(2021-07-28). Neoliberal Model Takes Hold in Ecuador at the Hands of Lasso. orinocotribune.com Ecuador's new government has been showing signs of a reversal of the comprador policies that had been abolished with the arrival of the Citizens' Revolution, and which survived the neoliberalization process of the Moreno administration. | The fact that two months after taking office Guillermo Lasso has re-joined the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms and that Ecuador's ambassador in Washington signed the country's re-entry into the World Bank's International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) is a sign of this. | The ISDS mechanism had previously been denounced and Ecuador ha…
(2021-07-28). Samidoun Delegation to Lebanon Day 6: Borders of occupied Palestine, Khiam prison and Mleeta resistance landmark. samidoun.net 
The sixth day of the Ghassan Kanafani Brigade, the Samidoun delegation to Lebanon, began with a trip to Maroun al-Ras, on the border with occupied Palestine. The delegation traveled with members of the Global Campaign to Return to Palestine, an international campaign founded in 2013 headquartered in Lebanon to defend and promote Palestinian refugees' inalienable right to return to their homeland. Samidoun, member organizations and allied groups, including Collectif Palestine Vaincra and Alkarama Palestinian Women's Mobilization, have participated widely in many campaigns and actions of the Global Campaign over th…
(2021-07-28). Military Situation In Syria On July 28, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 28, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 28 times: 9 — in Idlib province, 14 — in Latakia province, 1 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On July 28, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Kabani area | On July 27, a civilian was killed in the al-Hawl camp by unknown gunmen | On July 27, SAA artillery reportedly shelled Dara al-Balad district in Daraa city…
(2021-07-28). 12 Killed In Large ISIS Attack On Syrian Army Posts In Deir Ezzor. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Early on July 28, ISIS cells launched a large-scale attack on the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies in the western Deir Ezzor countryside. | The attack targeted posts located near al-Kuratah oil station, in Jabal al Bishri and along Deir Ezzor's administrative border with Raqqa. | According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, heavy clashes broke out between ISIS terrorists and Syrian troops. Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces targeted the terrorists with a number of airstrikes. | "The…
(2021-07-28). US Sanctions HTS Financers, Turkish-Backed Group In Syria. southfront.org 
US Treasury Department. | On July 28, the US Department of the Treasury announced a new list of sanctions on Syria, including financers of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and for the first time ever a Turkish-backed armed group. | In a
(2021-07-28). Clashes Reported In Syria's Daraa As New Reconciliation Agreement Collapse (Videos). southfront.org 
Illustrative imageClashes Reported In Syria's Daraa As New Reconciliation Agreement Collapse (Videos) | The newly-brokered Syrian authorities and local leaders reached the agreement on July 24 following extensive talks sponsored by Russia. According to the available information,…
(2021-07-28). In Video: Government Supporters Confront US Infantry Fighting Vehicles In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
A Bradley Fighting Vehicle charges forward during a training exercise on Udari Range Complex near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Oct. 17, 2017. (Sgt. David L. Nye/Army) | On July 27, government supporters intercepted a convoy of the US-led coalition near the town of Khirbet al-Dhiyabat in the northern countryside of al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria. | According to the Syrian Arab News Agency, the convoy, which consisted of seven vehicles, was forced to retreat from the town's outskirts by angry locals. | "The locals cut off the road…
(2021-07-28). Russian Bombs Continue To Rain Down On Militant Positions In Greater Idlib (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
