Senator Dick Black (2021-04-04). Video: The Truth About the Syrian Crisis. Former Senator Dick Black. globalresearch.ca I'm [former] Senator Dick Black [Virginia State Senate] and I'm a …

Anonymous103 (2021-04-04). Al-Hol Camp: State Of Crime, Torture And Misery. southfront.org Source: UNICEF/UN0277723/Souleiman | Submitted by Khaled Iskef. | The al-Hol camp is a time-bomb for what the remnants of ISIS and their families under this Kurdish administration in northern Syria. | The camp was originally established to house Iraqi refugees in early 1991 during the

Khaled Iskef (2021-04-04). Turkey Supported Armed Groups in Syria: On Their Way to Bankruptcy Strategically and Financially. globalresearch.ca In the shadow of the decline of the value of the …

Anonymous669 (2021-04-04). Another Russian Drone Lost In Greater Idlib. southfront.org Click to see full-size image, source: the internet | On April 4, a Russian Orlan-10 drone crashed in the northern countryside of Syria's Idlib, a few kilometers away from the Turkish border. | Opposition sources said the drone crashed near the town of Mashhad Ruhin. The drone was not targeted. It reportedly crashed as a result of a technical failure. The wreckage was recovered by the militants. | The Orlan-10 has a flight duration of 16 hours and a range of 140 km. The drone can be equipped with several types of sensors to c…

Anonymous007 (2021-04-04). Military Situation In Syria On April 4, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 4, the SDF said that it had reportedly arrested 125 ISIS members as a result of its security campaign in al-Hol camp. | The leader of HTS "Abu Muhammad Al-Julani" demanded the international community to accept "Al-Nusra"(Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham) and remove it from the lists that it classifies it as a terrorist organization | On April 3, ISIS took responsibility for an IED attack on a SDF vehicle in Dhiban | On April 3, ISIS took responsibility for an attack targ…

Anonymous669 (2021-04-04). New Wave Of Russian Airstrikes Eliminates More ISIS terrorists In Central Syria. southfront.org 2717545 10/10/2015 Russian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti | On April 3 and 4, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out more than 70 airstrikes on ISIS cells in Syria's central region, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) | The airstrikes targeted vehicles and hideouts of ISIS cells in the following areas: | Jebel Bishri on the administrative border between Raqqa and Deir Ezzor; | The desert of al-Ma…

Anonymous669 (2021-04-04). On High Alert: Jordanian Warplanes Spotted Along Syrian Border (Video). southfront.org Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft fighter pilots fly alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while waiting to connect for fuel over Jordan Oct. 19, 2009, (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Cook/Released) | On April 4, warplanes of the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) were spotted flying on low altitude along the Kingdom's border with Syria. | A local shepherd from the southern Syrian governorate of al-Suwayda shared a video of the RJAF w…

Eds. (2021-04-03). Brazil Abetted overthrow of Allende in Chile. mronline.org The Chilean ambassador to Brazil, Raúl Rettig, sent an alarming cable in March 1971 to his foreign ministry titled "Brazilian Army possibly conducting studies on guerrillas being introduced into Chile." | April 3, 2021 | Newswire…

_____ (2021-04-03). US Sanctions Are Killing Innocent Syrians. popularresistance.org A friend of mine was found dead in his bed this past winter because he had no heating. Why? Because U.S. sanctions are hurting ordinary people rather than Bashar al-Assad's government; there is only an hour or so of electricity per day. | Last month, my phone rang. A relative in Damascus asked me to help a young Syrian child, Mohammed Daafis. Two-year-old Mohammed's family uses a Primus kerosene stove, a Victorian-era product, for cooking. There is no boiler for running hot water in the shower. Electricity rationing in Syria has reached its highest levels due to the government's inability to secure the fuel neede…

South Front (2021-04-03). Video: US Military Intervention and the Crisis in Northeastern Syria. globalresearch.ca The current state of affairs in northeastern Syria is bordering on …

Anonymous669 (2021-04-03). New Batch Of Syrian Militants Moved To Turkey. What Is The Next Stop? southfront.org Illustrative image | A batch of Syrian militants has arrived in Turkey in preparation for a possible deployment in Libya or other countries, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on April 3. | According to the London-based monitoring group, around 380 militants were taken to Turkey in the last few days. Libya is the most likely end destination. | Despite recent

Eds. (2021-04-03). Brazil Abetted overthrow of Allende in Chile. mronline.org The Chilean ambassador to Brazil, Raúl Rettig, sent an alarming cable in March 1971 to his foreign ministry titled "Brazilian Army possibly conducting studies on guerrillas being introduced into Chile." | April 3, 2021 | Newswire…

_____ (2021-04-03). US Sanctions Are Killing Innocent Syrians. popularresistance.org A friend of mine was found dead in his bed this past winter because he had no heating. Why? Because U.S. sanctions are hurting ordinary people rather than Bashar al-Assad's government; there is only an hour or so of electricity per day. | Last month, my phone rang. A relative in Damascus asked me to help a young Syrian child, Mohammed Daafis. Two-year-old Mohammed's family uses a Primus kerosene stove, a Victorian-era product, for cooking. There is no boiler for running hot water in the shower. Electricity rationing in Syria has reached its highest levels due to the government's inability to secure the fuel neede…

