Daily Archives: June 16, 2021

2021-06-16: News Headlines

Vijay Prashad (2021-06-16). The coup that is taking place in Peru. mronline.org While by all accounts, Pedro Castillo won the second round presidential elections, his adversary has refused to concede, and many fear that tensions could escalate with the help of Peru's loyal right and the newly appointed U.S. ambassador. | June 16, 2021…

_____ (2021-06-16). Sanctions on Syria — a silent death and killing hope. popularresistance.org The US Coalition is effectively following a policy of collective extermination of the Syrian people by military and economic means. This is a crime against Humanity, a war crime and a flagrant violation of the right to life and a life of dignity. Syria is a member of the United Nations, these coercive unilateral measures targeting the people of Syria are a violation of the UN Charter.

Howard Lisnoff (2021-06-16). The Streets Are Empty. counterpunch.org Hardly anyone gives a damn about military adventures anymore. When the US continues its presence in war-torn Syria, when US global presence expands across the world with over 700 military bases, when NATO pushes against the borders of Russia, when US military strategy calls for encircling China ("This is no exercise-US wants to encircle China

Anonymous669 (2021-06-16). Syrian Artillery Hammered Another Turkish Post In Greater Idlib (Videos, Photos). southfront.org Illustrative image. | On June 16, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) hammered a Turkish military post in the southern part of the Greater Idlib region. | According to several pro-opposition sources, including the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, several shells landed in the vicinity of…

Anonymous669 (2021-06-16). Chaos Continues In Turkish-Occupied Areas: Two Killed, Four Wounded In New Afrin Attack (Videos). southfront.org Screen grab from a video showing the aftermath of the recent blast in Afrin, Syria. | On June 15, two people were killed and four others were wounded in yet another blast in the Turkish-occupied Syrian area of Afrin in northern Aleppo. | The blast was reportedly caused by a booby-trapped vehicle that blew up near Kafr Janneh junction to the northeast of Afrin's city center. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, one of the two casualties was the driver of the booby-trapped vehicle. He is yet to…

Anonymous669 (2021-06-16). Turkey Arrested Senior ISIS Commander During Intelligence Operation In Syria. southfront.org Kasim Guler, aka Abu Usame al-Turki. Source: the Anadolu Agency. | The Turkish National Intelligence Organization, Mƒ∞T, has arrested a senior Turkish commander of ISIS during a recent operation inside Syria, the According to the state-run news agency, the Mƒ∞T launched an operation to capture Kasim Guler, also…

Anonymous669 (2021-06-16). In Video: Locals Intercepted, Stoned US Forces Convoy In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org Screen grab from the video shared by the Syrian Arab News Agency. | On June 15, civilians supporters of the Damascus government intercepted a patrol of the US-led coalition in the town of Farfara in the northern al-Hasakah countryside in Syria's northeastern region. | The civilians blocked the town's main road and stoned US military vehicles. Eventually, the patrol was forced to retreat from the town. | "The people of Farfara town confronted an American patrol consisting of four armored vehicles accompanied by a car of SDF [Sy…

Anonymous007 (2021-06-16). Military Situation In Syria On June 16, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On June 16, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 36 times: 16 — in Idlib province, 12 — in Latakia province, 6 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On June 15, clashes between ISIS and SAA were reported in the Bushri mountain area | On June 15, one person was killed and four others injured in a car bomb explosion in Kafr Janneh village | On June 15, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-bac…

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-06-16). Russia, US bear special responsibility for strategic stablity. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — Vladimir Putin said after the Geneva summit that Russia and the United States have reached an agreement to return one another's ambassadors to their respective diplomatic postings.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-15). The Coup that is Taking Place in Peru. libya360.wordpress.com José Carlos Llerena, Vijay Prashad Keiko Fujimori and Fernando Rospigliosi. While by all accounts, Pedro Castillo won the second round presidential elections, his adversary has refused to concede, and many fear that tensions could escalate with the help of Peru's loyal right and the newly appointed US ambassador Pedro Castillo of the Perú Libre party…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-15). The Coup Taking Place in Peru. libya360.wordpress.com José Carlos Llerena, Vijay Prashad Keiko Fujimori and Fernando Rospigliosi. While by all accounts, Pedro Castillo won the second round presidential elections, his adversary has refused to concede, and many fear that tensions could escalate with the help of Peru's loyal right and the newly appointed US ambassador Pedro Castillo of the Perú Libre party…

José Carlos Llerena (2021-06-15). The coup that is taking place in Peru. peoplesdispatch.org While by all accounts, Pedro Castillo won the second round presidential elections, his adversary has refused to concede, and many fear that tensions could escalate with the help of Peru's loyal right and the newly appointed US ambassador…

_____ (2021-06-15). Truthful Accounts — A View From Nicaragua. popularresistance.org Efforts to depict journalism as if it ever existed in the idealized form of its propagandists have become increasingly ridiculous. Journalism, like accountancy, is just another sub-category of reporting. Like accountancy and other reporting activities, journalistic reporting can be good or bad, exceptional or mediocre, honest or criminal. Among the most insidious fables people in the West tell themselves is that European and North American countries promote honest reporting and freedom of expression. However, countries from Libya, Iran and Syria to Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela offer undeniable examples of how ab…

