2021-11-08: News Headlines

MEE, agencies (2021-11-08). Turkey releases Syrian journalist who posted 'provocative' banana video. middleeasteye.net Turkey releases Syrian journalist who posted 'provocative' banana video | Majed Shamaa was detained and threatened with deportation after posting a video protesting against discrimination | Mon, 11/08/2021 – 15: 02 | In a video posted by Syrian journalist Majed Shamaa, Syrian refugees are seen eating bananas to protest against discrimination in Turkey (Screencapture/TikTok) | Turkey has re…

TASS (2021-11-08). Russia satisfied with security level of its embassy in Kabul — ambassador. tass.com Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov said he met with a Taliban representative on August 16 and received "all necessary assurances"

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-07). Turkish press condemns "Russian attacks on Syria's Idlib" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From today's Daily Sabah. The Kremlin's strategic partner and "special and good" friend Turkey is poised to launch a major military offensive in the area even as it arms the regime in Kiev with combat drones to replicate last year's slaughter in Nagorno-Karabakh in the Donbass and incite a Kosovo-style "humanitarian" war in Crimea. Russian …

_____ (2021-11-07). Syria Rebuilds Relations With Regional Foes Despite Ongoing U.S. Opposition. strategic-culture.org Investigative reporter Vanessa Beeley joins us to help get us up to speed with the war that was once the focus of mainstream coverage pushing a humanitarian interventionist narrative. | By Mnar ADLEY | Welcome to MintCast, the official MintPress News podcast featuring dissenting voices the establishment would rather silence. Today MintCast host Mnar Adley is joined by Vanessa Beeley, an independent investigative journalist and war correspondent based in Damascus, Syria. | While the U.S. military occupies a third of Syria — mostly in the northeast, controlling Syria's vast oil reserves and water supplies…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-07). Nine SDF Fighters Killed Or Wounded In Hit-And-Run Attack In Raqqa. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On November 7, three fighters of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed and six others were wounded in the northwestern countryside of Raqqa in a hit-and-run attack, according to Sputnik. | The attack, which was carried out by several gunmen, targeted a checkpoint of the SDF near the town of Kabsh. All the attackers managed to flee the scene. | No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, yet. However, ISIS cells in northeastern Syria are known for carrying out such…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-07). Alleged ISIS Commander Killed In US Drone Strike On Turkish-Occupied Town In Northern Syria (Photos). southfront.org A MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land after a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson) | On November 7 afternoon, a suspected US drone strike killed a man allegedly affiliated with ISIS in the Turkish-occupied Syrian town of Jarabulus in northern Aleppo. | The man was killed on the spot. His body was shredded into pieces as a result of the strike. The remains of a US-made AGM-114 Hellfire were found at the scene of the strike. The mis…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-07). Three Syrian Service Members Killed In Separate Attacks In Daraa. southfront.org Illustrative image. | Three service members of the Syrian Arab Army were killed in three separate attacks in the southern governorate of Daraa within 24 hours. | Late on November 6, solider Ayyoub Rustum, from the al-Gab Plains in the northwestern Hama countryside, was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen on al-Sheikh Maskin-Izraa road in the northern Daraa countryside. | On November 7 morning, solider Hasan al-Kanakeri, from the town of Kanaker in the southern Damascus countryside, was shot and killed by unidentified g…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-07). 270 Trucks Of US-led Coalition Spotted Leaving Northeastern Syria. southfront.org Illustrative image. | A large convoy of some 270 trucks working for the US-led coalition left Syria's northeastern region to the Iraqi Kurdistan Region between November 5 and 7, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency."A convoy consisting of 150 cargo trucks and 120 covered flatbed carriers carrying vehicles of the American occupation left a military base at Kharab al-Jeer Airport between midnight yesterday and today's morning … and headed to northern Iraq through the illegal al-Waleed crossing," a source with knowl…

Staff (2021-11-07). A Date with History: Vietnamese People's Great Victory Celebrated at Venezuela's FILVEN 2021. orinocotribune.com In a friendly atmosphere of fraternal bonding between Venezuela and Vietnam, the reissue of La Cita de la Historia , written by Vietnamese general Vo Nguyen Giap, was presented at the 17th International Book Fair of Venezuela, FILVEN 2021. The book presentation was presided over by the Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Venezuela, Le Viet Duyen; the president of the Venezuela-Vietnam Friendship House, Carolus Wimmer; and Defense Attaché of Vietnam, Vu The Trung. Vietnam is the guest country of honor at FILVEN 2021. | During the presentation, Le Viet Duyen quoted Commander Hugo…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-07). Turkey, South Korea to jointly produce combat drones, missiles, armored vehicles, helicopters. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey, S Korea to boost cooperation in defense industry: Envoy Turkey and South Korea will strengthen bilateral cooperation in the defense industry, Turkey's ambassador in Seoul said. Referring to the agreements signed during Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu's visit to South Korea last month…. The minister…proposed that the two countries can work together on several projects …

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