On January 11, the Tiger Forces, the Syrian Army (SAA) and the National Defense Forces (NDF) launched a final push to recapture the strategic Abu al-Duhur Airbase from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in southern Idlib. Government forces reached the airbase ...
Read More »Syrian War Report – January 10, 2018: Militants’ Defense Collapses In Southern Idlib
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), the Tiger Forces and their allies have continued to advance in the Abu al-Duhur Airbase area in southern Idlib and have liberated the villages of Jakusiyah, al-Rahjan, Miraya, Tamakh, Miyal, al-Adiliyah and others from Hayat ...
Read More »The good news about the Trump Presidency: stupid can be good!
[Note: This column was written for the Unz Review] Just a few days shy of the one year since the inauguration of Donalt Trump as President of the United States I think that it would be reasonable to say that pretty ...
Read More »WikiLeaks Founder Assange Granted Ecuadorian Passport – Reports
According to El Universo, the WikiLeaks founder has been given an citizenship card that corresponds to Ecuadorian province of Pichincha. Per the outlet, Assange was given the passport on December 21, 2017. The report has yet to be confirmed by officials from Ecuador. Incidentally, ...
Read More »Syrian War Report – January 9, 2018: Russian Forces Thwart Drone Attack By Militants On Its Bases
On January 8 and 9, government forces re-captured over a dozen villages in southern Idlib, including Zifr Kabir, Zifr Saghir, Harmala, Burtuqanah, Ajjaz and Jahman from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda). In total, the ...
Read More »Syrian War Report – January 8, 2018: Syrian Army Liberates Large Area, Key Town In Southern Idlib
Last weekend, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s defense collapsed in southern Idlib. The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), the National Defense Forces (NDF) and the Tiger Forces liberated the important town of Sinjar and the nearby villages including al-Nasiriyah, Jabal al-Kafi, Lubaida, Hawa, ...
Read More »President Trump’s Jerusalem Decision: The End Of Hegemony?
Written by James Petras; Originally appeared at The Unz Review Introduction The Trump regime proclaimed that the vote in the General Assembly of the United Nations regarding the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was a strategic US decision. Both President ...
Read More »Winter Protests In Iran 2017-2018
Today, the influence of the Iranian state and its set of values is growing in the Middle East and around the world. In late December, anti-government protests sparked across the country. Over 20 people were killed, hundreds injured and thousands ...
Read More »Syrian War Report – January 5, 2018: Militants Retreat From More Villages In Southern Idlib
On January 4, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the Tiger Forces, backed up by the Russian Aerospace Forces, captured the villages of Rsm al-Abid, al-Fhail, Rubaida, Msheirfeh, al-Qasr al-Abyad, Rabeeah Musa, Haqiyah and Umm Rjaim Hill in southeastern Idlib. ...
Read More »Rumours about an attack on the Russian airbase Khmeimin, Syria – initial analysis (UPDATED)
Rumors are starting to flow about an alleged attack on the Russian Aerospace Forces airbase in Khmeimin Syria. I have been parsing the Russian news sources and here is what I can say so far: an attack did indeed take ...
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