Syria
Taking the World to the Brink
As American drums beat again for war, Rick Sterling steps back to contemplate the possible consequences this time. By Rick Sterling Special to Consortium News Western neoconservatives and hawks are driving the international situation to increasing tension and danger. Not…Read more →
Israeli Media Urges Command to Assassinate President Assad
Al-Manaar | April 10, 2018 Israeli media outlets promoted the Zionist aggression on Syria on Monday, stressing dealing a blow to Syrian president in order to curb the military achievements in that country. Maariv newspaper provoked the Zionist command to assassinate the Syrian president Bashar Assad due to the recent achievements made by the Syrian […]
UK military action in Syria met with enthusiasm by liberal hawks, but ‘dissenters’ remain skeptical
RT | April 10, 2018 The ratcheting up of warlike rhetoric from the UK government has been increasingly welcomed by interventionists in the media establishment. Though the prospect of military action in Syria looks likely, dissenting voices remain. Since UK Prime Minister Theresa May refused to rule out military action in Syria as a response […]
‘Israel made a mistake by striking Syria & jeopardizing relations with Russia’
RT | April 9, 2018 Israel’s airstrike on a Syrian airbase was a strategic error that’d be hard to explain to Russia, as the aggressive act can’t be classified in any other way than aiding terrorists, political scientist Vyacheslav Matuzov told RT. “The Israelis, I think, have made a strategic mistake because, by picking up […]
Syrian News Round Up- Warnings Issued for Eastern Mediterranean
UPDATED BELOW- NEWS OF RUSSIA SUMMONING ISRAELI AMBASSADOR EASA Issues Alert to Possible East Mediterranean Airstikes on Syria
US deploys naval task force to Mediterranean, ready to strike Syria
Just after US President Donald Trump expressed his desire to get American forces out of Syria, due to the fact that American forces haven’t accomplished anything useful to America while over there and have just ended up costing a boat load of money and causing lots of death and destruction, he is now sending a naval task force to the Mediterranean to meet up with its destroyer the USS Donald Cook as the US gears up for war in Syria against Assad and his allies.
Duma defense chief says Russia may respond with military force to US strike on Syria
RT | April 10, 2018 The head of the Duma defense committee and former commander of Russian airborne troops has said Moscow would take all measures, including military ones, in response to a possible US strike on government forces in Syria. “The double standard policy has overstepped all possible boundaries. At this point, the [pro-Putin […]
US Deploying Large Warship Fleet to Coast of Syria
(ZHE) — The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) is being deployed to the Mediterranean Wednesday, where it will join the USS Donald Cook off Syrian territorial waters. The aircraft carrier will be accompanied by guided-missile destroyers USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) and USS Farragut (DDG 99), […]
Russia Denies Reports About Blocking Signals From US Drones in Syria
Sputnik – April 10, 2018 The Russian military has been scrambling some US military drones performing in Syria, seriously disrupting American military operations, the channel NBC announced, citing anonymous US officials. According to US officials, the Russians had started blocking some smaller US drones several weeks ago after a “series of alleged chemical weapons attacks on civilians in Eastern Ghouta.” […]