Syria
US Airstrikes Kill at Least 40, Mostly Civilians, in Eastern Syria
(ANTIWAR.COM) — Continuing weeks of near-daily civilian death tolls from the US air war in Eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has reported that Saturday’s US attacks killed 40 more people, overwhelmingly civilians. The victims were described as mostly women and children. Saturday’s attacks were against the village of Abu al-Hassan, along the Iraq border. It […]
Idlib’s Rebels Unite Under Al Qaeda Banner While Syria Prepares Offensive
DAMASCUS, SYRIA – While the conflict in Syria has largely faded from the news following the Idlib demilitarization agreement primarily brokered by Russia and Turkey in mid-September, a new Syrian military report cited by Al Masdar News claims that the Syrian military is set to begin a long-anticipated, major military offensive to retake the Idlib province from rebel groups.
Nov. 19, 2018: Government Forces Crushed ISIS-held Pocket In Southern Syria
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-nov-19-2018-government-forces-… On November 17th, the Syrian Army (SAA) and its allies regained control of al-Safa after the collapse of ISIS defense in the area. An SAA source told SouthFront that
Why the UAE and Saudi Arabia Are Reaching Out to Syria’s Assad
(MEE) — Last week the United Arab Emirates announced it was negotiating the reopening of its embassy in Damascus and restoring full ties with Syria. After the opening of the Nassib border crossing on the Jordan-Syria border, for the first time since the war began, Syria now has a through road linking Turkey to Jordan. At the same time the Israelis […]
The Only Regime Change that Is Needed Is in Washington
By Philip Giraldi | American Herald Tribune | November 19, 2018 One of the things to look forward to in the upcoming holiday season is the special treats that one is allowed to sample. Fruitcake and nuts are Thanksgiving and Christmas favorites. They usually come in tins or special packages but it seems that this […]
US Budgetary Costs of the Post-9/11 Wars: $5.9 Trillion Spent and Obligated
Through FY2019 By Prof. Neta C. Crawford | Watson Institute, Brown University | November 14, 2018 The United States has appropriated and is obligated to spend an estimated $5.9 trillion (in current dollars) on the war on terror through Fiscal Year 2019, including direct war and war-related spending and obligations for future spending on post-9/11 […]
In first, US endorses Israeli occupation of Golan, votes against 9 anti-Israel resolutions
Press TV – November 16, 2018 The US has, for the first time, endorsed the Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights by voting against an annual UN resolution that condemned the occupation and was unanimously approved along with several other resolutions against Tel Aviv. The resolution titled “The occupied Syrian Golan,” adopted on Friday with […]
Nov. 16, 2018: U.S. Exposes Assad’s ‘Evil Plan’ To Hurl Middle East Into Chaos
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-nov-16-2018-u-s-exposes-assads… On November 15, US Ambassador to Syria James Jeffrey exposed an evil plan of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to create ISIS and to hurl the Middle East, particularly Syria