2021-06-03: News Headlines

Anonymous669 (2021-06-03). Kurdish Forces' ATGMs Inflicted Losses On Turkish-Backed Militants In Northern Aleppo. southfront.org Illustrative image, fighters of the Afrin Liberation Forces. Via the Hawar News Agency (ANHA). | On June 3, Kurdish fighters carried out a number of attacks on Turkish forces in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | At noon, the fighters, who are believed to be affiliated with the People's Protection Units or the Afrin Liberation Forces, destroyed a military vehicle of Turkish-backed militants near the town of Basselhâya in the southern part of occupied Afrin with an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). | A few hours late…

Anonymous669 (2021-06-03). Greater Idlib: Militants Targeted Syrian Army Battle Tank With Guided Missile. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On June 3, militants of the al-Fateh al-Mubeen Operations Room targeted a battle tank of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) near the government-held town of Kafr Nabil in the southern countryside of Idlib. | The battle tank was reportedly hit with an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). Opposition activists claimed that the tank's crew were killed or wounded. | Click to see full-size map. Source: (@Suriyakmaps) on Twitter, Via…

Anonymous007 (2021-06-03). Military Situation In Syria On June 3, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On June 3, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 40 times: 20 — in Idlib province, 10 — in Latakia province, 8 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On June 2, several people were wounded in a car explosion in Jarablus city | On June 2, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled YPG positions near Minnagh Airbase | On June 2, ISIS claimed responsibility for an IED attack targeting a SAA vehicle nea…

Anonymous669 (2021-06-03). Central Syrian Insurgency: ISIS Attacks Continue Despite Russian, Syrian Airstrikes. southfront.org Illustrative image | More than 110 airstrikes have targeted ISIS hideouts in Syria's central region, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on June 2. | At least 100 of the airstrikes were carried out by warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), while the rest were conducted by Syrian military helicopters. The airstrikes targeted hideouts of ISIS cells in the outskirts of the towns of al-Sholah in western Deir Ezzor and al-Sukhnah in eastern Homs. | "Russian reconnaissance planes flew over d…

Anonymous669 (2021-06-03). US Supply Convoy Targeted In Southern Iraq Few Hours After Another Attack Failed (Photos). southfront.org Illustrative image | On June 3, a convoy carrying supplies and equipment for the US-led coalition came under attack near the city of Nasiriyah in the southern Iraqi province of Dhi Qar. | The Sabereen News, a Telegram channel known to be close to Iranian-backed forces in Iraq, said that the convoy was moving 17 container filled with supplies and equipment to US troops in Ain al-Assad Air Base in the western province of al-Anbar. The convoy's trucks were all damaged as a result of the attack. | According to Sabereen News, t…

Staff (2021-06-03). Barbara Lee Introduces Bill to Help Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange. truthout.org The Vietnam War ended in 1975, but Vietnamese people today continue to suffer the effects of Agent Orange, the deadly dioxin-containing chemical weapon that the U.S. sprayed over 12 percent of South Vietnam from 1961-1971, poisoning both the people and the land. | Descendants of the approximately 2 to 4 million Vietnamese people, hundreds of thousands of U.S. Vietnam veterans, and Vietnamese-Americans who were exposed to the toxin continue to record disproportionate rates of congenital disabilities…

South Front (2021-06-03). Video: Nasrallah Pronounced Dead by MSM Amid Deepest Crisis in Lebanese History. globalresearch.ca Lebanon is in …

Mnar Muhawesh Adley (2021-06-02). Dan Kovalik on Elections, Rebuilding and the Ongoing Proxy War in Syria. mintpressnews.com Despite the Western reaction, Assad, in power since 2000, looks set to govern for seven more years. His major task will be attempting to break armed opposition groups in Idlib and to repair a nation destroyed by 10 years of war and crippling sanctions.

Editor2 (2021-06-02). Syria's Truly Been a Site of World War, Their Vote for Peace & Against Foreign Interference Must be Respected. orinocotribune.com Daniel Kovalik teaches International Human Rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and is author of the Electing Assad for another term, Syrians have made an imperfect but rational choice, preferring their own leader over foreign fighters and governments who ruined the…

Staff (2021-06-02). US Moves Against Ethiopia and Eritrea: Atrocities Alleged, Sanctions Imposed (Interview). orinocotribune.com US hostilities towards Ethiopia and Eritrea look more and more like those preceding US wars in Yugoslavia, Libya, and Syria, writes Ann Garrison. | On May 20, the US Senate passed Senate Resolution 97 "calling on the Government of Ethiopia, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, and other belligerents in the conflict in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia to cease all hostilities, protect human rights, allow unfettered humanitarian access, and cooperate with independent investigations of credible atrocity allegations." The resolution also called on neighboring Eritrea to withdraw troops from Ethiopia. | On May 21, Camer…

Anonymous669 (2021-06-02). Greater Idlib: Militants Fired Anti-Aircraft Missile At Russian AEW&C Aircraft. southfront.org A-50 aircraft. IMAGE: Marina Lystseva/TASS | On June 2, militants in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib fired a missile at a Russian reconnaissance aircraft that was on a mission over the region. | The missile missed the aircraft, which was identified by some sources as an Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) plane. At least one A-50 is

Anonymous669 (2021-06-02). Syrian Soldier Killed In Turkish Shelling On Northern Aleppo: Monitoring Group. southfront.org Turkish Army tanks manoeuvre during a military exercise near the Turkish-Iraqi border in Silopi, Turkey, September 25, 2017 © Umit Bektas / Reuters | On May 2, a soldier in the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) died of wounds that he sustained as a result of Turkish shelling on the northern countryside of Aleppo. | The soldier, identified as Ali Yassir Dirgham from Masyaf in Hama, was wounded along with another Syrian service member on May 31, when Turkish forces shelled a strip of land held by the SAA and Kurdish forces south of…

Anonymous007 (2021-06-02). Military Situation In Syria On June 2, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 115 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On June 1, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 18 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On June 1, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 4 airstrikes on the Hazm area | On June 1, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Baqim area | On June 1, three civilians were killed by Saudi shelling on Raqu bo…

Anonymous669 (2021-06-02). Russia Suspended Salaries Of Daraa Ex-Rebels Who Refused To Fight ISIS In Central Syria. southfront.org Screen grab from a video by RT showing Russian troops in Busra, the stronghold of the 8th Brigade. | Russia has suspended the salaries of former rebels in the southern Syrian governorate of Daraa because they refused to step up their efforts against ISIS in the country's central region, Syrian sources revealed on May 30. | Daraa's former rebels joined the fight against ISIS in central Syria in

A Guest Author (2021-06-02). Syria's elections: "The legitimate, democratic expression of the Syrian people." workers.org Statement from the International Delegation to the 2021 Syrian Presidential Election This independent delegation was assembled to witness the May 26, 2021, presidential election in Syria and to investigate on-the-ground conditions of Syrian life in the current period. Activists and journalists from Palestine, Syria, South Africa, France, Canada and the . . . |

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