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SYRIA: Turkish Proxies Fight Over Looted Properties in Afrin

Turkish-backed militants loot shops after seizing control of Afrin on March 18, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
On the afternoon of September 28, heavy clashes erupted between the Turkish-backed Sham Legion and Majd Legion in the occupied area of Afrin in northern Aleppo.
Step News, a pro-opposition outlet, reported that the clashes took place in the district of Maydanki in the northern part of Afrin.

Saudi vs the Houthis: Why U.S. Patriot Missiles Are Useless

This past weekend, the White House announced it is deploying additional US forces and missile defense systems to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, in response to last week’s attack on the Saudi Aramco‘s oil production facility. Over the past few years, and despite tens of billions in US arms purchases, the Yemeni ‘Houthi’ resistance forces have been able to penetrate further and deeper into Saudi territory and now has proven they can cripple its ene

Trump Instructs Israel’s US Treasury Dept to ‘Increase Sanctions on Iran’

As 21WIRE reported last week, the Trump Administration has allowed the state of Israel to use the US Treasury Department as an instrument to attack countries and persons which Tel Aviv considers its enemies. As a result, the US government has entangled itself deeper into Israel’s many ‘security’ policy dilemmas, and the problem is only getting worse.

US & Turkey Still Actively Protecting Al Qaeda, ISIS: Battle Map Update for Syria – August 22, 2019

The following is an up to date battle map of the Syrian war theatre devised by military analysts at South Front:

This has been a difficult week for Western and Gulf state-backed terrorist militants in Syria. Still, based on all available data, it’s clear that the US and Turkey are still actively protecting al Qaeda and ISIS positions in Syria.