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.
Someone’s Finally Going to Jail over the Panama Papers: A Turkish Journalist Who Reported True Facts from Them By Boing Boing, January 12, 2019
Richard Dearlove Helped Blair Kill Millions. The Security Services Are a Danger to Our State and Society By Craig Murray, January 12, 2019
The Middle East: A Review of Geopolitical Structures, Vectors of Power Dynamic By Karsten Riise, January 12, 2019
Who’s Trying to Pull a “Russiagate” on Netanyahu? By Andrew Korybko, January 12, 2019
Secret Russian-Kurdish Negotiations in Moscow: Turkey Has Defined Its Options and Washington Is Trying to Gain Time By Elijah J. Magnier, January 12, 2019
Video: Al-Qaeda Defeats Another Turkish-backed ‘Opposition’ Group By South Front, January 11, 2019
Video: Turkey Wants US Military Bases in Northern Syria By South Front, January 10, 2019
Human Rights Defenders Call Out Israel on Dangerous Herbicides Sprayed over Gaza By IMEMC, January 10, 2019
Why Did Tripoli Issue Arrest Warrants for Libya’s Top Post-2011 Actors? By Al Arabiya, January 09, 2019
Trump
Typhoid John Bolton Spreads “Neocon Infection” at the White House By Kurt Nimmo, January 09, 2019
Video: Al Qaeda in Syria Expands Further in Idlib De-escalation Zone By South Front, January 09, 2019
With Golan at Stake, Netanyahu, Bolton Set Trump Straight on US Syria Withdrawal Plan By Whitney Webb, January 09, 2019
The War on Syria: Are the White Helmets preparing another Chemical Weapons False Flag? By Mark Taliano, January 09, 2019
War Criminals at Large By Dr. Daniele Ganser, January 09, 2019
Trump’s Neocons Reverse His Syria Withdrawal Plan By Rep. Ron Paul, January 09, 2019
US Israel-Palestine “Peace Deal”: $250bn Compensation by Arab States for “Jewish Property Left Behind” By Middle East Monitor, January 08, 2019
Israel Seeks $250 Billion Compensation Related to Stealing Historic Palestine By Stephen Lendman, January 08, 2019
Are Netanyahu’s Days as Israel’s Prime Minister Numbered? Fraud and “Lavish Gifts from Wealthy Supporters” By Stephen Lendman, January 08, 2019
CBC Scrutiny of Jewish National Fund (JNF). Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, January 08, 2019
$100 Billion in Weapons to the Saudis Buys a World Full of Hurt By George D. O’Neill, Jr., January 07, 2019
Trump’s “Anti-Terrorist Strike” in Yemen Serves Domestic and International Purposes By Andrew Korybko, January 07, 2019
Video: Russian Warplanes Strike Terrorists in Idlib De-escalation Zone By South Front, January 07, 2019
An Iran Policy of Regime Change in All But Name By Daniel Larison, January 07, 2019
‘The Decision Is Taken’: Brazil to Move Its Embassy to Jerusalem, Says Bolsonaro By Middle East Eye, January 06, 2019
Global Research News Hour: Global Economy, Geo-Politics, Militarization. The Most Significant Stories of 2018, Projections for 2019 By Michael Welch, Rick Rozoff, Andy Lee Roth, Dr. Jack Rasmus, and Dmitry Orlov, January 05, 2019
Iraq Rejects Iran Sanctions and US Troop Presence By Jim Carey, January 05, 2019
Video: Military Situation in Syria, Intra-militant Struggle for Idlib Enters New Stage By South Front, January 05, 2019
“The Machine of Perpetual War Acceptance”: Veteran NBC Journalist Resigns in Protest over One-Sided Coverage By Jonathan Turley, January 04, 2019
Has Trump Been Outmaneuvered on Syria Troop Withdrawal? By Richard H. Black, January 04, 2019
Syria and Afghanistan: Two Different Realities By Andre Vltchek, January 04, 2019
Syria: The Western Rogue States Must Confess Their Crimes Against Humanity and be Held Accountable By Vanessa Beeley, January 03, 2019
More Reckless Behavior by Israel: Netanyahu Plays by His Own Rules. Christmas Day Air Raids against Syria By Philip Giraldi, January 03, 2019
Trump Bows to Domestic Pressure by Delaying His Withdrawal from Syria; A Storm Is Gathering in the Levant By Elijah J. Magnier, January 03, 2019
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