 2018” By IMEMC, January 03, 2019
Israel Is Bad for America. The Gush of “Fake News” Regarding Israel By Philip Giraldi, January 03, 2019
“Persian Gulf of Tonkin” Ingredients All in Place for US War on Iran? By Whitney Webb, January 03, 2019
Saudi Arabia and the West’s Right Wing: A Dubious Alliance By James M. Dorsey, January 02, 2019
Christmas Colors Light Up a Diverse Syria as Peace and Stability Return – and the West Barely Noticed By Vanessa Beeley, January 02, 2019
The Decade-Long U.S. Campaign to Foment Syria’s “Revolution” and Unseat Assad By Sarah Abed, January 02, 2019
“Liberals” and “Progressives” Resist Ending America’s Wars By Philip Giraldi, January 02, 2019
Israeli Supreme Court Refuses to Allow Discussion of Full Equal Rights & ‘State of All Its Citizens’ Bill in Knesset By Adalah, January 02, 2019
The U.S. Is on the Side of Terrorists and War Criminals in Yemen By Daniel Larison, January 02, 2019
Unseen Enemy: Doctors in Gaza Battling Superbug Epidemic By Madlen Davies and Ben Stockton, January 01, 2019
Trump U-Turning on Syria Pullout? By Stephen Lendman, January 01, 2019
Syria: The Quest for Truth and Peace in the New Year By Mark Taliano, December 31, 2018
Critics of Syria Withdrawal Fueled Rise of ISIS By Max Blumenthal, December 31, 2018
‘War on Terror’ Has Left Millions Dead Across the Middle East By Shane Quinn, December 31, 2018
Brazil’s Bolsonaro: ‘We Need Good Brothers Like Netanyahu’ By Telesur, December 30, 2018
The Syrian Army Enters Manbij as Trump Follows Through on Withdrawal: Iraq Is Next By Elijah J. Magnier, December 30, 2018
Occupied Palestine in 2018: Record Deaths and Injuries, Food Insecurity, Demolitions, Record Low Humanitarian Funding By ReliefWeb, December 30, 2018
“Sleeping with the Enemy” in Northern Syria? The Putin-Erdogan “Demilitarized Zone” By Stephen Lendman, December 30, 2018
“The Surgeon of Gaza”: Providing Care to the Wounded of Palestine By Hassina Mechaï, December 29, 2018
Trump Scores, Breaks Generals’ 50-Year War Record By Gareth Porter, December 29, 2018
Biggest Stories of 2018: Israel Announced Apartheid, Shot Thousands of Civilians By Prof. Juan Cole, December 29, 2018
US Mass Mobilizations: Wars and Financial Plunder   By Prof. James Petras, December 28, 2018
Video: Peace and Reconstruction in Syria: Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) Invites Syrian Army to Manbij By South Front, December 28, 2018
Gaza: The Palestinians Who Died During the Great March of Return By Ahmad Nafi and Chloé Benoist, December 28, 2018
Video: Large Number of Syrian Troops Deployed Near Manbij, Ongoing Negotiations with Kurdish Dominated SDF By South Front, December 27, 2018
Israel’s Airstrikes on Syria Threatened 2 Civilian Flights Landing in Beirut and Damascus. Russian Report By RT News, December 27, 2018
There Is No Marshall Plan for Iraq. The Cruel Legacy of America’s War Machine By Greta Berlin, December 27, 2018
What’s Behind U.S. Troop Withdrawals Announced for Syria and Afghanistan? By Sara Flounders, December 27, 2018
Trump Is Leaving Behind a Trap for Russia, Turkey and Iran in Syria By Elijah J. Magnier, December 27, 2018
Palestinians
In Bethlehem, I Had a Vivid Experience of What Israel’s Occupation Feels Like By Ghada Karmi, December 27, 2018
Trump May be Seeking a Win-Win Outcome in Syria By Mark Taliano and Tasnim News Agency, December 27, 2018
Video: Israel Strikes Syria. Russia’s S-300 Air Defense System Was Not Used against Israeli War Planes By South Front, December 27, 2018
Video: Who Are the White Helmets? Fake News and Staged Rescues By Mark Taliano, December 26, 2018
Video: YPG Prepares for Battle Against Turkish Forces in Manbij By South Front, December 26, 2018
War on Syria
Trump Pulling Out of Syria and Afghanistan? What is the Hidden Agenda? By Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, December 26, 2018
Trump Pulls Troops Out of Syria in Desperate Attempt to Save His Presidency, Causing Geopolitical Earthquake By Federico Pieraccini, December 26, 2018
Syria Withdrawal Enrages the Chickenhawks By Philip Giraldi, December 26, 2018
Bring the Troops Home, But Also Stop the Bombing: 291,880 Bombs Dropped by US and allies since 2001 By Nicolas J. S. Davies and Medea Benjamin, December 26, 2018
US Withdrawal from Syria Paves Way for Israeli Strikes By Tony Cartalucci, December 26, 2018
Israel’s Christmas Attack on Syria Wasn’t Surprising but It Revealed an “Inconvenient Truth” About Russia’s S-300s Anti-Air Missiles By Andrew Korybko, December 26, 2018
Video: Italian Troops to Afghanistan to Replace Departing US Forces? Italian Minister of Defence in Military Fatigues for “Peace” in Afghanistan By Manlio Dinucci, December 24, 2018