Anonymous669 (2021-04-03). New Batch Of Syrian Militants Moved To Turkey. What Is The Next Stop? southfront.org Illustrative image | A batch of Syrian militants has arrived in Turkey in preparation for a possible deployment in Libya or other countries, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on April 3. | According to the London-based monitoring group, around 380 militants were taken to Turkey in the last few days. Libya is the most likely end destination. | Despite recent

South Front (2021-04-03). Video: US Military Intervention and the Crisis in Northeastern Syria. globalresearch.ca The current state of affairs in northeastern Syria is bordering on …

_____ (2021-04-02). How Cutting Down Military Spending Could Bring About Peace. popularresistance.org Since the end of WWII, especially since the breakup of the Soviet Union, it appears as if US political leaders feel they are trapped in a time warp and are unable to break free. They seem to believe that they must repeat the same disastrous foreign policy of regime change over and over. Since 9/11, the US has attacked or supported attacks against Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen. | The attacks, especially the horrendous US-led war crime against Iraq, have destabilized and created havoc in the Middle East, devastated these nations and caused death and appalling suffering for the people. | In addition, the…

Shane Quinn (2021-04-02). US-NATO Targeting of Assad in Proxy War Against Syria. orinocotribune.com By Shane Quinn — Mar 31, 2021 | The Syrian president Bashar al-Assad must have looked on with some concern, as US-NATO began their attack on Libya in mid-March 2011. There was good reason for Assad to be worried, considering Libya's close enough proximity to Syria, coupled with the fact that the Americans had designated him for removal years before. | Washington's plan to oust Assad was outlined in a classified memorandum, written up in the Pentagon as early as the autumn of 2001, a few months into the George W. Bush presidency. Muammar Gaddafi's Libya was included at the same time on the Pentagon list for i…

teleSUR (2021-04-02). Syria and Iraq Cooperate To Promote Refugee Return. telesurenglish.net The Foreign Minister made the remarks during talks in Damascus with the Minister of Migration and Displaced Peoples in Iraq, Evan Faeq Gabro, referring to ongoing cooperation for the return of displaced Syrians. | RELATED: | Mekdad denounced that some Western countries politicize the issue and impose sanctions, in addition to dissuading refugees from returning to their homes and continuing to use their suffering…

Dave DeCamp (2021-04-02). US Aircraft Carrier Launching Anti-ISIS Flight Missions From Mediterranean. news.antiwar.com The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and its strike group The US Navy's Sixth Fleet said aircraft began carrying out flights from the strike group on March 31st. It's not clear if the planes are carrying airstrikes in Iraq or Syria, but there's a good chance they are since the campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria has…

teleSUR (2021-04-02). EU Countries Agree on 'Solidarity Vaccine' After Distribution Talks. telesurenglish.net The European Union Council President Charles Michel on Thursday announced that five European Union (EU) countries will share nearly three million additional "solidarity vaccine" doses following an agreement with the majority of other countries. | RELATED: | After days of negotiations, EU ambassadors agreed to change a system that usually distributes vaccines between the bloc's 27 countries based on population size. The tweak…

Anonymous669 (2021-04-02). Problems Plague Turkey's Proxy Coalition In Syria. southfront.org Illustrative image | Several problems continue to plague the so-called Syrian National Army (SNA), Turkey's main proxy coalition in Syria. | The SNA was formed in 2017 by a number of Turkish-backed factions. Today, the coalition rules Turkish-occupied areas in northern and northeastern Syria. The coalition is also present in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | On April 1, the Suleyman Shah Division, one of the largest SNA factions, announced its defection from the coalition's 1st Brigade. The group…

Anonymous669 (2021-04-02). Iranian Forces Moved 'Short-Range Missiles' To Syria's Deir Ezzor. southfront.org Missiles are displayed during an exhibition on the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, as part of the "Sacred Defense Week" commemorating the 8-year war on September 28, 2014 at a park, northern Tehran. (Photo: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images). | Iranian-backed forces have moved "short-range missiles" to the eastern Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor, the Naher Media reported on March 30. | According to the pro-opposition outlet, the unidentified missiles were handed over to the Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas group in the town of al-Mayadin in southe…

MEE staff (2021-04-02). Middle East and North Africa to see $227bn Covid-related losses in 2021. middleeasteye.net Middle East and North Africa to see $227bn Covid-related losses in 2021 | Public debt in the region expected to rise at fastest rate this century, World Bank reports in first economic update of 2021 | Fri, 04/02/2021 – 21: 08 | Customers buy medicine at a pharmacy in the Lebanese capital Beirut, on 2 February 2021 (AFP) | The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is estimated to face a loss of $227bn by t…

MEE, agencies (2021-04-02). Beirut explosion: Germany to propose port reconstruction with 'strings attached'. middleeasteye.net Beirut explosion: Germany to propose port reconstruction with 'strings attached' | Multi-billion-dollar proposal aimed at enticing Lebanese politicians to form a government capable of warding off financial collapse | Fri, 04/02/2021 – 10: 31 | Eight months after the port disaster, many Lebanese who lost family, homes or businesses are still awaiting the results of an investigation into the…