(2021-06-30). CIA Director Arrives in Colombia to Lead 'Sensitive Security Mission'—Venezuela on Alert. orinocotribune.com 
The highest official of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns, arrived in Colombia to participate in a "delicate" mission in terms of security, as part of the "cooperation" between the two countries. | The Colombian ambassador in Washington, Francisco Santos, reported on the arrival of the CIA director, however Santos did not want to provide additional details about Burns' visit to Bogotá. | "I prefer not to tell you it is a delicate mission, an important mission in terms of intelligence, that we managed to coordinate," Santos replied obliquely when asked about the mission. | This vis…
(2021-06-30). Biden bombs Syria and Iraq using manufactured specter of Iran to justify crimes. answercoalition.org 
by Nino Brown, organizer – ANSWER Coalition Boston | In yet another act of lawlessness and commitment to the despised doctrine of "endless war," President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes on June 27 attacking Syria and Iraq. This is his administration's second time this year bombing Syria, and his first for Iraq. U.S. officials said the airstrikes were carried out by Air Force F-15s and F-16s using "precision-guided munitions" targeting facilities it said were being used by "Iranian-backed" militias that were "mounting drone attacks against U.S. troops." In typical fashion, the U.S. government is once again employ…
(2021-06-30). Recent rocket attack causes heavy damage to US base in Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) — The June 28 rocket attack on northeastern Syria which targeted a US military base in al-Omar oil fields has reportedly resulted in some serious material damage.
(2021-06-30). Biden's Latest Middle East Airstrikes Give "More Fuel" to Conflict with Iran. zcomm.org Criticism is growing of recent U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, which the Biden administration says targeted Iran-backed militias…
(2021-06-30). The Human Cost of 10 Years of Conflict in Syria. thenation.com The Human Cost of 10 Years of Conflict in Syria…
(2021-06-30). Military Situation In Syria On June 30, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 30, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 39 times: 20 — in Idlib province, 12 — in Latakia province, 4 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On June 29, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions in Sayyadah village | On June 28, Iranian-backed forces targeted Omar oil filed with 34 x 122mm rounds, according to the OIR Spokesman Col. Wayne Marotto | On June 29, clashes betwe…
(2021-06-30). ISIS Cells Attacked Oil Tankers Heading To Government-Held Areas In Syria's Raqqa. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | On June 29, ISIS terrorists attacked a convoy of tankers loaded with oil in the eastern Raqqa countryside in Syria's northeastern region. | The terrorist group's news agency, Amaq, claimed that the tankers were moving oil from fields held by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to government-held areas. | According to Amaq, five tankers were "damaged" after being targeted by ISIS fighters with machine guns. Some of the drivers were wounded. | The tankers are reportedly owned by the Katerji G…
(2021-06-30). Recent Rocket Attack Caused Heavy Damage At US Base In Syria's Omar Oil Fields (Photos). southfront.org 
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(2021-06-30). China: We Won't Stop Supporting the Venezuelan People & Rejecting Foreign Interference. orinocotribune.com This June 28, Venezuela and the People's Republic of China celebrated 47 years of their comprehensive bilateral strategic partnership and the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. In a ceremony at the Miraflores Palace, Caracas, the ambassador of the Asian nation in Venezuelan territory, Li Baorong, assured that both countries will continue to support each other on fundamental issues. "China will not change its policy of solidarity and cooperation with Venezuela," he said. | "It will not change the principle of supporting the Venezuelan people in the search for the path of development with th…
(2021-06-30). New Video Shows Road Accident Between Russian, US Forces In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
Screen grab from the road accident video. | On June 30, the The video shows a US International MaxxPro MRAB [Mine Resistant Ambush Protected] vehicle that had hit a Russian BTR-82a armored personnel carrier from the side. The accident was apparently minor as both vehicles appeared to be intact in th…
(2021-06-29). A Socialist Mayor in New York State's Second Largest City? liberationnews.org 
On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss the election of a socialist in the Democratic primary for mayor of Buffalo, New York, a series of dramatic reversals by the Biden administration over infrastructure, injustices in the prison system, the sentencing of convicted murderer Derek Chauvin, U.S. airstrikes attacking Iraq and Syria, and more.
(2021-06-29). Why is the Biden administration bombing the people who beat back ISIS? liberationnews.org 
Outrage is growing across the region in the aftermath of the Biden administration's decision to launch another series of illegal airstrikes over the weekend against facilities in Iraq and Syria on the basis that they were used by "Iran-backed militias". The Department of Defense stated that the United States acted "pursuant to its right to …
(2021-06-29). Iraqi Shiite Militias hit back at US Bases in Syria after Biden Air Raids; Why does US have Bases in Syria? Why Hasn't it Left Iraq? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Al-Quds reports that Shiite militias in Syria fired several rockets or artillery shells at the US military base in the al-'Umar oil field in Deir al-Zor province in southeastern Syria on Monday evening, in response to Sunday's US bombing raids on Iraqi Shiite militias on the Syria-Iraq border. There were …
(2021-06-29). Biden's Strikes at Iraq-Syria Border Likely Illegal, Contrary to White House Claims. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States does not appear to have a legitimate basis in either domestic or international law to justify the recent airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, which means the attacks could be seen as acts of aggression that violated the sovereignty of both countries, legal experts told Sputnik.