Hands Off Syria: We Can End The US War On Syria By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, December 24, 2018
Cyprus – UK Air Force Bases against Middle East, Propaganda and Tourism By Andre Vltchek, December 23, 2018
Trump’s Retreat from Syria: Why Is the US Withdrawing Its Forces? By Abdel Bari Atwan, December 23, 2018
Hide in Plain Sight. Both Parties Vote for War By Philip A Farruggio, December 22, 2018
Veterans For Peace Supports Withdrawal of U.S. Troops from Syria By Veterans for Peace, December 22, 2018
Black Internationalists: It’s About Time for the U.S. to Exit Syria and Afghanistan By Black Alliance for Peace, December 22, 2018
Terrorism is “Made in the USA”. The “Global War on Terrorism” is a Fabrication, A Big Lie By Prof Michel Chossudovsky and Perdana Global Peace Foundation, December 21, 2018
Burying the Axe of War: The Arabs Will Recognize Assad, and Arab Investment Will Help Rebuild Syria By Elijah J. Magnier, December 21, 2018
Withdrawal from Syria? By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, December 21, 2018
Video: US Evacuates Its Syria Military Base in Al-tanf, Prepares to Halt Aerial Operation By South Front, December 21, 2018
Continued American Occupation of the Middle East Does Not Suppress Terrorism, It Causes It By Craig Murray, December 21, 2018
Turkey’s Erdogan Vows “All Measures” to Circumvent U.S. Sanctions on Iran By Zero Hedge, December 21, 2018
Leaving Syria: President Trump’s Withdrawal By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, December 21, 2018
Trump’s Syrian Withdrawal Order Sparks Political Firestorm in Washington By Bill Van Auken, December 21, 2018
Video: The U.S. Withdrawing Troops From Syria. “The Next Phase of this Campaign … Reengage”? By South Front, December 20, 2018
Humanitarian Tragedy in Yemen: Famine, US-Saudi Blockade on Food and Medicine By Dr Yousef Al-Haderi and Vanessa Beeley, December 20, 2018
The Constitutional Right to Boycott Israel By Stephen Lendman, December 20, 2018
Don’t Be Fooled, Trump’s “Withdrawal” From Syria Isn’t What It Seems By Andrew Korybko, December 20, 2018
Don’t Hold Your Breath on US Troop Withdrawal from Syria By Patrick Lawrence, December 20, 2018
Youth Entrepreneurship by Facilitating People’s Development in Morocco By Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir, December 19, 2018
Video: Russian Private Military Contractor Killed in New Round of Escalation in Northern Latakia By South Front, December 19, 2018
Iraq: The Slums of Mesopotamia By Bahira al-Sheikhly, December 19, 2018
Canada: Pro-Israel MPs Flout NDP Policy By Yves Engler, December 18, 2018
Video: US “Local Partners” in Northeast Syria Are About to be “Sold to Turkey” By South Front, December 18, 2018
Video: Syrian Army Is Set to Respond to Any Future Israeli Attacks By South Front, December 18, 2018
Ottawa Sends Contradictory Messages on Arms Control By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, December 18, 2018
Israel: Ethnic Cleansing, Land Theft, Apartheid and Racism against Palestinians By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, December 18, 2018
Why the US Senate Vote to End Yemen War Is So Important By Rep. Ron Paul, December 18, 2018
Operation “Northern Shield” at the Israeli-Lebanese Border: Why Hassan Nasrallah Remains Silent By Sayed Hasan, December 17, 2018
A Green Future for Oman: A Trail for Environmentalism in the Arab World By Austin Bodetti, December 17, 2018
India Caught Between Iran and Saudi Arabia By Andrew Korybko, December 17, 2018
Gulf Rivalries Spill onto the Soccer Pitch. The 2022 Tournament in Qatar By James M. Dorsey, December 17, 2018
Growing US Public Support for One State Shared Equally by Israelis and Palestinians Falls on Deaf Ears By Jonathan Cook, December 17, 2018
Why the United States Has Not Won a Real War Since 1945 By Philip Giraldi, December 17, 2018
The ISIS Massacre in Sweida: A Story of Torment and Resilience for an Uninterested World By Vanessa Beeley, December 16, 2018
Slowing Down the Beast of American Empire: A Salute to the Life and Legacy of William Blum By Michael Welch, William Blum, Chris Agee, Louis Wolf, and Barrie Zwicker, December 16, 2018
Breakthrough in Yemen Peace Talks? Hold the Cheers By Stephen Lendman, December 15, 2018
US Media Claims that American Citizen was “Tortured Then Executed” by Syrian Government – Admits No Evidence By Tony Cartalucci, December 15, 2018
Video: Russian Forces Start Siege of “US Controlled Zone” (Military Base) in At-Tanf, Southeastern Syria. Unconfirmed Report By South Front, December 14, 2018