Da’esh

US helped ISIL obtain hardware for propaganda: Analyst

Press TV – December 21, 2015 The Pentagon’s pledge to wage a cyber war against the Daesh (ISIL) Takfiri group is a cover for other US ploys as America itself was the group’s main supplier of computer hardware, says an American counter-terrorism analyst. The US Defense Department is weighing more aggressive cyber attacks against the […]

Europe, Turkey Close Airspace to Russian Warplanes Fighting Daesh

Sputnik — December 19, 2015 Europe and Turkey closed airspace for Russian Long-Range Aviation planes carrying out airstrikes on Daesh positions in Syria, forcing Russian pilots to reroute, Deputy Commander Maj. Gen. Anatoly Konovalov said Saturday. According to Konovalov, Russian pilots had to leave for Syria from Russia’s northernmost Olenegorsk military airport in order to bypass Europe and then cross the […]

Land Grab: ‘Disintegration of Iraq Major Objective of Turkish Invasion’

Sputnik – 19.12.2015 Turkey’s invasion into northern Iraq could well be part of a plan to split Iraq into three separate states, undertaken with the approval of the US, while the recent Daesh attack on the Turkish troops plays right into the hands of Ankara, according to Russian political analyst and Middle East expert Semyon […]

ISIL can’t sustain itself without US airpower: American politician

Press TV – December 19, 2015 “The ISIL simply would not be able to support itself without American airpower,” US politician Art Olivier told Press TV on Saturday. The United States is supporting the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group because it does not want to end war in the Middle East, an American politician and political […]

US deliberately hindering Iraqi advances: Lawmaker

Press TV – December 19, 2015 A senior Iraqi officer says the US is deliberately hindering his country’s military advances after an American airstrike kills at least 20 soldiers in the Anbar province. Hakim al-Zamili, the head of Iraqi parliament’s Security and Defense Committee, blamed the US for the inability of Iraqi troops to enter […]

Italy’s Lega Nord Party Urges Sanctions on Ankara, Riyadh for Funding Daesh

By Svetlana Alexandrova – Sputnik – 18.12.2015 The European Union should impose sanctions on Turkey and Saudi Arabia for financing the Islamic State (IS or Daesh in Arabic) jihadist group, instead of extending its anti-Russia sanctions, the leader of Italy’s Eurosceptic Lega Nord party, Matteo Salvini, told Sputnik Wednesday. A UN Security Council Resolution to […]

Pakistan foreign secretary says surprised at Saudi coalition decision

Press TV – December 16, 2015 Pakistani Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry says he was surprised that Saudi Arabia included Pakistan in a so-called anti-terror coalition whose formation Riyadh recently announced. The foreign secretary said Wednesday that he had no knowledge of Saudi Arabia’s decision on the inclusion of Pakistan in the 34-country coalition, adding that […]

Once Done With Daesh, US Commandos Will Start Aiding Free Syrian Army

Sputnik – 16.12.2015 The contingent of elite US commandos which is currently on the ground in Syria could well start helping the Free Syrian Army in its fight against the country’s government as soon as they are done with Daesh (ISIL/ISIS), political analyst Dr. George Masse from the American University of Science and Technology in […]

The Illusion of Western News

By Finian Cunningham – Sputnik – 14.12.2015 Multi-million-dollar advertising money has long been suspected as an unspoken filter for Western news media coverage. If the news conflicts with advertising interests then it is simply dropped. Western complicity in Yemen’s conflict is a case study. Add to that the celebrity sheen of Hollywood stars Jennifer Aniston […]