South Front (2021-06-15). Video: Ankara Prepares to Plunge Syria's North into Pandemonium. globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at

Aaron Maté (2021-06-15). McCarthyite Meltdown Shows how Russiagate, Syria Propaganda Captured 'Left' Media. orinocotribune.com By Aaron Maté — Jun 8, 2021 | In slandering me, The Young Turks demonstrated how Western chauvinism and careerism have been normalized in progressive media spaces. | On a recent episode of The Young Turks, the self-described "Home of Progressives", hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian disparaged me in a McCarthyite rant. The apparent trigger was a mocking comment that I had tweeted at Uygur, in which I described a recent post of his about Israel-Palestine as "the worst tweet of all time." ( Israelis & Palestin…

Anonymous103 (2021-06-15). Turkish Military Mobilization In "De-Escalation" Zone In Syria. southfront.org Illustrative image | Written by Khaled Iskef. | The Turkish forces continue to mobilize their soldiers alongside the militias affiliated with them on the battle fronts with the Syrian army within the "de-escalation" area in northern Syria. | On June 14, major movements of Turkish military columns were spotted moving to the fronts in the northern countryside of Latakia and the Al-Ghab Plain in particular. | The sources confirmed that military crowds represented by more than 15 armored vehicles and a truck transport…

Anonymous103 (2021-06-15). Putin: Humanitarian Aid In Syria Must Be Provided Without Discrimination. southfront.org Illustrative image | Written by Khaled Iskef. | Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that the process of providing humanitarian aid in Syria must be carried out for all residents of the country without discrimination, and that it must be conducted through the country's central government. | Putin's statement came during an interview with the American channel "NBC", in which he said: "Unfortunately, too many tragedies have occurred in Syria, and all our measures in general must aim…

Anonymous007 (2021-06-15). Military Situation In Syria On June 15, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On June 14, one civilian was wounded by a car bomb blast in al-Bab city | On June 14, Turkish Army sent more than 15 armored vehicles and a truck transporting Turkish soldiers to al-Ghab Plain and Lattakia frontlines | On June 14, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions in Salma area | On June 14, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions in Dar al-Kabira and Kafr Nubl areas | On June 14, the Russian police and Turkish army carried out a…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-15). Genocide and War Crimes: The Effects of "Sanctions" Against Syria. libya360.wordpress.com Misión Verdad In Venezuela we have experienced the direct offensive of U.S. unilateral coercive measures (UCM) first hand. But we are not the only country that has been a victim of the financial-economic-commercial criminality of the United States and its "partners", nor the last to suffer its consequences. Other peoples in their struggle of resistance…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-15). Military Pact Marks the Dawn of a Pan-Turkic Superstate. libya360.wordpress.com Rick Rozoff Immediately after leaving the NATO summit in Brussels, where he met with U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss Afghanistan, Libya and Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Azerbaijan President ƒ∞lham Aliyev in the city of Shusha, captured from Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan in last year's 44-day war. The Turkish press today reports…

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-15). Following NATO summit: Turkey and Azerbaijan sign defense, military pact in captured Nagorno-Karabakh city. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Following NATO summit: Turkey and Azerbaijan sign defense, military pact in captured Nagorno-Karabakh cityRick Rozoff Immediately after leaving the NATO summit in Brussels, where he met with U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss Afghanistan, Libya and Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Azerbaijan President ƒ∞lham Aliyev in the city of Shusha (Shushi in …

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-15). Following NATO summit: Turkey and Azerbaijan sign defense, military pact in captured Nagorno-Karabakh city. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Following NATO summit: Turkey and Azerbaijan sign defense, military pact in captured Nagorno-Karabakh cityRick Rozoff Immediately after leaving the NATO summit in Brussels, where he met with U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss Afghanistan, Libya and Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Azerbaijan President ƒ∞lham Aliyev in the city of Shusha, captured from …

Anonymous103 (2021-06-15). Turkey 'Colonizes' Iraqi Kurdistan. Kurdish Factions Fly At Each Other's Throats. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by On April 23, the Turkish military launched its latest military operation in Iraqi Kurdistan, against archenemy the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party). This time the forces of Iraqi Kurdistan (the Peshmerga) are also playing a role. Some Kurds already fell victim to the bullets of other Kurds. And the risk of a large-scale intra-Kurdish conflict is growing by the day. | Operation Claw-Lightning is a cross-border military…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2021-06-15). Iran welcomes continued coop. with Muslims around world: Amb. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) — Iranian Ambassador to Slovenia said that Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes continued cooperation with Muslims throughout the world wholeheartedly.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2021-06-15). Preparations made for Iranians living in Russia to cast vote. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) — Iranian Ambassador to the Russian Federation Kazem Jalali said that preparations have been made for Iranians residing in Russia to cast their votes in the upcoming Presidential Election.

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