Syria

US-Led Coalition Used White Phosphorus in Attacks on Syria’s Baghouz – Reports

© Photo: 1st Lt. Daniel Johnson/U.S. Army Sputnik – 02.03.2019 DAMASCUS – The US-led coalition has used shells with white phosphorus in its bombing attacks on the southwestern Syrian town of Baghouz, which remains the last stronghold of the Daesh terror group in the country, local media reported on Saturday, citing sources. This came soon […]

Chlorine ‘likely’ used in alleged Douma chemical attack, no nerve agent – OPCW‘s final report

RT | March 1, 2019 Chlorine was likely used in a chemical attack in Syria’s Douma last April, the OPCW said. The chemical arms watchdog refrained from identifying the party responsible for the incident, despite earlier being granted such powers. There are “reasonable grounds” to believe that “the use of a toxic chemical as a […]

From Late Victorian Holocausts to 21st Century Imperialism: Crocodile Tears for Venezuela

On 26 February, Stephen Hickey, UK political coordinator at the United Nations, delivered a statement at the Security Council briefing on Venezuela that put the blame for the situation in that country on its government. He said that years of misrule and corruption have wrecked the Venezuelan economy and that the actions of the “Maduro regime” have led to economic collapse.
He continued by talking about the recent attempts to bring ‘aid’ into the country:

Russia selling advanced weapons to US allies

With a range of 400 kilometers, S-400 Triumf is designed to shield from air strikes, strategic, cruise, tactical and operating tactical ballistic missiles and medium-range ballistic missiles [Russian MoD]
 
Turkish media has quoted government officials saying a deal to purchase advanced Russian air defence systems from Russia has been completed.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told local media on Wednesday that delivery of the S-400 system is scheduled by the end of the year.

US Army Takes 50 Tons of Stolen Gold From Syria in Alleged Deal With ISIS

(TMU) — As the remaining pockets of ISIS fighters faced imminent defeat in northeast Syria, the United States allegedly gave them an offer they couldn’t refuse: give us your massive caches of gold — or die. According to reports by Syrian state news agency SANA, U.S. forces struck a deal with ISIS whereby the terrorist […]

Hassan Nasrallah Warns Israel: All Options Are on the Table

Interview of Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah Secretary General, with Ghassan Ben Jeddou, founder of the pan-Arab and anti-imperialist Al-Mayadeen channel, January 26, 2019. This live interview, much expected in Israel and the Arab world, lasted for more than 3 hours. Transcript: Journalist: […] Eminent Sayed, you often promised the Israeli enemy that if he invades […]