2021-04-23: News Headlines

Anonymous669 (2021-04-23). Four Soldiers, Intelligence Officers Killed Or Injured In New Wave Of Attacks In Daraa. southfront.org Illustrative image | On April 22, four Syrian soldiers and intelligence officers were killed or wounded in two new separate attacks in the southern governorate of Daraa. | In the first attack, unidentified gunmen opened fire at two soldiers of the Syrian Arab Army 4th Division while they were passing on a road between the towns of Tell Shihab and Muzayrib in western Daraa. One of the soldiers died on the sport, while the other was wounded. Both victims are natives of Daraa. | Th…

Anonymous669 (2021-04-23). Satellite Images: Israel Wiped Out Syrian Air-Defense Base Responsible For Recent Missile Incident. southfront.org The "Adir" jets first flight in Israel. Pictured: "Adir" jet and F-16I "Sufa". Photo by: Maj. Ofer | The Israeli military had wiped out the Syrian air-defense base responsible for the The base, which is located near the town of al-Dumayr around 35 km to the east of the capital, launched an S-200 anti-aircraft…

Juan Cole (2021-04-23). Syrian Missile strikes Near Israel's Nuclear Facility at Dimona, Which could have Turned into a Dirty Bomb. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli site i24 reports that on early Thursday morning, a Syrian missile slammed into the desert very near to the Israeli nuclear reactor at Dimona, which Israeli authorities have used to produce an arsenal of an estimated two hundred nuclear bombs. Air raid sirens sounded in southern Israel. Explosions …

WSWS (2021-04-23). Turkey summons Greek, French ambassadors over Mediterranean incident. wsws.org The naval incident points to mounting conflicts among rival NATO alliance members in the eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East and Africa.

ecns.cn (2021-04-23). 'Photo Exhibition of Western China' opens in ROK. ecns.cn "Colorful China and Charming West — Photo Exhibition of Western China" opened in Seoul on Wednesday. Chinese Ambassador to the ROK Xing Haiming said in the opening ceremony that "Regions in Western China are making great progress in economic, social, national unity and people's livelihood."

Staff (2021-04-23). Russia summons Polish envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) — Russian Foreign Ministry has summoned the Polish ambassador on Friday.

Arab News (2021-04-23). New App Reconstructs Ancient Glory Of Baalbak's Roman Ruins In Lebanon. eurasiareview.com By Rawaa Talass | In 1898, an unlikely royal visit was made to the 10,000-year-old city of Baalbek, a jewel in the crown of Lebanon's archeological history. As part of his grand tour of the Orient — an expedition that involved 100 coaches, 230 tents and 10 guides — the last emperor of Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and his wife Augusta Victoria were awestruck by Baalbek's famed Roman ruins. Although the Emperor spent just a few waking hours in the 'City of the Sun' — his last stop before heading back to Potsdam via the Port of Beirut — he was so captivated by what he witnessed that he deci…

Workers World Party (2021-04-22). PDF of April 22 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Spirit of May Day: Fight Back! After Amazon vote: Unionize ALL workers Smash police violence and white supremacy Release Mumia now! Tribute to Ramsey Clark. Anti-choice Bigots thwarted; 'The fire has started' in Alabama; Trans resistance; Editorial: FedEx massacre. GLOBAL: Madawaska Nation; Cuba; Haiti; Syria; Puerto Rico. . . . |

Anonymous669 (2021-04-22). Clashes Between SDF, NDF Renew In Al-Qamishli Despite Russian Efforts (Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | Clashes between the pro-government Syrian National Defense Forces (NDF) and Asayish, the security wing of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are still ongoing in the city of al-Qamishli in northeastern Syria. | The clashes came to a temporary halt on April 22 morning. A delegation of the Russian Military Police and the Syrian Arab Army met with representatives of Asayish in the Tayy district, where the clashes first broke out. | The two sides reportedly agreed on a ceasefire to de-esca…

Anonymous007 (2021-04-22). Israel Bombs Syria Twice In One Evening, After SAM Lands Near Dimona Nuclear Reator. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Just after midnight on April 21st, Israeli fighter jets carried out a series of strikes on unknown targets near Damascus. | They did so from the air above occupied Golan Heights. | Most of these were intercepted by Syrian Air Defense, but an errant missile landed in a field in southern Israel, near the nuclear center in Dimona. | The Israeli army said the missile landed in the Negev region and the air raid sirens were sounded in Abu Krinat, a village just a few k…