Photo: Sputnik / Dmitry Vinogradov | On July 28, a new wave of Russian airstrikes targeted militants' positions in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a total of seven airstrikes hit the outskirts of the town of Duwayr al-Akrad in the northwestern Hama countryside as well as hills surrounding the town of Kabani in the northern Lattakia countryside. | ÿ™Ÿàÿ´ŸäŸÇ ŸÑÿ&ne…
(2021-07-27). Lebanon Is on the Brink of Social Explosion and Breakdown. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-27). Why is OPCW Chief Fernando Arias Afraid of his own Inspectors? (Part II). orinocotribune.com 
By Aaron Maté ∑ Jul 11, 2021 | Rather than address the concerns of two veteran inspectors about a Syria cover-up, OPCW Director General Fernando Arias has attacked them with false claims. OPCW sources and newly leaked material expose Arias' latest Western state-backed deceit. | The stated mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is to ensure "a world free of chemical weapons." From his executive suite at The Hague, however, OPCW Director General Fernando Arias has been on a different mission: keeping the organization free of accountability for an explosive Syria cover-up scan…
(2021-07-27). It's Time To End The US War On Syria, Not Restart It. popularresistance.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 energy company's ongoing theft of oil from a region in Syria that's illegally occupied by US troops. So far, it's not clear anything has changed. Syrian oil reportedly continues to be extracted by Americans, in what constitutes "pillaging" under international law. The company is owned by an ex-US special forc…
(2021-07-27). UNVACCINATED diners only: California restaurant says it's having fun watching 'heads explode' over mandatory no-vax policy. rt.com 
A California restaurant has refused to back down after being bombarded with negative press and customer reviews for posting a sign demanding that all diners provide proof that they have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. | With vaccination status increasingly becoming a prerequisite to participate in many ordinary activities, one Huntington Beach eatery has decided to take a slightly different approach to granting privileges based on personal medical decisions. | On its storefront window, Basilico's Pasta e Vino taped a sign reading: "PROOF OF BEING UNVACCINATED REQUIRED. We have zero tolerance for treasono…
(2021-07-27). Biden says US 'combat mission' in Iraq will be over by year's end, but won't say how many troops to remain deployed. rt.com 
President Joe Biden said the US combat mission in Iraq will end this December, when Washington's role will shift to training local forces, but declined to say what will come of the 2,500 American troops still in the country | Speaking during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday, Biden
(2021-07-27). Snowden skewers Big Tech, 'amoral' capital firms for enabling 'Insecurity Industry' & calls for urgent action before it's too late. rt.com 
Warning that companies that claim to protect national security are the "greatest danger" to it, Edward Snowden has urged the dismantling of this 'Insecurity Industry' by banning trade in intrusive software and penalizing enablers. | In a searing
(2021-07-27). Intelligence forces arrest Mossad terrorist network in W Iran. en.mehrnews.com Iran's Intelligence Ministry announced on Tuesday that a network of the members of the Zionist regime's Spy Organization (Mossad) was arrested on the western border of the country.
(2021-07-27). Delta variant is one of the most infectious respiratory diseases known, U.S. CDC director says. ecns.cn "The delta variant is more aggressive and much more transmissible than previously circulating strains," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Thursday.
(2021-07-27). U.S. rocked by more than 900 shooting incidents last week: media. ecns.cn More than 900 shooting incidents took place across the United States last week, according to ABC News.
(2021-07-27). Americans' optimism about country's direction drops nearly 20 points: poll. ecns.cn Americans' optimism about the direction of the country has dropped nearly 20 points, according to the latest ABC News/Ipsos poll.
