Norvergence: Climate change fueled Syria's civil war
George Stacey | nationofchange.org | 2019-08-26
"Until now the main cause of civil war is a wealth of the nation in few men hands but Syria showed us another reason; Climate Change" With this blog post, environmentalists at Norvergence have taken their research and study to a whole new level. The purpose of this content is to make people aware of …
nationofchange.org/2019/08/26/norvergence-climate-change-fueled-syrias-civil-war/

Illegal Activity of Western Special Forces in Syria
Firas Samuri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-26
In late June 2019, Fox News Channel published a video material, taken in Al-Hol refugee camp in northwestern Syria. On the footage, we can see a group of children under five chanting ISIS slogans. "We will stand on the heads …
globalresearch.ca/western-special-services-syria/5687131

Israel Drone Attack a Declaration of War: Lebanon's President
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-26
Lebanon's President Michel Aoun said Monday that the Israeli attacks on the country are a "declaration of war," as tensions rise between Hezbollah and Israel. | RELATED: | Israeli Airstrikes Hit Palestinian Position in Lebanon | "What happened was similar to a declaration of war which allows us to resort to our right to defending our sovereignty," the Lebanese president's office quoted Aoun, who also said that Leba…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israel-Drone-Attack-a-Declaration-of-War-Lebanon-President–20190826-0008.html

US Removes Palestine Authority From List of Countries
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-26
Palestinian officials slammed the United States Sunday for removing it from its list of countries. The U.S. State Department removed the Palestinian Authority (PA) from its list of countries on its website. | RELATED: | Israeli Airstrikes Hit Palestinian Position in Lebanon | Nabil Abu Rudaineh, spokesperson for the PA presidency said that the removal is "consistent with the ideas of the Israeli extreme Right and an unprecedented descent in American foreign policy." | He also said…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Removes-Palestine-Authority-From-List-of-Countries-20190826-0004.html

Germany: A politically motivated verdict in Chemnitz refugee trial
wsws.org | 2019-08-26
A 24-year-old refugee from Syria has been jailed for years, so that the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the extremist mob, which rampaged in Chemnitz last summer, can claim their victim.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/26/alaa-a26.html

Syria: A new low in nasty propaganda
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-08-26
It may be a new low in propaganda. National Public Radio (NPR) used the news that Syrian First Lady Asma Assad had overcome breast cancer to mock her and continue the information war against Syria. They interviewed a Human Rights Watch staffer named Lama Fakih who is an American from Michigan now based in Beirut. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/08/26/syria-a-new-low-in-nasty-propaganda/

2 Israeli Drones Crash in Beirut, Hezbollah Rejects Aggression
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-25
The leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement, Hassan Nasrallah, said Sunday that the two Israeli drones that exploded and crashed in the southern suburbs of Beirut were on a "suicide mission," warning that the movement will prevent Israel from sending more drones to Lebanon. | RELATED: | Lebanon Accuses Israel of Threatening Peace in the Region | "Hezbollah will not allow such aggression," he said, adding that "the time when Israeli aircraft come and bombard parts of Lebanon is over." | This c…
telesurenglish.net/news/Two-Israeli-Drones-Crash-in-Lebanon-Hezbollah-Rejects-Aggression-20190825-0008.html

Iran Rejects Israeli Claim of Attacking Country's Base in Syria
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-25
Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's Expediency Discernment Council said Sunday that Israeli military's statement about hitting Iranian sites on Syria are lies. | RELATED: | Safe Zone in Northern Syria is Fully Operational: Turkish MoD | "This is a lie and is not true," Rezaei, a former chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), told local media adding, "America [U.S.] and Israel do not have the power to attack Iran's centers and positions and the Zionist…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Rejects-Israeli-Claim-of-Attacking-Countrys-Base-in-Syria-20190825-0004.html

Israeli Airstrikes Hit Palestinian Position in Lebanon
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-25
Israeli air forces carried out Monday three strikes against a base of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) in the Lebanese town of Qusaya, near the Syrian border, according to local media. | RELATED: | Iran Rejects Israeli Claim of Attacking Country's Base in Syria | "Three Israeli airstrikes targeted the Lebanese-Syria border east of Zahle… explosions were heard in several parts of the Bekaa valley," An-Nahar news channel reported, while videos on social…
telesurenglish.net/news/Palestinian-Position-Hit-by-Israeli-Airstrikes-in-Lebanon-20190825-0013.html

NPR Mocks Cancer Survivor in Drumbeat of Syria Propaganda
Rick Sterling | mintpressnews.com | 2019-08-23
While NPR snorts about Asma Assad "sporting a chic blonde pixie cut", Lilly Martin points out that she was recently bald while fighting for her life.
mintpressnews.com/npr-mocks-cancer-survivor-in-drumbeat-of-syria-propaganda/261479/

Interview: Lebanese solidarity with Palestinian refugees
Joyce Chediac | liberationnews.org | 2019-08-23
"For the first time in Lebanon, and possibly in any Arab country, banners supporting the rights of Palestinian refugees were carried along with queer and trans flags."
liberationnews.org/interview-lebanese-solidarity-with-palestinian-refugees/

Wednesday's Daily Brief: Yemen aid programmes closing, Guterres Idlib concern, Somalia insecurity, honouring terror victims
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-21
Today's stories: aid money promised for Yemen fails to materialize, prospects of new Idlib conflict put millions at risk, new Sudanese transitional government welcomed by UN chief, insecurity threatens Somalia progress.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1044711

Pentagon Officials Eager to Present a Recovering ISIS, but Facts Don't Support It
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-08-20
The Pentagon clearly wants this to be true, because they are using it to spin a US military withdrawal from Syria as dangerous.

Pentagon Officials Eager to Present a Recovering ISIS, but Facts Don’t Support It

NPR Mocks Cancer Survivor in Drumbeat of Syria Propaganda
Rick Sterling | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-08-20
Asma al-Assad, First Lady of Syria (from released Syrian Presidency Facebook page) It may be a new low in propaganda. National Public Radio (NPR) used the news that Syrian First Lady Asma al-Assad had overcome breast cancer to mock her and continue the information war against Syria. They interviewed a Human Rights Watch staffer named …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/08/npr-mocks-cancer-survivor-in-drumbeat-of-syria-propaganda/

Turkey-Syria War on the Horizon: Airstrikes Target Invading Turkish Army Convoy
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-08-19
Turkey and Syria could be headed for war as their armies increasingly clash on front lines in southern Idlib.
theantimedia.com/turkey-syria-war-horizon-airstrikes-turkish-army-convoy/

Pentagon: Any Operation by Turkey into Northern Syria 'Unacceptable'
Turkish Minute | theantimedia.com | 2019-08-06
(TM) — US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday any Turkish operation into northern Syria would be "unacceptable" and that the United States would prevent unilateral incursions, as tensions between Washington and Ankara simmer, according to Reuters. On Sunday President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan said Turkey, which already has a foothold in northwest Syria, will carry out …

Pentagon: Any Operation by Turkey into Northern Syria ‘Unacceptable’