Daily Archives: July 17, 2021

2021-07-17: News Headlines

Staff (2021-07-17). Fake chemical attack plotted on Assad's inauguration in Idlib. en.mehrnews.com Terrorists are plotting a fake chemical attack in the Idlib de-escalation zone on the day of the Syrian president's inauguration, a Russian official said.

Philip Giraldi (2021-07-16). Bomber Joe Biden Strikes Iraq and Syria: Retaliation Breeds More Incidents. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2021-07-16). Venezuela's Arreaza: A Good Sign if US Recognizes International Criminal Court. orinocotribune.com Thursday, July 15, Venezuelan Minister for Foreign Affairs Jorge Arreaza considered that Washington now recognizes the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after Ambassador James Story sponsored an activity in which ICC prosecutor Karim Khan participated. | "A good sign that the US, through @usembassyve [James Story], recognizes the International Criminal Court and its jurisdiction, because there its officials will be investigated and tried for crimes against humanity derived from the illegal sanctions against #Venezuela," Arreaza wrote on his Twitter account. | The activity organized by the vir…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-16). Hezbollah Deployed Rocket Launcher, Anti-Aircraft Guns Near Syria's Al-Mayadin: Monitoring Group. southfront.org A Hezbollah fighter stands in front of anti-tank artillery at Juroud Arsal, the Syria-Lebanon border. Photo: REUTERS | Lebanon's Hezbollah had deployed fighters in the outskirts of the town of al-Mayadin in Syria's Deir Ezzor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on July 16. | Hezbollah fighters took over a base in al-Shabli ruins that was manned by Iraqi fighters of Iranian-backed Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas. The Iraqis evacuated the base a few hours before the arrival of Hezbollah forces. | According to…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-16). Syrian Army Artillery Destroyed HTS Communication Towers In Southern Idlib (Videos). southfront.org Illustrative image. | Late on July 15, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) destroyed communication towers operated by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the southern countryside of Idlib. | According to opposition sources, the communication towers, which were installed on top of the al-Arbaaine mount, were targeted with several Russian-made Krasnopol 155 mm laser-guided rounds. The towers, which used to provide communication and internet for the southern countryside of Idlib, were completely destroyed. | Al-Arbaaine…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-16). SDF Uncovered Iranian-Made Rockets Prepared For Launch In Deir Ezzor (Photos). southfront.org Illustrative image, by: sdf-press.com | On July 14, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) uncovered Iranian-made rockets prepared for launch in the southeastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. | On Twitter, the SDF's Coordination and Military Operations Center said that the rockets were uncovered during a joint patrol with a unit from the US-led coalition between Maamel and Izbah. | Photos released by the center show two Iranian-made Fadjr-1 107 mm rockets. This type has a range of m…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-16). Turkish Forces Shelled Kurdish-Held Areas After Deadly Rocket Attack On Afrin In Northern Syria (Videos). southfront.org Screen grab from a video released by the Syrian National Army. | Late on July 15, two civilians, including a child, were killed and ten others were injured when a barrage of rockets hit the Turkish-occupied Syrian city of Afrin in northern Aleppo. | Local security sources told the Anadolu Agency that the rockets were launched from the town of Tell Rifaat, to the south of Afrin, by Kurdish fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party and the Peoples' Protection Units. | The Turkish-backed Syrian National Army responded to the att…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-07-16). Lebanon's prime minister designate Saad Hariri resigns after failing to form a government. peoplesdispatch.org Lebanon is being run by a caretaker government since August last year when, following the Beirut blasts, prime minister Hasan Diab resigned from his post after only seven months in power…

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