(2021-06-29). Biden's Bombing Of Iraq And Syria Only Serves The Weapons Industry. popularresistance.org For the second time in the five months since he was inaugurated, President Joe Biden on Sunday ordered a U.S. bombing raid on Syria, and for the first time, he also bombed Iraq. The rationale offered was the same as Biden's first air attack in February: the U.S., in the words of Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, "conducted defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region." He added that "the United States acted pursuant to its right of self-defense." | Embedded in this formulaic Pentagon statement is so much propaganda and so many euphemisms that, b…
(2021-06-29). US base in Syria comes under rocket attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) — The US military has confirmed a rocket attack against one of its illegal bases in Syria.
(2021-06-29). Biden's Latest Middle East Airstrikes Give "More Fuel" to Conflict With Iran. truthout.org 
Image Credit: U.S. Military Handout | Criticism is growing of recent U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, which the Biden administration says targeted Iran-backed militias. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi condemned the attack as a "blatant and unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty and Iraqi national security." The U.S. airstrikes come as the Biden administration is holding indirect talks with Iran about reviving the Iranian nuclear deal. Jamal Abdi, president of the National Iranian Ame…
(2021-06-29). Headlines for June 29, 2021. democracynow.org Pacific Northwest's Stifling Heat Breaks All-Time Records for Second Straight Day, Moscow Storms Break Russia's Record-Setting June Heat Wave, Dozens of Youth Climate Activists Arrested at White House Demanding Action on Climate Crisis, "An Overt Political Blockade": Minnesota Police Barricade Line 3 Pipeline Protest Camp, Ethiopia Declares Ceasefire After Separatists Claim Tigray's Capital City , Iranian-Backed Militia Strikes Back After Biden Orders Bombings in Iraq and Syria, Federal Judge Throws Out Antitrust Lawsuits Seeking to Break Up Facebook , Trump Reportedly Asked to Send Coronavirus-Infected Americans…
(2021-06-29). Blinken's Mass Deception. strategic-culture.org By Stephen LENDMAN | In Rome with US imperial partners, discussions included support for ISIS and likeminded jihadists. | Defying reality like many times before, Blinken, turned truth on is head with the following remarks, saying: | The Biden regime is "commit(ted) to enduring the enduring defeat of ISIS in Iraq and Syria (sic), including through support for ongoing stabilization efforts in areas liberated from ISIS (sic)." | No US "stabilization" efforts exist in Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere in the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa. | The US and its imperial partners provide no "humanitarian aid" or other…
(2021-06-29). Dozens Of Trucks With Military Supplies Arrived At U.S. Base In Syria's Hasakah. southfront.org 
A March 5 photo shows a convoy of U.S. forces armoured vehicles driving near the village of Yalanli, on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Manbij. Footage was posted Friday by Syrian activists online showed U.S. armoured vehicles driving on a rural road a few hundred meters from the Turkish border. (DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP/GETTY IMAGES) | On June 28, the United States has dispatched two convoys of trucks carrying military and logistics supplies to Syria's province of Hasakah. The reinforcement was sent followin…
(2021-06-29). Military Situation In Syria On June 29, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 28, the US coalition base in the Omar oil field were targeted with at least eight rockets. | On June 28, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Ahsim and Barah villages | On June 28, unidentified persons killed two Syrian IDP sisters in the al-Hawl camp | On June 28, SDF arrested several alleged ISIS sleeper cells in Abu Khashab area | On June 29, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions west of al-Bab | MORE ON THE TOPIC:…
(2021-06-29). Amid Nuclear Talks, Biden's Latest Middle East Airstrikes Give "More Fuel" to Conflict with Iran. democracynow.org 
Criticism is growing of recent U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, which the Biden administration says targeted Iran-backed militias. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi condemned the attack as a "blatant and unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty and Iraqi national security." The U.S. airstrikes come as the Biden administration is holding indirect talks with Iran about reviving the Iranian nuclear deal. Jamal Abdi, president of the National Iranian American Council, says the U.S. needs to end its "constant tit for tat" with Iran across the Middle East. "By failing to pivot away from that and instead bomb…
(2021-06-29). Video: Syria's Greater Idlib and Al Qaeda Affiliates. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-29). US Again Bombs Nations on Other Side of the World in "Self-Defense" orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Jun 27, 2021 | The US is again illegally bombing nations on the other side of the planet which it has invaded and occupied and branded this murderous aggression as "defensive". | "At President Biden's direction, U.S. military forces earlier this evening conducted defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region," reads
(2021-06-29). Biden's bombing of Iraq and Syria: the normalization of war. wsws.org Two decades after the start of an invasion and occupation that claimed the lives of a million Iraqis, the US is still attacking the region as it prepares for far wider wars.
(2021-06-29). Judge tosses frivolous lawsuit by heiress Sulome Anderson seeking to destroy The Grayzone. thegrayzone.com Entitled heiress Sulome Anderson waged a McCarthyite lawfare campaign to destroy The Grayzone. We can now expose her and the powerful forces behind her deranged legal assault. "Because of the lawsuits my family won against Iran, I had all the money in the world to spend on drugs, and I made some dealers a lot of money." —Sulome Anderson, 2016 "I'll destroy him : )" —Sulome Anderson on defendant Ben Norton, 2017 "I'm not stupid enough to take it this far …
(2021-06-29). Protests break out in Lebanon over reduction in fuel subsidy and hike in prices. peoplesdispatch.org The end of fuel subsidies in Lebanon is expected to have a catastrophic impact. People already suffering from rising poverty and prices of essential commodities see it as yet another assault on their living conditions…