Anonymous007 (2021-04-22). Israel Bombs Syria Twice In One Evening, After SAM Lands Near Dimona Nuclear Reactor. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Just after midnight on April 21st, Israeli fighter jets carried out a series of strikes on unknown targets near Damascus. | They did so from the air above occupied Golan Heights. | Most of these were intercepted by Syrian Air Defense, but an errant missile landed in a field in southern Israel, near the nuclear center in Dimona. | The Israeli army said the missile landed in the Negev region and the air raid sirens were sounded in Abu Krinat, a village just a few k…

Anonymous669 (2021-04-22). Uzbek Terrorists Raided Syrian Army Post In Southern Idlib. Casualties Reported. southfront.org Illustrative image | On April 21, Uzbek terrorists raided a post of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) near the town of Ruwayhah in the southern Idlib countryside. | Syrian soldiers clashed with terrorists who attempted to storm…

Anonymous007 (2021-04-22). Military Situation In Syria On April 22, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 22, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 39 times: 6 — in Idlib province, 27 — in Latakia province, 1 — in Hama province | On April 22, Israeli warplanes attacked Damascus city with several missiles. SAA air defense systems reportedly intercepted a number of missiles. 4 SAA soldiers were wounded when an Air Defense Battery was hit | On April 21, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positi…

Susan Price (2021-04-22). COVID-19 spreading rapidly in North-East Syria. greenleft.org.au COVID-19 cases are spreading rapidly in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), also known as Rojava, reports Susan Price.

news.un (2021-04-22). Syria receives first COVID-19 vaccines, for most vulnerable. news.un.org More than 250,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Syria on Thursday from the UN-backed COVAX initiative, to inoculate the country's frontline health workers.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-04-22). Opposition grows to revocation of Syrian refugees' residency permits by Denmark. peoplesdispatch.org Activists and human rights groups claim that the Danish government's move to declare parts of Syria safe for the refugees and asking them to return is based on a wrong assessment of the ground realities…

Steven Sahiounie (2021-04-22). Syrian Election Amid Terrorism and the US Occupation. globalresearch.ca On April 19, the

Rick Rozoff (2021-04-22). NATO deploys Polish troops to Turkey for war with Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO deploys Polish troops to Turkey for war with SyriaRick Rozoff The North Atlantic Treaty Organization announced the deployment of Polish troops to Turkey as part of the military bloc's six-year Tailored Assurance Measures for Turkey mission instituted to — as NATO described it — protect Turkey from Syria. That measure was taken after Turkey …

sputniknews (2021-04-22). IDF Investigating Why Its Cutting Edge Air Defences Failed to Shoot Down Rogue Syrian Missile. sputniknews.com Israel's Defence Forces announced on Thursday that they had attacked missile batteries in Syria in response to the launch of a Syrian surface-to-air missile that landed near the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Centre — suspected birthplace of Israel's first nuclear bomb. The launch took place right after a separate Israeli attack on Syria.

Jason Ditz (2021-04-22). Israel Bombs Southern Syria After Missile Landed Near Nuclear Site. news.antiwar.com A new round of Israeli attacks on Syria took place Wednesday evening, after a Syrian air defense system was activated and fired at an Israeli warplane. The missile did not hit the plane, Israel's attacks centered on military targets in southern Syria, and they hit a number of Syrian air defense batteries. This is just the latest in common Israeli attacks on Syria, which leave Syria's air defenses constantly ready to try to defend sites. | Complicating matters were that Israel was bee…

Dave DeCamp (2021-04-22). Politico Story Alleging Russian 'Energy' Attacks Quickly Debunked. news.antiwar.com The only example cited in the report was an incident in Syria in Fall 2020 that allegedly affected several US troops, giving them "flu-like symptoms." Shortly after the story was published, it was debunked by comments from Gen. Frank McKenzie, the head of US Central Command, which oversees US military operations in the Mid…

Steven Sahiounie (2021-04-22). Syrian Election Amid Terrorism and the US Occupation. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 51 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | On April 19, the

_____ (2021-04-22). Who Wags the Dog? Israel's Friends in Washington Mean Constant War in the Middle East. strategic-culture.org Biden, like presidents before him, is caught in the trap between an extremist-dominated Israel and the all-powerful domestic Israel Lobby. | Donald Trump, who was elected President of the United States in 2016, may have won due to voters attracted by his pledge to end many of the "stupid" wars that the American military was involved in worldwide. In the event, however, he ended no wars in spite of several attempts to withdraw from Afghanistan and Syria, and almost started new conflicts with cruise missile attacks and the assassination of an Iranian general. Trump was consistently outmaneuvered by his "experts" on…

Anonymous765 (2021-04-22). Syria To Pay For "Planned Explosion" In Israeli Weapon Factory. southfront.org | DEAR FRIENDS. IF YOU LIKE THIS TYPE OF CONTENT, SUPPORT SOUTHFRONT WORK: | PayPal: southfront@internet.ru | Donation alerts: donationalerts.

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