2021-07-23: News Headlines

Coleen Rowley — Wyatt Miller (2021-07-23). It's Time to End the U.S. War on Syria, Not Restart It. counterpunch.org The Biden administration's ending of a 20 year war in Afghanistan is a good sign but its airstrikes in Iraq and Syria last month are a bad sign. These airstrikes highlight the US military's ongoing, but underreported, deployment to Syria. In May, the AP claimed President Biden would soon put a stop to a US

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-23). U.S. bombs four countries in 25 days. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Afghanistan Somalia Syria Iraq…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-23). Russian Reconciliation Center Claims Syrian Air Defense Intercepted All Missiles In Recent Israeli Attack. southfront.org Illustrative image. | The Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces (SyAADF) intercepted and shot down all missiles launched by Israeli warplanes during the July 22 attack on Homs, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, Rear Admiral Alexander Vadim Kulit, announced on July 23. | "Two Israeli F-16 fighter jets launched four guided missiles from Lebanese airspace at positions in the governorate of Homs between 1: 11 and 1: 19 am on July 22." Kulit said, adding that "all four missiles were destroyed by Buk-M2E syste…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-07-23). The TPLF Attack on Ethiopia Contains the Accumulated Evil of the War. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison The western nations that Ethiopia previously kow-towed to claim national government forces attacked Tigrayan troops first, when precisely the opposite occurred. "The US and its allies haven't even been able to get past the first step—UN Security Council censure—with regard to Syria, then Burundi, and now, Ethiopia." "War is essentially an evil thing….

Jason Ditz (2021-07-23). Israel Hit Northern Lebanon Villages During Overnight Attack on Syria. news.antiwar.com Overnight, Israeli warplanes carried out an attack against Syria's al-Qusayr, and as is so often the case, they attacked Syria from Lebanese airspace. Beyond that, Israel appears to have hit several villages in northern Lebanon as well, with locals reporting blasts in several areas during the night. One of the biggest hit the village of Lehfed, creating a 15 meter crater. | The locals in Lehfed reported it was lucky that the rocket hit the rocks, notin…

Anonymous103 (2021-07-23). Current Political-Economic Crisis In Lebanon Could Escalate Into New Conflict. southfront.org Illustrative ImageHezbollah remains the most powerful militia, with great social penetration. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | Last week, Sa'ad Hariri quit as Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate after a meeting with President Michel Aoun. The former was designated in October 2020 to assemble a new government. Many people hoped that after 10 months of negotiations a compromise would be reached to form a new government. After all, it's been almost a year sinc…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-23). Protests In Greater Idlib Around Turkish Military Posts (Videos). southfront.org A Turkish army tank stationed near the Syrian border, in Suruc, Turkey, Sept. 3, 2016. (AP Photo) | On July 22, angry locals gathered around a number of Turkish military posts in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib to protest against what they called "ceasefire violations" by Syrian government forces. | The protesters, numbered in the hundreds, burned dozens of tires on the gates of Turkish posts and chanted against the ceasefire that was brokered by Russia and Turkey on March 5 of last year. | In the last…

Fra Hughes (2021-07-22). "Syria Has Been Effectively Balkanized Between America, ISIS, the Kurds, and Turkey" globalresearch.ca

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2021-07-22). Syria's air defense counters Israeli aggression in Homs. en.mehrnews.com Syrian sources announced on Thursday morning that the country's air defenses confronted Israeli airstrike aggression in the skies of Homs.

Staff (2021-07-22). Samidoun delegation to Lebanon begins: Visit to Shatila camp, meeting with boycott campaign. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network's delegation to Lebanon, the "Ghassan Kanafani Brigade," officially kicked off its first day of activities on 22 July 2021, meeting with organizations in Shatila refugee camp and visiting with the Campaign to Boycott Supporters of "Israel" in Lebanon. The delegation is comprised of Samidoun activists and members based in Sweden, France, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands. Before entering Shatila camp, the delegation visited Shatila's Martyrs Cemetery to pay their respects to those who dedicated their lives to the Palestinian liberation struggle. Shatila today is ho…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-22). Syrian Air Defense Forces Intercepted SPICE 1000 Bomb During Recent Israeli Attack On Homs. southfront.org ILA Berlin Air Show 2012; Rafael's Spice 1000 guided weapon, 15 September 2012, By Bin im Garten. Via Wikimedia. | The Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces (SyAADF) intercepted a SPICE 1000 glide bomb during the The guided bomb was shot down by the SyAADF over Lebanon. The bomb's remains fell near the town of Lehfed in Mount Lebanon.

Anonymous669 (2021-07-22). Sabotage Attack Targeted Key Gas Pipeline In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Syrian Arab News Agency. | On July 22 noon, a sabotage attack targeted the key al-Jibsah-al-Rayan gas pipeline in the northeastern region of Syria. | Unidentified saboteurs blew up a section of the pipeline near the town of Abu Khashab in the northern Deir Ezzor countryside with an improvised explosive device. The explosion led to a fire. Nevertheless, no serious damage was reported. | The pipeline moves natural gas produced from al-Jibsah fields in the southern countryside of al-Hasakah to th…

Anonymous103 (2021-07-22). France Using Syria's Kurds To Pressure Damascus And Ankara. southfront.org Illustrative ImageTurkey's interests in French Muslims sees Paris rapidly build its relations with Syria's Kurds. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | A Syrian Kurdish delegation went to Paris on July 19 to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron. France bets on the Kurdish question to have some kind of role in Syria, to pressure Damascus and to curb Turkey's significant influence. | During his meeting, the French President insisted on "the need to continue work in favor of the political stabilization…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-22). Satellite Images: Recent Israeli Strikes On Syria Devastated Hezbollah's Air Base In Southern Homs. southfront.org Illustrative photo of an Israeli F-15 Eagle fighter jet (Edi Israel/Flash90/File) | The Al-Daba air base, formerly operated by the Syrian Arab Air Force, is now held by Hezbollah. The base is reportedly the Lebanese group's main logistic center in Syria. | Satellite images releas…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-22). Three Killed In US-led Coalition Airstrike, SDF Operation In Eastern Al-Hasakah (Video). southfront.org (Credit: Courtesy of U.S. Army, Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway/Wikimedia Commons) | On July 21, three people, including a child, were killed as a result of a joint operation of the US-led coalition and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeastern Syria. | In a statement, the SDF's Media Center said that the target of the operation was an assassination cell of ISIS based in the town of Khurbat al-Jamus in the eastern countryside of al-Hasakah. | The cell's members clashed wit…

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-22). Turkish military "neutralizes" several more Kurds in three separate nations. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey neutralizes 7 more PKK/YPG terrorists within, beyond borders Turkish security forces on Thursday neutralized at least seven PKK terrorists in three operations in eastern Turkey plus the border regions of northern Iraq and northern Syria…. Euphemism: a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when …

_____ (2021-07-22). At The Olympics, Dr. Biden Should Be an Ambassador for Vaccine Equity. commondreams.org "Survivors deserve justice, and the country deserves to know the full truth of this situation, as well as the lengths the Trump administration was willing to go to cover up the truth."

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