Syria

Interviewing Defense Lawyer For Journalist Imprisoned in Ukraine Since May 2018

Two days ago in Kiev, I interviewed Andriy Domanskyy, lawyer of imprisoned Ukrainian-Russian journalist #KirillVyshinsky, arrested by Ukrainian authorities in May 2018 and held without trial since.

 

Backgrounder on Kirill Vyshinsky:

 

https://www.mintpressnews.com/media-ignores-the-plight-of-kirill-vyshinsky-a-russian-journalist-imprisonment-without-trial-in-ukraine/251736/

 

President al-Assad's Most Recent Speech- Eight Years Encapsulated

If you think I'm tough on the Usreael Kurds... Assad is tougher still. He's also quite clear on US responsibility for beginning the destabilization.. before 2011, of course, but officially 2011 is when it began. With the help, encouragement and support of Israel and Jordan.  Despite nonsense about the Syria destabilization having to do with climate change..

Nearly assassinated by his own fighters, al-Baghdadi and his caliphate on its last legs (Video)

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss how the Islamic State has been rapidly losing territory over the last two years in Syria and Iraq, due to efforts by Russian and Syrian forces, as well as the US and their Kurdish allies.
The jihadist caliphate has lost most of its forces and resources, leading it to go into hiding.

Syrian Kurdish Commander Calls for US to Keep 1,500 Troops in Syria

(ANTIWAR.COM) — In comments to reporters on Monday, Kurdish commander Mazloum Kobani, the leader of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), called on the United States to completely halt plans to withdraw from Syria, saying he needs an “enduring” presence from the US-led coalition. Kobani not only says he wants air support from the US, but a “force on the […]

Assad Warns Syria’s Kurds That US Will Not Protect Them

(MEE) — President Bashar al-Assad warned Syria’s Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Sunday that their ally the United States would not protect them against any Turkish offensive as Washington looks to withdraw its troops. The US is set to pull out its soldiers from Syria after allied Kurdish-led forces capture the Islamic State (IS) group’s last holdout […]

As Mainstream Journalists acknowledge Douma Attacks were “Staged,” Syria Regime-Change Network tries to Save Sinking Ship

“Humanitarian” regime-change network increasingly desperate to protect its influence and the power of its narratives, not just in Syria but in future conflicts. By Whitney Webb and Vanessa Beeley | MintPress News | February 18, 2019 LONDON — Over the past few days, notable journalists and other figures in mainstream media have acknowledged that the […]

As Mainstream Journalists Acknowledge Douma Attacks Were “Staged,” the “Humanitarian” Syria Regime-Change Network Tries to Save A Sinking Ship

LONDON — Over the past few days, notable journalists and other figures in mainstream media have acknowledged that the alleged chemical weapons attack that occurred last April in the Damascus suburb of Douma, Syria was likely “staged” by “activist” groups such as the White Helmets. Their comments and investigations have largely vindicated the many journalists and academics who cast aspersions on the precipitous Western media campaign to blame that alleged attack on the Syrian government.