2020-01-28: Social Media Postees

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Video: Syria War Report, Maarat Al-numan South of Idlib Is Liberated
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-28
On January 27 evening, units of the Syrian Army continued their operation in southeastern Idlib. Government troops liberated Hamidiya, Bseida, Maasaran, Tal Al-Shih, Maziyan and several other villages. By this advance, the army fully besieged Maarat al-Numan from the northern, …
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Give Lebanon's cabinet a chance, say Christian religious leaders
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-28
Lebanon's Christian religious authorities on Tuesday urged anti-government protesters to give a new government breathing room to tackle a dire financial crisis, condemning what they described as mob assaults on security forces in recent marches.Many demonstrators have rejected the government formed last week by the Iran-backed Shi'ite group Hezbollah and its allies without participation of major political parties including the second-largest Christian party, Lebanese Forces (LF).Demonstrations that began last October against a political elite blamed for steering Lebanon into its worst crisis in decades have turne…
yenisafak.com/en/world/give-lebanons-cabinet-a-chance-say-christian-religious-leaders-3510683

Syrian regime besieges Idlib's Maarat al-Numan
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-28
Syrian regime forces backed by Russian warplanes on Tuesday besieged Idlib province's Maarat al-Numan city and over a dozen villages in its outskirts.Regime forces now control the villages of al-Hamidiyya, Bseideh, Kafar Basin, Babolin, al-Salihiya, Dar al-Salam, Deir al-Gharbi, Tekad, Sehyan, Maar Hattat, Babeela, Kahira, Maasaran, Dana and Kafar Roma.In September 2018, Turkey and Russia agreed to turn Idlib into a de-escalation zone in which acts of aggression are expressly prohibited. But more than 1,300 civilians have been killed in attacks by the regime and Russian forces in the de-escalation zone since then…
yenisafak.com/en/world/syrian-regime-besieges-idlibs-maarat-al-numan-3510685

Trump's Response to Baghdad "Anti-American" Protest: Let's Revive the ISIS "Freedom Fighters"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-27
ISIS and likeminded terrorist groups were made in the USA

US to Grant $35 Million to Promote Its "Fake News Bubble" in Syria and Control Local Media
Eva Bartlett | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-27
Although Western media has a shoddy track record of lying on Syria (and Libya, Iraq…), the US State Department will pump $35 million more into future war propaganda on Syria, under the guise of promoting honest reporting. | A US State | …
globalresearch.ca/us-grant-35-million-promote-fake-news-bubble-syria-control-local-media/5701830

'Green economy' pioneer Pavan Sukhdev wins 2020 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
news.un.org | 2020-01-27
Renowned environmental economist and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Goodwill Ambassador Pavan Sukhdev was awarded on Monday the 2020 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, recognizing his groundbreaking 'green economy' work.
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Al Qaeda Terrorist Attacks Continue in Aleppo; Drones Hit Near Lattakia
Miri Wood | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-27
NATO al Qaeda ground operatives in Syria continue their recent acceleration of terrorist atrocities against Syria. Rocket bombs have again been fired into civilian neighborhoods of Aleppo. Armed human garbage continue to prevent civilians to be escorted to safe areas …
globalresearch.ca/nato-terrorist-attacks-continue-aleppo-drones-hit-near-lattakia-2/5701873

President Nicolás Maduro addresses World Anti Imperialist Congress
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-25
Caracas, Venezuela – On the final day of the World Anti Imperialist Congress, January 24, Venezuelan President Nicólas Maduro spoke to the hundreds of international delegates from over fifty countries. A delegation from Freedom Road Socialist Organization is participating in the Congress. | With a Syrian professor and member of Ba'ath Party at his side, Maduro began with a story of a visit he had alongside Hugo Chavez to Syria when thousands of Syrians surrounded his vehicle in Damascus and lifted the car in celebration of a brave anti-imperialist leader. Maduro followed this with a declaration of solidarity to…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/1/25/president-nicol-s-maduro-addresses-world-anti-imperialist-congress

OPCW investigator testifies at UN that no chemical attack took place in Douma, Syria
Ben Norton | mronline.org | 2020-01-24
In testimony before the United Nations Security Council, former OPCW inspection team leader and engineering expert Ian Henderson stated that their investigation in Douma, Syria suggested no chemical attack took place. But their findings were suppressed. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/24/opcw-investigator-testifies-at-un-that-no-chemical-attack-took-place-in-douma-syria/

OPCW Investigator testifies at UN that no Chemical Attack Took Place in Douma, Syria
Ben Norton | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-23
Video and a transcript of former OPCW engineer and dissenter Ian Henderson's UN testimony appears at the end of this report. A former lead investigator from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has spoken out at the United Nations, stating in no uncertain terms that the scientific evidence suggests there was no …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/opcw-investigator-testifies-at-un-that-no-chemical-attack-took-place-in-douma-syria/

"The New Colossus": In New Play, Tim Robbins Tackles Immigration & Xenophobia
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
President Trump said Wednesday that he would expand his highly controversial travel ban, which already bars citizens from seven countries, most of which have Muslim-majority populations

US Troops Blocking Russians From Syrian Oilfields in Series of Dangerous Standoffs
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-23
(ZH)

Health services for Syrian women caught up in war, foster safety and hope: UNFPA
news.un.org | 2020-01-23
Continued displacement from conflict-affected areas in northeast Syria leaves women and girls in urgent need of safe spaces, shelter and reproductive health services, according to a Flash Update this week from UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.
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Lebanon's 'Week of Anger'
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-23
anti-government protests Karim TraboulsiIssue 1250 Lebanon 2019-20 Lebanese protestsJanuary 24, 2020Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced a new government on January 21. The cabinet, made up of technocratic ministers backed by the main p…
greenleft.org.au/content/lebanon-week-anger

OPCW investigator testifies at UN that no chemical attack took place in Douma, Syria
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-22
In testimony before the United Nations Security Council, former OPCW inspection team leader and engineering expert Ian Henderson stated that…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/22/ian-henderson-opcw-whistleblower-un-no-chemical-attack-douma-syria/

Ending Militarization Of Our Communities
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-22
From Stop The Militarization of Police Facebook page In recent weeks Popular Resistance has focused on the escalation of US militarism around the world, especially in the Middle East with the assassination of General Soleimani, US troops staying in Syria to take their oil and the US refusing to leave Iraq despite being asked to leave. …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/ending-militarization-of-our-communities/

Opening plenary kicks off World Anti-Imperialist Congress
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-22
Caracas, Venezuela – On January 22, hundreds of international delegates from 52 countries heard from leaders from Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and Brazil to kick off the World Anti-Imperialist Congress. | Starting with a professor from Syria who remarked that U.S. imperialism assassinated Iranian General Qassem Soleimani because the U.S. fears it is losing its grip on the Middle East, the crowd shouted "Viva Soleimani!" He added that, with the help requested by Syria from Russia, Iran and others, the Syrians have bravely declared "No pasarán!" | After the Syrian professor, an official from the Cuban Communist Party sha…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/1/22/opening-plenary-kicks-world-anti-imperialist-congress