(2021-06-04). A People's Guide To The War Industry: Portfolio of Conflicts. popularresistance.org Without looking at military adventurism through the lens of the corporation, analysts are bound to produce error-filled studies. For example, one analyst contended in an interview on The Real News Network, "Military force is almost never going to achieve your political aims. The Americans learned this in Vietnam. They're learning it in Afghanistan. They're learning it in Syria… So [President Barack] Obama supporting the Saudis and Emiratis in Yemen is a sign really of incoherence on the part of the United States."
(2021-06-04). Iranian, Iraqi Forces Are Manufacturing Rocket Launchers In Syria's Deir Ezzor — Report. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Forces affiliated with the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) were manufacturing single barrel rocket launchers in the eastern Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on June 4. | According to the London-based group, the launchers are being manufactured in a military base located in the outskirts of the government-held town of al-Mayadin in southern Deir Ezzor. Iranian military experts are prese…
(2021-06-04). New Round Of Intra-Rebel Clashes Left Three Dead In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On June 3, clashes broke out between militants of the Turkish-backed Hamzah Division in the Turkish-occupied part of northeastern Syria. | The clashes, which were the result of personal disagreements, took place in the town of Ras al-Ain, right on the border with Turkey as well as in the nearby village of al-Duwaira. Heavy weapons, including rocket-propelled grenades and large-caliber machine guns, were reportedly used during the clashes. | "The reason behind the clashes was that one militant refu…
(2021-06-04). Iranian Military Advisor Among 14 Killed In New Attacks By ISIS Cells In Central Syria. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | ISIS cells in Syria's central region have carried out three new attacks against government forces and their allies in Homs and Deir Ezzor. | On June 3, ISIS terrorists ambushed an Iranian military advisor on the Homs-Deir Ezzor highway. According to Iranian sources, the advisor, Hassan Abdullahzadeh, was killed in the ambush along with his guard Mohsen Abbasi. | 2
(2021-06-04). List Of Turkish Soldiers Killed By Kurdish Forces In Northern Syria Gets Longer. southfront.org 
Turkish forces are seen near Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi | On June 4, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced that one of its service members had been killed in Syria. | According to the ministry, the service members was killed in an attack in the area of Afrin in the northern countryside of Aleppo. The Kurdish-majority area was occupied by the Turkish military and its Syrian proxies more than three years ago. | The service member was most likely killed…
(2021-06-04). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Seamen and civil servants in Greece walk out against laws restricting right to strike; UK Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency workers in Wales continue walk outs over COVID safety; 24-hour public sector strike in Lebanon over poverty and unemployment; Lesotho general strike of textile workers enters second week.
(2021-06-03). Kurdish Forces' ATGMs Inflicted Losses On Turkish-Backed Militants In Northern Aleppo. southfront.org 
Illustrative image, fighters of the Afrin Liberation Forces. Via the Hawar News Agency (ANHA). | On June 3, Kurdish fighters carried out a number of attacks on Turkish forces in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | At noon, the fighters, who are believed to be affiliated with the People's Protection Units or the Afrin Liberation Forces, destroyed a military vehicle of Turkish-backed militants near the town of Basselhâya in the southern part of occupied Afrin with an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). | A few hours late…
(2021-06-03). Greater Idlib: Militants Targeted Syrian Army Battle Tank With Guided Missile. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On June 3, militants of the al-Fateh al-Mubeen Operations Room targeted a battle tank of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) near the government-held town of Kafr Nabil in the southern countryside of Idlib. | The battle tank was reportedly hit with an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). Opposition activists claimed that the tank's crew were killed or wounded. | Click to see full-size map. Source: (@Suriyakmaps) on Twitter, Via…
(2021-06-03). Military Situation In Syria On June 3, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 3, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 40 times: 20 — in Idlib province, 10 — in Latakia province, 8 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On June 2, several people were wounded in a car explosion in Jarablus city | On June 2, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled YPG positions near Minnagh Airbase | On June 2, ISIS claimed responsibility for an IED attack targeting a SAA vehicle nea…
(2021-06-03). Central Syrian Insurgency: ISIS Attacks Continue Despite Russian, Syrian Airstrikes. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | More than 110 airstrikes have targeted ISIS hideouts in Syria's central region, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on June 2. | At least 100 of the airstrikes were carried out by warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), while the rest were conducted by Syrian military helicopters. The airstrikes targeted hideouts of ISIS cells in the outskirts of the towns of al-Sholah in western Deir Ezzor and al-Sukhnah in eastern Homs. | "Russian reconnaissance planes flew over d…
(2021-06-03). US Supply Convoy Targeted In Southern Iraq Few Hours After Another Attack Failed (Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image | On June 3, a convoy carrying supplies and equipment for the US-led coalition came under attack near the city of Nasiriyah in the southern Iraqi province of Dhi Qar. | The Sabereen News, a Telegram channel known to be close to Iranian-backed forces in Iraq, said that the convoy was moving 17 container filled with supplies and equipment to US troops in Ain al-Assad Air Base in the western province of al-Anbar. The convoy's trucks were all damaged as a result of the attack. | According to Sabereen News, t…
(2021-06-03). Barbara Lee Introduces Bill to Help Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange. truthout.org 
The Vietnam War ended in 1975, but Vietnamese people today continue to suffer the effects of Agent Orange, the deadly dioxin-containing chemical weapon that the U.S. sprayed over 12 percent of South Vietnam from 1961-1971, poisoning both the people and the land. | Descendants of the approximately 2 to 4 million Vietnamese people, hundreds of thousands of U.S. Vietnam veterans, and Vietnamese-Americans who were exposed to the toxin continue to record disproportionate rates of congenital disabilities…
(2021-06-03). Video: Nasrallah Pronounced Dead by MSM Amid Deepest Crisis in Lebanese History. globalresearch.ca Lebanon is in …