2021-11-14: News Headlines

Staff (2021-11-14). US military covered up its 'war crime' in Syria — NYT. rt.com The US military tried to cover up a deadly attack on Syrian civilians that killed as many as 80 people, claiming that women and children could have been terrorist fighters, according to a New York Times investigation. | On March 18, 2019, a US F-15E fighter jet dropped a bomb on "a large crowd of women and children huddled against a river bank" near the town of Baghuz and then proceeded to drop several more, killing survivors, according to a New York Times The attack…

Nadda Osman (2021-11-14). Earthquakes, floods, wildfires and a scorpion plague: The Middle East's weekend of climate chaos. middleeasteye.net Earthquakes, floods, wildfires and a scorpion plague: The Middle East's weekend of climate chaos | Region hit by extreme conditions, as scorpions wash up in people's homes and cars are covered in ash
| Sun, 11/14/2021 – 15: 03 | Wildfires rage across Lebanon's Beit Meri, a village close to the country's capital, on 15 November 2021 (Screengrab/Twitter) | People in several Middle Eastern countries wer…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-14). 13 Tribal Pro-Government Fighters Ambushed, Killed By ISIS Terrorists In Syria's Deir Ezzor. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On November 13, at least 13 fighters of a tribal pro-government formation known as "Usud al-Sharqiyah" [the Lions of the East] were killed in an ambush set by ISIS terrorists near the town of al-Masrab in the northwestern Deir Ezzor countryside, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | The victims were reportedly conducting a combing operation around a salt mine near al-Masrab when they came under attack. | While some sources said that the ambush involved direct shooting by ISIS te…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-14). Syrian Army Strikes HTS Police Station In Eastern Idlib With Laser-Guided Artillery Rounds (Video). southfront.org Illustrative image. | Late on November 14, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) shelled a police station of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the town of Taftanaz in the eastern part of the Greater Idlib region. | The station was reportedly targeted with a number of Russian-made 2K25 Krasnopol laser-guided 155 mm artillery rounds. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, three of the station's personnel were wounded in the artillery strike. | #ÿ™ŸÅÿ™&Y…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-14). Russian State-Of-The-Art Electronic Warfare System Spotted In Syria's Tartus Base (Video). southfront.org The Krasukha-4 in Tartus Naval Base as seen in Sputnik's video. | The Russian military has deployed its state-of-the-art Krasukha-4 electronic warfare (EW) system in Tartus Naval Base on the Syrian coast. | The system appeared in a video from the base that was released by Sputnik on November 12. The video documents defensive drills which were recently held by Russian forces and the Syrian Arab Army at the base. | The Krasukha-4, which is based on a BAZ-6910-022 four-axle-chassis, was developed by the KRET corporation to…

MEE, agencies (2021-11-13). US military hid air strikes that killed scores of civilians in Syria: Report. middleeasteye.net US military hid air strikes that killed scores of civilians in Syria: Report | Up to 60 civilians were killed in the strikes, with the Pentagon saying it is unsure of numbers as women and children killed could have been combatants | Sat, 11/13/2021 – 22: 27 | Heavy smoke rises above the Islamic State (IS) group's last remaining position in the village of Baghouz in the countryside of the e…

_____ (2021-11-13). Regime Change In Belarus — Following The Same Script Used In Syria. popularresistance.org Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, and his Russian counterpart and key ally, Vladimir Putin, have come in for much criticism from the Western media since coverage of the crisis began, with both leaders being accused of 'orchestrating' the current situation, allegedly in a bid to destabilise the EU, and also as a retaliatory measure taken by Minsk in response to EU sanctions imposed as a result of it successfully repelling a Western-backed colour revolution launched against it last August following the re-election of Lukashenko — again, the warmongers who actually created the refugee crisis in the fi…

Hugo Lautissier (2021-11-13). In Lebanon, bitcoin is proving to be a safe bet. middleeasteye.net In Lebanon, bitcoin is proving to be a safe bet | Devastated by the drastic devaluation of the Lebanese pound, more and more people are embracing cryptocurrencies | Sat, 11/13/2021 – 10: 07 | Lebanese citizens stand in line outside a bank to collect their salaries on 31 March 2020 in the coastal city of Tripoli (AFP/Joseph Eid) | It's a small, unassuming office tucked between a dog grooming p…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-13). Satellite Images Reveal Another Target Of Recent Israeli Strikes On Syria. southfront.org Illustrative photo of an Israeli F-15 Eagle fighter jet (Edi Israel/Flash90/File) | Newly-released satellite images have revealed another target that was hit during the The target is an air-defense base of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) located in the southern outskirts of the city of Homs in Syria's central region. The Israeli strikes didn't hit the base's in…

Anonymous007 (2021-11-13). Military Situation In Syria On November 13, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On November 13, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 9 times: 2 — in Idlib province, 5 — in Aleppo province, 2 — in Hama | On November 13, the Turkish-backed forces reportedly downed a Russian reconnaissance drone near the Ain Issa village | On November 12, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Nuran village | On November 12, two civilians were killed by a landmine explosion in…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-13). Greater Idlib: Syrian Army Shelled Militant Positions With Laser-Guided Artillery Rounds (Video, Photos). southfront.org Illustrative image. | On November 13, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) shelled the northwestern region of Greater Idlib with Russian-made 2K25 Krasnopol guided artillery rounds. | The pinpoint artillery strikes targeted militants' positions in the outskirts of the town of Taftanaz in the eastern countryside of Idlib. Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib, maintains a large presence in this area. | Syrian opposition activists shared video footage of the shelling as wel…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-13). Syrian Army Deployed Reinforcements Near Turkish-Occupied Afrin: Monitoring Group. southfront.org Illustrative image. | The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) had deployed large reinforcements along the frontline with the Turkish-occupied area of Afrin in the northern countryside of Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on November 13. | According to the London-based monitoring group, the reinforcements included battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and logistics."Regime forces will be deployed along the frontlines with Turkish-backed factions in the district of Sherawa in Afrin countryside,…

_____ (2021-11-13). Political Dimensions of Bilateral Ties between the PRC and the DPRK during Spring-fall of 2021. journal-neo.org Throughout 2021, Pyongyang and Beijing continued to actively demonstrate their long-standing traditional friendship by exchanging messages and holding ceremonial events. On February 19, it was reported that Pyongyang appointed Ri Ryong-nam, a former vice-premier in charge of trade policy in North Korea's Cabinet from June 2016 to January 2021, as ambassador to China. Previously, Ri …

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