(ANTIMEDIA Op-ed) — Amid a host of fresh criminal accusations against the Assad government in Syria, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is making significant gains against ISIS’ last major stronghold in the country, paving the way for the group’s inevitable fall.
By M K Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline | September 7, 2017 The Israeli armed forces began a massive fortnight-long military exercise on Tuesday, billed as the biggest in the past 19 years, simulating a war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah. The Jerusalem Post reported that “thousands of soldiers and reservists from all different branches of the IDF […]
21st Century Wire says…
The latest provocation in Syria fits deliberately into a larger narrative for the region, led by US proxies like Israel. It follows a long-term pattern that, by now, even the most casual observer of world events should be able to see clearly.
Sputnik has reported that a presently undisclosed sources has reported that the US air-force used helicopters to airlift ISIS commanders out of Deir ez-Zor in August of this year, when it became apparent that the Syrian Arab Army would break thought the ISIS siege of the city.
According to the source,
The United Nations Syria Commission has found that the United States and its allies have not taken adequate steps to protect against multiple civilian casualties.
Today’s report states,
“The Commission is gravely concerned about the impact of international coalition airstrikes on civilians”.
In describing US violations of established international law in Syria, the UN Commission report said,
By Whitney Webb | Mint Press News | September 4, 2017 After years of fomenting the Syrian conflict from the shadows, the U.S. has recently seemed to back away from its push to militarily intervene in the embattled nation, instead choosing to focus its saber-rattling and destabilization efforts on other theaters. The consequence of this […]
Finland believes that it can integrate ISIS jihadists into its neo-liberal, progressive society with social benefits and safe spaces.
Finnish officials are considering providing former ISIS members with extra social services to reintegrate back into society.
The Finnish daily Ilta-Sanomat reports that Finland’s Interior Ministry called for cooperation between the relevant bodies to increase the level of integration by providing apartments and livelihoods to repentant jihadists.
Al-Masdar have stated that the Syrian Arab Army has broken the siege around Deir-ez-Zor according to top Syrian General Yarob Zahreddine.
The Russian Navy has launched multiple Kalibr cruise missiles at ISIS positions surrounding Deir-ez Zor city. The strikes originated from the frigate Admiral Essen.
President Donald Trump, led by his generals, will continue America’s longest war in Afghanistan. On this episode of The Geopolitical Report, we look at the history of the war and the effort by the CIA, aided by Pakistani intelligence, to manufacture both al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Prior to 9/11, the US did business with the Taliban and considered them a suitable partner for a pipeline deal. After 9/11, the Taliban offered to hand Osama bin Laden over to the United States, but the Bush administration refused, preferring instead to invade and create the longest war.