(2021-07-27). Comicomment: U.S. 'cannot fool all the people all the time' over Fort Detrick. ecns.cn You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
(2021-07-27). US drone whistleblower Daniel Hale sentenced to 45 months in prison. rt.com 
Daniel Hale, a former US Air Force intelligence analyst who leaked information about civilian deaths caused by drone strikes overseas, has been sentenced to almost four years in prison under the Espionage Act. | US District Judge Liam O'Grady passed the sentence on Tuesday in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, saying that the 45-month sentence was needed as a deterrent to others from disclosing government secrets. O'Grady told Hale he had other options than to share classified documents with a reporter. | Whistleblower Daniel Hale faces sentencing today for revealing the widespread murder of civilians by…
(2021-07-27). Samidoun Delegation to Lebanon Day 5: With the Democratic Popular Party in Saida. samidoun.net 
On the fifth day of the Ghassan Kanafani Brigade, the Samidoun international delegation in Lebanon, the delegation met with the Popular Democratic Party in Saida, Lebanon, incuding the General Secretary, Mohammed Hashisho and Coordinator, Rita Hamdan. The Democratic Popular Party is a historic Lebanese Marxist-Leninist political party which was actively involved in the armed Palestinian resistance, both in the south of Lebanon and in organizing in the cities. Being a Palestinian and Lebanese political party, they consider the cause of Palestine their own and central to the communist struggle within Lebanon. The P…
(2021-07-27). Cuban Vaccine Developers in Iran To Advance COVID Collaboration. telesurenglish.net In its Twitter account, the IFV described as positive the meeting of its director, Dr. Vicente Vérez Bencomo, and the Cuban ambassador in Tehran, Alexis Bandrich, with Abolfaz Amouei, head of the Cuba Friendship Group, and a representative of the Health Commission of the Iranian parliament. | RELATED: | Bandrich shared on his Facebook profile the meeting held the day before between Vérez Bencomo and Foreign Minist…
(2021-07-27). Military Situation In Syria On July 27, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 27, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 29 times: 14 — in Idlib province, 9 — in Latakia province, 5 — in Hama province, 1 — in Aleppo province | On July 26, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Kansafra area | On July 26, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Safuhin and Fatirah | On July 26, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF p…
(2021-07-27). In Video: New Reinforcement For Damascus Forces Spotted In Syria's Daraa. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | A major reinforcement of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) arrived in southern Daraa province. | A video showing pro-government Yegan al-Ghaith and Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas groups in Daraa was shared by the Ragex Twitter account: | Syrian Army units of Yegan al-Ghaith and Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas arrived in Deraa to restore security and fight militants. —…
(2021-07-27). Video: The US Exploits Chaos to Expand Its Footprint in Syria. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-27). Ukraine, fourth member of bloc with Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Turkey. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From a self-celebratory article by Vadym Nozdria on the website of the Ukrainian National News Agency (Ukrinform). Ukrainian-Pakistani military integration complements Ukrainian-Turkey-Azerbaijan military integration. ==== Strategic importance: Ukraine, Turkey develop drones for wars in Donbass, Caucasus U.S., Ukraine, Turkey gear up Kosovo model for Russia After Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh: Ukraine to use Turkish drones for …
(2021-07-27). Syrian civilians force U.S. armored convoy to retreat. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Citizens of Khirbet al-Thiaba in Qamishli countryside prevent armored vehicles of US occupation from entering their village Hasaka, SANA — Citizens of the village of Khirbet al-Thiaba in the southeastern countryside of Qamishli prevented armored vehicles affiliated with US occupation forces from entering their village and forced them to retreat. Local sources in Khirbet al-Thiaba …
(2021-07-27). Turkish shelling injures several Syrian civilians. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Several citizens injured in shelling attack by Turkish occupation on villages in Aleppo countryside SANA [Syrian Arab News Agency] reporter quoted local sources as saying that several artillery and rocket shells launched by the Turkish occupation forces and their terrorist mercenaries fell in the vicinity of the villages of al-Hoshariya and al-Arimah, north of al-Bab …
(2021-07-27). By acknowledging America can't stop the pipeline, Biden's Nord Stream 2 deal seals the end of the Washington-centric world order. rt.com 
The new agreement between the US and Germany was supposed to show the West was united behind American leadership across the globe. Instead, the deal lays bare the emerging fault lines in a rapidly changing multi-polar world. | Clothed in the usual unifying language of upholding common values and confronting Russia, the pact was published last week to great fanfare and harsh criticism at the same time. The US agreed to give its "permission" for the gas pipeline, in exchange for concessions from Germany. Berlin has committed to a one-off payment of $175 million to fund Ukraine's transition to greener energy, and…
(2021-07-27). Iran's Intelligence Ministry Says It Has Shattered Mossad Sleeper Cell Plotting Mass Unrest. sputniknews.com Iran and Israel have no relations to speak of, and have waged a decades-long covert war involving cyberattacks, sabotage strikes against one another's commercial shipping, the assassination of nearly a dozen Iranian nuclear scientists by Israeli agents, and more.