Saudi Arabia pivots to Russia, the new sheriff in town by Pepe Escobar for the Asia Times What a difference a year – an eternity in geopolitics – makes. No one could see this coming; the ideological matrix of all strands of Salafi-jihadi ...
Read More »Russian Military Releases Videos Showing Airstrikes On Isis Terrorists Entered Syria From Iraq
On October 10, the Russian Defense Ministry released videos showing airstrikes of the Russian Aerospace Forces on ISIS terrorists in the Syrian province of Deir Ezzor. According to the ministry, ISIS units entered Syria from Iraq thanks to a low ...
Read More »NY Times: 1949 – When China lost that ‘elusive’ quality needed for Anglobalization
by Ramin Mazaheri So there I was again, flying from San Francisco to New York on the “job creators’ redeye” when I came across another great New York Times article. Long-time readers know that I prefer to only read about Russian meddling, but articles ...
Read More »US Boosts Defense Spending – To What End?
Written and produced by SF Team: J.Hawk, Daniel Deiss, Edwin Watson One of Donald Trump’s campaign promises was the pledge to “rebuild the US military”, and it is one of the few of his initiatives that appears to enjoy broad bipartisan ...
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Syria War Report – October 6, 2017: Syrian Army Repels Large ISIS Attack On Sukhna
Syrian government forces are struggling to retake the city of al-Qaryatayn from ISIS sleeper cells and their supporters. The army has retaken Jabal Hazm al-Abyad west of the city and few points in its eastern entrance. Local sources report that ...
Read More »Syria War Report – October 5, 2017: Syrian Army Strikes ISIS Near Mayadin City
Voiceover by Harold Hoover The main obstacle faced by anti-terrorist forces “….in Syria is not the military capabilities of terrorists, but rather the support of the….” United States, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said on October 4. ...
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Saudi Arabia Agrees To Buy Russian S-400 Air Defense System – Media
Saudi Arabia has agreed to buy Russian S-400 air defense missile system, the Saudi television station al-Arabiya reported on Thursday. State-owned Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) added that the sides also signed a memorandum of understanding on the issue that would help Riyadh to ...
Read More »Israeli Defense Minister Complains “Assad Is Winning” In Syria
After over 6 years of war in Syria, Tel Aviv started complaining that the Syrian-Iranian-Russian alliance is winning in the ongoing conflict. On Tuesday, Israeli Defense Ministry Avigdor Lieberman gave an interview with Israel’s Walla news site calling on the United ...
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