(2021-07-15). After Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh: Ukraine to use Turkish drones for war in Donbass, Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com After Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh: Ukraine to use Turkish drones for war in Donbass, Black Sea Turkish and Ukrainian news sources announced on July 15 that the Ukrainian Naval Forces Command has received the first Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles from Turkey, a fact confirmed by Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran. Two weeks ago Ukraine …
(2021-07-15). Renewing a Lifeline for the Hapless in Syria's Idlib. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-15). Military Situation In Syria On July 15, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 15, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 28 times: 12 — in Idlib province, 11 — in Latakia province, 1 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On July 14, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Banin area | On July 15, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Jinah area | On July 14, two SAA members reportedly were killed by IED blast near Ithiriya…
(2021-07-15). Turkish Proxies Destroyed Battle Tank In Southern Idlib, Syrian Army Struck Back (Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Late on July 14, militants of the National Front for Liberation (NFL), Turkey's main proxy in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, destroyed a battle tank of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). | NFL militants targeted the battle tank, which was parked near the town of Kawkabeh in southern Idlib, with an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). The missile was reportedly a US-made TOW. | The ATGM strike was a blatant violation of the ceasefire in Greater Idlib, which was border by Russia and Turkey on March…
(2021-07-15). SDF Fighters Killed Or Wounded Six Turkish-Backed Militants Near Manbij. southfront.org 
Illustrative image, By: sdf-press.com | On July 15, two militants of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army were killed and four others were injured when their post was attacked by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, fighters of the SDF's Manbij Military Council raided…
(2021-07-15). Bomber Joe Biden Strikes Iraq and Syria: Retaliation Breeds More Incidents. strategic-culture.org Joe Biden is continuing down the path that began with George W. Bush, with military action used as a substitute for any real foreign policy. | In less than six months in office President Joe Biden has already developed a national security policy that appears to lean strongly towards proactive use of military force in questionable circumstances, as if war is the answer to every problem. Biden should nevertheless be applauded for his persistence in withdrawing from Afghanistan after twenty years of ill-considered nation building, but even the departure from that country appears to be characterized by a lack of coor…
(2021-07-15). Protest confronts Israeli apartheid cycling "ambassadors" at the Tour de France 2021. samidoun.net 
On Wednesday, 14 July, in Boussan, on the 17th stage of the Tour de France international cycling race, approximately 20 people from Collectif Palestine Vaincra — a member organization of the Samidoun Network — the Campaign BDS Toulouse, and the Friends of Le Monde Diplomatique rallied along the route of the race to denounce the participation of the "Israel Start-Up Nation" team, a cycling team designed to whitewash the image of Israeli apartheid internationally, serving as "ambassadors" of Zionist colonialism. Making themselves widely seen and heard by the participants and organizers, the demonstrators…
(2021-07-15). Is the Taliban likely to march towards Kabul? peoplesdispatch.org Former Indian Ambassador M.K. Bhadrakumar talks about the situation in Afghanistan, the strategies the Taliban is likely to pursue and the possibilities of an interim government in the country…
(2021-07-14). The Syria Deception: The Public Has Been Hoodwinked Yet Again into Supporting a Criminal War of Aggression — and One That Has Been Effectively Lost. orinocotribune.com 
By Jeremy Kuzmarov — Jul 8, 2021 | United States warmakers have become so skilled at propaganda that not only can they wage a war of aggression without arousing protest; they can also compel liberals to denounce peace activists using language reminiscent of the McCarthy era. | Take the case of Syria. The people and groups one would normally count on to oppose wars have been the ones largely defending it. They have also often been the ones to label war opponents as "Assad apologists" or "genocide deniers"—causing them to be blacklisted. | A protest against US bombing of Syria in April 2017, near the Mar…
(2021-07-14). Aerial Images Expose Illegal Oil Trafficking Between Kurdish Forces, Turkey's Proxies In Syria. southfront.org 
The Oil Stills of Al Mansura near Al Raqqah Photo: David Rose | On July 10, The photos, which were likely taken by a Russian reconnaissance, show a meeting point on the M4 highway where Kurdish forces hand over oil illegally produced from northeastern Syria fields to Turkish-backed militants. | The oil is shipped from the Kurdish-held town of Manbij…
(2021-07-14). Military Situation In Syria On July 14, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 13, the SDF raided several houses in the villages of Ajaja and Idan near Al-Shaddadi town under the pretext of searching for weapons and arrested a young man | On July 13, a Turkish military armored vehicle ran over and killed a citizen who was riding his motorcycle and was passing on the Sarmada road | On July 13, the SAA thwarted an ISIS attack on the military sites in the Rasafa area. 15 ISIS militants reportedly were killed or wounded in the clashes | On Ju…
(2021-07-14). Drone Strike Reported On Syrian-Iraqi Border Few Hours After Attack On Al-Omar Oil Fields. southfront.org 
Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson | Late on July 13, an unidentified combat drone targeted a military crossing on the Syrian-Iraqi border, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The crossing, which is located in the village of al-Harra in the southern countryside of Syria's Deir Ezzor, is allegedly run by Iranian-backed Iraqi forces. No losses were reportedly as a result of the drone strike. | If confirmed, this will not be the first such strike this year. On May 22,…
(2021-07-14). Families of blast victims protest as crisis worsens in Lebanon and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at protests by families of the victims of the 2020 Beirut Port blast, the condition of migrant workers in Thailand during the pandemic, and more…
(2021-07-14). New Ecuadorian Government Teams Up with Powerful International Lobbies to Rejoin Investment Treaties Prohibited by the Constitution. cepr.net This post was originally published by the Institute for New Economic Thinking on July 14, 2021. In his two months since becoming president, Guillermo Lasso has taken aggressive steps to rejoin Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanisms that Ecuador had previously denounced. On June 21, Ecuador's ambassador to Washington signed the country's re-entry into the World …