Syria

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August 20, 2018 (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Syria once again finds itself at another critical juncture.

By David Macilwain | American Herald Tribune | August 19, 2018 The question of “Syria’s Disappeared” just won’t go away! Faced with the dreadful prospect of President Assad “remaining in power” following the begrudging admission of defeat by Syria’s enemies, supporters of the failed “revolution” are digging in with their accusations of war crimes and […]

By Stephen LENDMAN | August 18, 2018 US support for ISIS is an open dirty secret – undiscussed by media scoundrels, pretending it’s not so. Washington actively arms, funds, trains, and directs ISIS and other terrorists – backing the scourge they pretend to oppose. Obama and Trump’s vow to degrade and destroy ISIS was and […]

© Aboud Hamam / Reuters RT | August 18, 2018 Islamic State managed to regain access to Syrian oil fields and make profits from selling oil, a new UN report reveals. While the UN did not point fingers, the IS reemergence seems to occur in areas held by the US-backed forces. “Islamic State in Iraq […]

Al-Manar | August 18, 2018 Syria on Friday denounced Saudi financial support to the US-led international coalition’s role in northern Syria, stressing that such move indicates Riyadh’s compliance with the US administration at the expense of the Saudi people. Syrian foreign ministry slammed Saudi authorities as “plotters against the interests of the Arab nation,” stressing […]

Syria once again finds itself at another critical juncture. Having secured virtually all territory in the nation’s southwest, Damascus’ attention is now fixated on Idlib in the north.
Reuters has recently reported on a so-called “National Army” based in northern Syria that appears poised to confront Syrian efforts to restore peace and security nationwide.

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ORIENTAL REVIEW – 17/08/2018 After the liberation of the provinces of Daraa and Quneitra, the Syrian civil war entered a new phase. The available land that was up for grabs by any new liberator — without the need for negotiations with outside actors — was shrinking (one section of the desert under ISIL control does […]

What the heck is Chyrstia Freeland on about? Saudi Arabia is all for ‘rights’. Do note the fact that the Saudi diplomat rejects supporting every independence movement but just so happens to support the Usrael/remake the region friendly “independence” of the USrael affiliated KurdsSee below: