Daily Archives: September 15, 2020

2020-09-15: News Headlines

Patrick Cockburn (2020-09-15). America's War on Terror is the True Cause of Europe's Refugee Crisis. counterpunch.org Desperate refugees crammed into cockle-shell boats landing on the shingle beaches of the south Kent coast are easily portrayed as invaders. Anti-immigrant demonstrators were exploiting such fears last weekend as they blockaded the main highway into Dover Port in order "to protect Britain's borders". Meanwhile, the home secretary, Priti Patel, blames the French for not doing enough to stop the flow of refugees across the Channel.

yenisafak (2020-09-15). Germany plans to take in around 1,500 migrants from Greek islands. yenisafak.com German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Interior Minister Horst Seehofer are planning to take in around 1,500 refugees from the Greek islands, German news agency dpa reported on Tuesday.Dpa cited politicians focussed on domestic policy as saying that these would be families with children.More than 12,000 people, mostly refugees from Afghanistan, Africa and Syria, were left without shelter, proper sanitation or access to food and water after a fire tore through the overcrowded Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos last Wednesday.

Vanessa Beeley (2020-09-15). Wildfires Rage Across Syria in Wake of Increased US-Led Economic Warfare. mintpressnews.com The combination of a ten year military war, maximum pressure economic sanctions, the deliberate destruction of essential civilian infrastructure and the blatant scorched earth policies of the American neocolonialist foreign policy-managers are designed to reduce Syria to another failed state following NATO's Libya blueprint.

South Front (2020-09-15). Video: Syria Army Artillery Devastates Militants' Positions in Idlib as Trucks Suffer Fresh Casualties in Afrin. globalresearch.ca Turkish forces have been passing through hard times in northwestern Syria. | First a mysterious 'heart attack' that killed a Turkish general in Idlib. Then, Turkish military positions in the province of Aleppo were devastated by a series of rocket strikes. …

Rick Sterling (2020-09-15). While Trump Berates Portland Looters, the US Gov't Continues to Plunder Syria with Impunity. mintpressnews.com President Trump has lashed out at rioters and looters in Portland and Kenosha, yet halfway around the world, the US military is busy plundering what's left of Syria's wealth on a vastly greater scale and with little publicity.

Andrey Ontikov (2020-09-15). Russia's Role in Syria, Tensions between Russia and the US. globalresearch.ca A high level Russian delegation met recently with President Assad in Damascus. In an effort to further understand the importance and implications of the meeting, Steven Sahiounie at

Rick Sterling (2020-09-15). How the USA and Turkey Plunder and Loot Syria with Impunity. globalresearch.ca While President Trump lashes out at rioting and looting in Portland and Kenosha, half way around the world, the USA and Turkey are plundering and looting Syria on a vastly greater scale with impunity and little publicity. | Turkey Loots Syria, …

imperial.ac.uk (2020-09-15). Majority of COVID-19 deaths in Damascus, Syria are unreported. imperial.ac.uk The majority of deaths due to COVID-19 in Damascus, Syria are not reported according to a new report by the Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team.

yenisafak (2020-09-14). Greece resettling stranded migrants to tent camp on Lesbos. yenisafak.com Greece has resettled hundreds of migrants in a temporary new tent facility after a fire destroyed their overcrowded refugee camp on the island of Lesbos and hopes to have moved all of them this week, government officials said on Monday.More than 12,000 people, mostly refugees from Afghanistan, Africa and Syria, are without shelter and are having to sleep out in the open without proper sanitation after the fire tore through the Moria migrant camp last Wednesday.Greece is now registering the migrants and testing them for the COVID-19 disease before channeling them into the temporary tent camp, government spokesman…

Zero Hedge (2020-09-14). Chinese Military Calls US "Destroyer of World Peace", Citing Millions Dead & Displaced in Iraq, Syria, Libya. globalresearch.ca Following the US and China imposing tit-for-tat restrictions on each other's diplomats and embassy staff, China's defense ministry on Sunday The statements are specifically in response to the Department of …

Middle East Eye (2020-09-14). Saudi Officials Must Testify in 9/11 Lawsuit, Says US Judge. globalresearch.ca A US judge ordered Saudi Arabia to make 24 current and former officials, including a former ambassador to the United States, available for questioning in a lawsuit claiming it provided assistance for the attacks that took place on 11 September …

Elijah Magnier (2020-09-14). Qu'attend la France du Liban et du Hezbollah et réalisera-t-elle ses objectifs? (3 de 3). thealtworld.com Depuis le Liban, le président franàßais Emmanuel Macron a lancé des messages dans toutes les directions. Il est clair que les USA ne se sont pas opposés à sa tentative d'intervention directe. Le Liban est un pays très complexe et la France n'a pas la base nécessaire pour apporter les changements qu'elle souhaite. Mais la France veut retrouver un ancrage solide au Pays du Cèdre, en commenàßant par le port pour ensuite conclure des accords sur le pétrole, le gaz, l'électricité et l'infrastructure, tout en remportant la faveur populaire si sa démarche aboutit. | Mais il y a une autre raison à la présence…

Elijah Magnier (2020-09-14). What does France want from Lebanon and Hezbollah, and will it achieve its goals? 3/3. thealtworld.com From Lebanon, French President Emmanuel Macron has transmitted messages in multiple directions. It is clear that America did not object to his attempt to intervene directly. Lebanon is a very complex country and that France does not have the necessary base to bring about the changes it desires. But France wants to regain a strong foothold in the Land of the Cedars, starting from the Port and ending with oil, gas, electricity and infrastructure agreements to build a robust popular base, if it succeeds in its endeavour. | However, there is another reason for the presence of France in the Middle East, from which it…

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-14). Iran summons German ambassador over meddlesome remarks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the German Ambassador over meddlesome tweets of the embassy.

yenisafak (2020-09-13). Syrian girl allegedly injured by Greek soldier at Turkish border. yenisafak.com An eight-year-old Syrian girl was injured by two rubber bullets allegedly fired by a Greek soldier at the Turkish border on Sunday.Turkish security forces were informed of nine Syrian migrants, including one who was injured, in the Meric district of the northwestern Edirne province, bordering Greece.Gazin Abdu, who had been injured by rubber bullets was referred to the hospital.Her 19-year-old brother Hazar Abdu told Anadolu Agency that they had arrived at the Greek border hoping to cross into Europe."A Greek soldier opened fire on us. My sister was injured in her foot by two rubber bullets, and then they insulte…

Elijah Magnier (2020-09-13). Qu'attend la France du Liban et du Hezbollah et réalisera-t-elle ses objectifs? (2 de 3). thealtworld.com Il serait inexact de dire que les USA ont donné le feu vert au président franàßais Emmanuel Macron pour qu'il amorce son initiative au Liban et que celle-ci va dans le sens de la politique américaine, qui ne coàØncide sans doute pas avec les objectifs franàßais dans tous les détails. En fait, après chacune des deux visites franàßaises, un envoyé américain rassurait ses alliés que les USA n'avaient pas abandonné le théâtre libanais au profit exclusif de la France. Le style franàßais diffère du style américain, d'autant plus que Macron a rendu visite à tous les chefs des blocs parleme…

Elijah Magnier (2020-09-13). What does France want from Lebanon and Hezbollah, and will it achieve its goals? (2/3). thealtworld.com It would be inaccurate to say that the US has given the green light to French President Emmanuel Macron to carry his initiative to Lebanon. In fact, US policy does not coincide with the French goals in all details. In fact, following each of the two French visits an American envoy followed behind to assure his allies that the US had not relinquished the Lebanese theatre to France. The French approach differs from that of the Americans. Macron visited all the heads of parliamentary blocs, while Assistant US Secretary of State David Schenker visited lower echelon Lebanese officials and met via video "civil society…

Nauman Sadiq (2020-09-13). Senator John McCain: The 'Charlie Wilson' of Syria War. globalresearch.ca In

_____ (2020-09-13). China: US Is 'Destroyer Of World Peace'. popularresistance.org A spokesman for China's defense ministry said on Sunday that the U.S. is the "destroyer of world peace" while criticizing a Pentagon report on Beijing's military goals. | The Associated Press reported that Col. Wu Qian called the Department of Defense report released earlier this month a "wanton distortion" of his nation's intentions. | "Many years of evidence shows that it is the U.S. that is the fomenter of regional unrest, the violator of the international order and the destroyer of world peace," he said, noting U.S. actions in Iraq, Syria, Libya and other countries, according to the news service.

