2021-04-27: News Headlines

Patrick Cockburn (2021-04-27). Focusing Purely on Injustices in China and Russia with a Cold War Mindset Damages Human Rights Everywhere. counterpunch.org As we enter a second Cold War against China and Russia, there are lessons to be learned from the first, since much the same propaganda mechanisms are once again hard at work. Western governments and media unrelentingly criticise China for the persecution of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province, but there is scarcely a mention of the repression of Kashmiri Muslims in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Diplomatic and media outrage is expressed when Russia and the Syrian government bomb civilians in Idlib in Syria, but the bombing of civilians during the Western-backed, Saudi-led air campaign in Yemen, remains at the bottom…

Anonymous007 (2021-04-27). Military Situation In Syria On April 27, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 27, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 31 times: 19 — in Idlib province, 10 — in Latakia province, 2 — in Hama province | On April 26, clashes between SAA and Turkish-backed forces were reported in the Tadef area | On April 26, the Russian Military Police and the Turkish forces conducted a joint patrol in the vicinity of the city of Ain al-Arab | On April 26, an agreement had been reached for a c…

Yanis Iqbal (2021-04-27). How Syria Acted As A Regressive Force In The Lebanese Civil War — OpEd. eurasiareview.com April 9, 1976. The Syrian military intervened in Lebanon to fight against the National Movement (NM) and Palestinians. Kamal Jumblatt – the leader of the NM – was too radical for the liking of Damascus. With his anti-Zionist leanings, he could easily provoke Israel into invading Lebanon – increasing the strategic vulnerability of Syria. Thus, Hafez al-Assad – with the tacit consent of the US – proceeded to thwart any possibility of a leftist regime coming to power in Beirut. Tokenistic elections are held on May 16, 1976 under the watch of Syrian troops. Assad's favored candidate – Ilyas Sarkis – is made the pr…

ecns.cn (2021-04-27). Serbia welcomes latest batch of Sinopharm vaccines. ecns.cn Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic welcomed another batch of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccines together with Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Chen Bo at the Belgrade Airport on Monday.

Anonymous007 (2021-04-26). Military Situation In Syria On April 26, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 26, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 34 times: 15 — in Idlib province, 14 — in Latakia province, 5 — in Hama province | On April 25, clashes between NDF and YPG were reported in the Tai neighborhood of Qamishli after the ceasefire agreement in the city | On April 25, four SAA soldiers were killed by a car bomb in the west of Aleppo city | On April 25, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-…

Susan Price (2021-04-26). Continuing the war in Syria. greenleft.org.au The involvement of external powers in Syria's civil war has led to sheer devastation, writes Yanis Iqbal. Fantasies of "regime change" have fuelled sectarian war and revived jihadi groups.

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-04-26). Putin, Assad discuss supplies of Russian vaccines to Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) — Russian and Syrian presidents have held a phone conversation to discuss Russian vaccine supplies to Syria and cooperation against COVID-19.

Staff (2021-04-26). Saudis in dire need of talk with Iran: Ex-envoy to Qatar. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) — Stating that Saudi Arabia is facing many security and economic problems, former Iranian ambassador to Doha said that Saudis cannot survive in the region without the Islamic Republic of Iran.

SATP (2021-04-26). Pakistan: Government Held Hostage By TLP — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Tushar Ranjan Mohanty* | On April 23, 2021, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry declared that the agreement between the Government and the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) had been fully implemented. He tweeted, "The agreement between the government and the banned movement [TLP] has been fully implemented… the series of protests in the country has ended…" | He was referring to an agreement reached between the Government and the TLP on the following of the latter's demands: "the expulsion of the French Ambassador to Pakistan Marc Barety, the release of TLP chief Saad Rizvi, the remov…

Al Bawaba News (2021-04-26). Local Legends Look Forward Fo First FIFA Arab Cup In Qatar. eurasiareview.com Qatar will host the FIFA Arab Cup later this year, with the draw for the tournament taking place at Katara Opera House on Tuesday, 27 April at 21: 00 Doha time. | Twenty-three national teams will compete for the trophy, with matches set to be played at six FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 venues. The tournament is regarded as a final rehearsal for the first World Cup in the Middle East and Arab world, which will take place from 21 November to 18 December 2022. | Ahead of the draw, qatar2022.qa caught up with a number of Qatar Legacy Ambassadors to discuss the tournament and its significance ahead of the World Cup. | W…

Mehr News Agency (2021-04-26). Muslims, non-Muslims enjoying Ramadan festivities in Lebanon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) — Since Ramadan, like Christmas, is regarded as a national occasion in Lebanon; its festivities are en ≠joyed and celebrated by all Muslims and non-Muslims in this country.

Yanis Iqbal (2021-04-26). The Balance of Forces in Syria. orinocotribune.com By Yanis Iqbal — Apr 24, 2021 | Russia, Iran and Syria have established a mission aimed at securing a safe and stable flow of oil supplies, wheat and some other materials to Syria via the Mediterranean. The mission's work is to secure multi-sided coordination to secure the arrival of oil in the first place, especially after the fuel crisis that is the largest that Syria has witnessed in decades. | After intensive meetings, the three countries approved a mechanism for Russian warships to escort Iranian oil tankers coming to Syria, as soon as they reach the Mediterranean gate of the Suez Canal, and until they…

Anonymous765 (2021-04-26). "Leviathan Moves": Turkey Launches New Operation In Iraq, Establishes Post In Syria. southfront.org | DEAR FRIENDS. IF YOU LIKE THIS TYPE OF CONTENT, SUPPORT SOUTHFRONT WORK: | PayPal: southfront@internet.ru | Donation alerts: donationalerts.com/r/southfr

Jason Ditz (2021-04-26). Iran Military Chief Threatens Retaliation for Israeli Action. news.antiwar.com In comments to reporters on Sunday, Iranian military Chief of Staff Gen. Mohammed Bagheri warned Israel should not believe that it can carry out attacks on targets inside Syria without repercussions, Talk of retaliation comes in the wake of incidents in the past several days seeing Israel attack a number of targets in south Syria, and a presumptive Israeli attack on an Iranian fuel tanker just off the Syrian coast. | Gen. Bagheri…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-04-26). Africa: The Opportunity for ISIS to Remedy its Defeat in Syria and Iraq. libya360.wordpress.com After the defeat of ISIS and the fall of its alleged "caliphate" in Syria and Iraq, Africa was the haven in which the remnants find what they were looking for. By forging alliances with local armed groups, they succeeded in providing a new platform that supplies the organization with money and terrorists. The group used…

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