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-13). Tehran, Bishkek discuss expansion of economic ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) — The ambassadors of Iran and Kyrgyzstan to Russia met in Moscow on Sunday to discuss bilateral ties between Tehran and Bishkek.

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-13). Trump 'certainly' after using Afghan peace for re-election. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) — A former Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan believes that US President Donald Trump is trying to use the Afghan peace negotiations in Doha as a card in the November election.

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-13). Hashd al-Sha'abi launches anti-ISIL operation in Al Anbar. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) — Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi launched an extensive anti-ISIL operation near the Syrian border in Al Anbar Governorate.

yenisafak (2020-09-13). Hamas chief visits southern Lebanon after 27 years. yenisafak.com By Mahmut GeldiBEIRUT (AA) – Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh visited Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon on Saturday, where Israel placed him in exile in 1992.Haniyeh visited the town of Marj al-Zohour, where he and 400 other Hamas members and the Islamic Jihad Movement stayed in exile, Hamas said in a statement.Describing the period of exile as a stage that accomplished a strategic transformation in the history of the Hamas and the Palestinian people, Haniyeh said: "That period laid the groundwork for the basis of relations between resistance movements and some regional countries."A common history was written in…

yenisafak (2020-09-12). Palestine recalls its ambassador to Bahrain. yenisafak.com Palestine on Friday recalled its ambassador to Manama shortly after Bahrain signed an agreement to restore ties with Israel. Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malik "summoned the ambassador in Manama to consult and discuss the necessary steps towards the normalization agreement," according to a statement.Israel and Bahrain agreed to establish full diplomatic relations on Friday in a second breakthrough between Israel and its Arab neighbors after it normalized ties with the United Arab Emirates last month.The latest agreement was finalized during a telephone call between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahra…

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-12). Iran, Belarus stress finalizing prisoners transfer agreement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) — The Iranian ambassador to Minsk and the consular director general of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry stressed the need to finalize an agreement on the transfer of convicts between the two countries.

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-12). Hezbollah denounces Bahrain-Israeli tie normalization. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) — The Lebanese Hezbollah denounced the normalization of relations between Bahrain and the Zionist Regime in a statement on Saturday.

yenisafak (2020-09-12). Bomb attacks injures 21 civilians in northeastern Syria. yenisafak.com At least 21 people were injured in two bomb attacks in Ras al-Ayn, northeastern Syria, local security sources said on Saturday.The explosives detonated near the town post office, according to the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.At least 21 people — mostly children and women — were injured in the attack and referred to the closest hospital.Just after the blast, an explosives-laden motorbike exploded near the town's entrance, where no casualties were reported.The local security forces are considering the possibility that the YPG/PKK terror group might be behind the…

teleSUR (2020-09-11). Beirut's Explosion Aggravates Lebanon Food Shortage Crisis. telesurenglish.net The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Thursday that food intake to Lebanon has dropped since the explosion. Hence accessing affordable food has become a significant concern in the aftermath of the blast. | RELATED: | The OCHA's latest report explains that "the loss of livelihoods compounded by the current COVID-19 outbreak and economic crisis has created an urgent need for co…

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-11). Distinct False Flag Aroma About Navalny Incident. globalresearch.ca During a Thursday Security Council session on Syria, Alexey Navalny's alleged novichok nerve agent poisoning was discussed. | So far, Germany failed to present evidence that supports its claim about his condition. | Is it because there is none? Did Russophobic …

Staff (2020-09-11). US Wars Displaced at Least 37 Million People Since 9/11 Attacks. truthout.org As the United States marks 19 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, a new report finds at least 37 million people in eight countries have been displaced since the start of the so-called global war on terrorism since 2001. The Costs of War Project at Brown University also found more than 800,000 people have been killed since U.S. forces began fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan and Yemen, at a cost of $6.4 trillion to U.S. taxpayers. "The U.S. has played a…